I am thrilled that Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World made the Massachusetts Book Award Long List! Mass Center for the Book is excited to recognize longlisted titles across five categories—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, middle grade/young adult, and picture book/early reader. Awards and honors books (including the winner of the new translated…
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Food for the Future is a finalist for 2023 INDIES Book of the Year!
I’m so thrilled to announce that Food for the Future is a finalist for the 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards! The award is organized by Foreword Reviews, a trade magazine dedicated to helping booksellers and librarians discover great books from indie presses. Here’s the full list. p.s. Related posts: New! Food…
FOOD FOR THE FUTURE Makes Green Earth Book Award Long List!
I am thrilled that Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World has made the Green Earth Book Award long list. Check out this amazing list perfect for Earth Day coming up on April 22nd! Green Earth Book Award – 2024 Long List PICTURE BOOK – PRIMARY READERS Books for young readers in which…
Food for the Future: How to Grow Shitake Mushrooms
I have a mushroom farm set in Mexico in my picture book, Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World. The location was deliberate. The illustrator, Robert Sae-Heng grew up in Mexico and his family had a mushroom farm! What an incredible coincidence! Have you ever wondered how to grow mushrooms? Most commercial mushrooms…
FOOD FOR THE FUTURE makes Imagination Soup’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2023
I’m so thrilled that Food for the Future made Imagination Soup‘s list of 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids. You can see the entire list here. p.s. Related posts: Food for the Future: Sustainable Values in Children’s Books at the ALAAC23 FOOD FOR THE FUTURE Book Launch with Josh Funk at…
New! Food for the Future Activity and Discussion Guide!
I have a new Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World Discussion and Activity Guide! It’s perfect for educators and parents who want gardening extension activities that can be done indoors. Get it here or here FoodfortheFuture_ActivityPack Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World Song and Music Video! …
Supertree Grove in Singapore featured in Food for the Future
The Supertree Grove is featured in my picture book, Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng, and published by Barefoot Books. It was a thrill to see the SuperTtee Grove for myself in Singapore. This is the smaller grove: My daughter, who is spending a semester abroad at…







