Please welcome my guest author today, Ruth Spiro! Ruth’s series, Baby Loves Science, introduces very young children to science concepts. She’s created a list of science-y board books and picture books for babies and toddlers. We are giving away 8 signed books by Ruth Spiro — two each of her books! To enter, please fill…
A Health Tune-up for the Whole Family
The end of the year is a great time for personal and financial accounting. But it is also a good time to take stock as a family on matters regarding your family’s health. Establishing good health habits in children now when they are young will help them become adults who fall into a healthy lifestyle…
#zapzapmath GIVEAWAY!
Thank you to Zapzapmath for this giveaway and for partnering with me on this post! I covered Zapzapmath four months ago and because it was so popular with my readers, I am doing a follow up. Zapzapmath started off as a kindergarten math app with multiple games to keep kids’ interest. Now, there are over…
Meet 6 Middle Grade Authors
It was fun to meet six KidLit authors and learn more about their newest books at Trident Booksellers and Café on Newbery Street in Back Bay, Boston. Despite having an office in Back Bay, I had never been to this book store before! It’s great with two good sized cafés. The KidLit middle grade panel had…
Seven Amazing Folktales from India
Please welcome my guest author today, Chitra Soundar of Pattan’s Pumpkin. p.s. For anyone who wants to learn more about India, here is a beautiful nonfiction book! My Incredible India by Jasbinder Bilam, illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti Through objects collected in a trunk by Thara’s grandmother Nanjijee, readers go on an adventure all over India. The…
Lunar New Year Children’s Books and Crafts
Author Debbi Michiko Florence and I are creating a six-part Asian Culture Series with books, activities, and recipes. We are kicking off the series by looking at the Asian New Year. This is part one of our 6 Part Asian Craft and Culture Series: November 2017: Asian New Year February 2018: Asian Drumming May 2018: Pink…
15 Great Middle Grade Books about Chinese Culture
Please welcome author Dori Jones Yang, whose latest book is The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball. She presents ten middle grade chapter books to learn about Chinese culture. It’s a great list! We are also giving away 3 copies of The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. How about…







