I’m thrilled to announce that I have a new picture book coming out through Barefoot Books spring of 2023! Robert Sae-Heng is the illustrator. Lisa Rosinsky and Autumn Allen are the editors. Lary Rosenblatt at 22MediaWorks represented me. Jess Lomas at Inkling Illustration represented the illustrator. Picture Book Announcement! Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms…
Top 6 Books to Read Alongside Keepunumuk for Thanksgiving
Please welcome my guest author today, Antony Perry, Danielle Greendeer, and Alexis Bunten; all the authors of Keepunmuk, a Thanksgiving picture book from the perspective of the Native Americans that we all need in our libraries! They are sharing their Top 5 Books to Read Alongside Keepunumuk for Thanksgiving. Keepunumuk by Danielle Greendeer (Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Citizen, Hawk…
Visiting Vanderbilt University
I was at Vanderbilt University for USBBY so I gave myself a tour of the college. The university and its graduate programs stretch across three main streets in a long rectangle. It’s a pretty school with a defined campus that wanders into restaurants and amenities nearby yet distinctly a separate and defined campus. Here’s the…
5 Tips for Homeschooling Success
Are you about to start homeschooling your child? This can be an overwhelming but rewarding journey. Fortunately, there are a number of things you can do to avoid failure. Here are five tips for homeschooling success. Design a Homeschool Room Designate a room in your house to be your child’s homeschool room. If you don’t…
Improving Your Child’s Math Abilities
If your child is struggling with his math grades, rest assured that you are not alone. There are thousands of parents out there struggling to improve their child’s math abilities. As a parent, you want to support your child’s learning. If he or she is weak in mathematics, there are fun ways to encourage an…
New England’s Violin Making History is a Story of Innovation
John Chuang shares his violin collection and tells the history of violin and bass viol making in New England at the Museum of Fine Arts. It’s a story of innovation, technology transfer, and globalization. Bobby Giglio, Pappalardo Assistant Curator of Musical Instruments, collector of New England string instruments John Chuang, and internationally respected cellist Shirley…
Team SCUPP is a Finalist for Wege Prize
My daughter and her team are competing for $65,000 in prize money for the Wege Prize against five other teams who hail from around the world! Wege Prize is an annual competition that ignites game-changing solutions for the future by inspiring college/university students around the world to collaborate across institutional, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries…







