Josh Funk has had a slew of book launches lately! I missed his Albie Newton at Blue Bunny Books so I was determined to make How To Code a Sandcastle since it was right in my town at Newtonville Books. His event was well attended and I saw Jacqueline Davies again this week (last week…
Sexual Misconduct in Children’s Book Publishing #MeToo
Update: I met with the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America and they are cataloging the #MeToo movement as part of their archives collection. I alerted the manager of special projects for the #MeToo movement to include what is happening in children’s book publishing. So while the School Library Journal has chosen…
How To Coach Girls book and swag GIVEAWAY!
How To Coach Girls book and swag GIVEAWAY!
Visiting Columbia University and Tips for Applying to College
My daughter and I took a tour of Columbia College in April. It’s a beautiful campus that is much larger than it looks. The most important college application takeaway that I got was their advice on Extracurricular Activities. Columbia’s admission person said to include anything that you do after school. This includes taking care of…
Connections Between a Picture Book Writing Class and Illustrator Exhibit
When I took a picture book writing class two years ago through my local community education program, I had no idea that I would be in the company of talented illustrators. Flash forward two years later, and three of us now have debut picture book out (or coming out). Jannie Ho has over illustrated over…
My 13 year old son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Dosekei
My 13 year old son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Dosekei. Reminds us of: watery Honeydew melon.
Meeting author Susan Tan of Cilla Lee-Jenkins series
It was so fun to meet Susan Tan at her author event at Newtonville Books. Her latest book, Cilla Lee-Jenkins: This Book Is A Classic is a hilarious middle grade book about a mixed protagonist with a big personality. In this book, she is now a big sister and is excited to be participating…







