Holidays look different in every household. People choose customs that match their interests and backgrounds, blending modern culture and traditions in unique ways. You can experience the benefits of cross-cultural Thanksgiving traditions by merging Japanese practices with your upcoming gathering. The experience could create powerful cultural learning moments for your kids beyond anything they’ll learn…
Read Your World Day 2026 Poster by Maria Octavia Russo
Our beautiful Read Your World poster is created by illustrator Maria Octavia Russo. Learn more about her here. You can get all our FREE Read Your World Classroom Kits and Posters here. We are celebrating our 14th Read Your World Day on Thursday, January 29, 2026. We will have a virtual party at 8 pm…
We Sing From the Heart’s FIRST Birthday & 3 Signed Book GIVEAWAY!
I am humbled and thrilled for the recognition that We Sing From the Heart has received. We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court ALSC Notable Children’s Book 2025 Carter G. Woodson Book Award Middle Level Honoree Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction…
10 Picture books for SEL Discussions & 2 Book GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Sarah Scheerger, with her list of 10 Picture books for SEL Discussions. Her newest picture book is Dude. Be Nice. Dude. Be Nice by Sarah Scheerger, illustrated by Alex MacNaughton Inspired by the real-life Dude. Be Nice Project, a video series with more than 80 million views, Dude. Be…
A Great Review by BookList for FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE!
Thank you to BookList for such a nice write-up on FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE! p.s. Related posts: FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection! FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE Unboxing! Cover Reveal of my latest picture book … FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE! Picture Book Announcement: Fortune Cookies for Everyone! To examine any…
I made a FREE Geography Game for The Traveling Taco
I created a free online geography game using The Traveling Taco: p.s. Related posts: The Traveling Taco gets a SONG! Origami French Fries: Activity for THE TRAVELING TACO The Traveling Taco on Reading Rockets’ Summer Reading Guide 2025! The Traveling Taco featured in Booklist To examine any book more closely at Amazon, please…
5 Picture Books about Libraries Around the World & Signed Book GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Joan Schoettler, with her list of 5 Picture Books about Libraries Around the World. We are giving away a signed copy of Books Travel the World. To enter, please leave a comment. 6 Picture Books about Libraries Around the World The Book Boat’s In by Cynthia Cotton, illustrated…







