I’ve been boxing for seven years and before that, I trained in kickboxing for more than ten years. I’ve worn out a few pairs of boxing gloves, but even worse, I’ve purchased boxing gloves only to find that they don’t work out. I honestly can not remember all the different boxing gloves that I’ve owned…
A funny thing happened on Twitter to me this past week. A woman was aggressively calling me out for tweeting about #SarahDessen. It was strange and out of the ordinary how persistent she was, and she seemed to be closely monitoring her Twitter account, replying almost instantly every time I responded. Some of her tweets…
Have you seen our fabulous Multicultural Children’s Book Day Music Video with original music created by Annie Bird? We are using the music to make a new video for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020! AND YOU CAN BE FEATURED!!! All you need to do is take a photo of you, kids, your hand, or just…
“White Feminist” YA author throws a giant tantrum & all her YA author friends attack a college student & calls up their university & complains because her book got passed over for black authors in favor of a more mature curriculum. @floricomant on Twitter It looks like #sarahdessen did a search and saw this than…
‘Tis the season for Christmas children’s books! It’s time to pull out holiday books about snow, generosity, and Santa Claus! I love the idea of a Christmas Picture Book Advent celebration in which 25 picture books are wrapped individually. Starting December 1st, one book is unwrapped and read at bedtime … right up to Christmas!…
I was thrilled to see my daughters interacting with art at Ernesto Neto exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. His piece, Water Falls from My Breast to the Sky, 2017, is textile art along with other materials including wood, polyurethane foam, and lavender. I wasn’t familiar with Ernesto Neto and I learned…
I met Lisa Rogers years ago at an author event where she interviewed Jerry Spinelli and Clare Vanderpool. That was in 2013, and now, in 2019, her first picture book is out! Her author’s journey has been a meteoric one, marked by winning a book manuscript competition and starred reviews. She’s also part of my…