Boston’s Chinatown is home to the third-largest Chinese community in the U.S. The lion dances are a way to bring the community together in a ceremony that brings prosperity to business owners in the coming new year. The lion dancers go into each business. My kids said that patrons gave the lion dancers red envelopes…
Please welcome my guest author today, Andria Rosenbaum, with her list of picture books about children and war! We are giving away a signed copy of her latest book, Hand in Hand. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Hand in Hand by Andria Rosenbaum This is a really powerful story about…
Harvard is not easy to get into but their financial aid is so extensive that every accepted applicant can afford to go to Harvard. Let’s learn more! I was at a financial aid presentation at Harvard and these are new programs that I didn’t know about that I wanted to share. What Financial Aid…
I have extensive videos of these three author visits that I attended on my YouTube channel but I wanted to share some highlights here: Jason Reynolds at Leslie College Legends, Scavengers and other possible future Wings of Fire books! Jerry Craft: Capturing Micro-Aggressions in New Kid To examine any book more closely at Amazon, please…
Please welcome author Marsha Diane Arnold today with a list of her favorite children’s books for Earth Day, April 22nd, or celebrate all month for Earth Month in April! First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day now includes events in more than 193 countries, which are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network. I have…
April, without a doubt, is a busy month for most people. It’s also a month filled with amazing national and global observances that are perfect for inspiring a love of reading and #diversekidlit discovery! From National Poetry Month and Poem-in-Your-Pocket Day to World Book Day and School Library Month, the online world is filled with…
I wasn’t a child entrepreneur like one of my business partners at Aquent, John, who bought soda wholesale as a kid and tried to sell it in Central Park from his wagon. The business was brisk until other food sellers sent over the police to shut him down because he was selling without a permit….