Please welcome author Charlotte Offsay with her list of 10 New Hanukkah-Themed Picture Books! p.s. Here is one more! A Dragon for Hanukkah by Sarah Mylnowski, illustrated by Ariel Landy Hannah receives magical Hanukkah gifts on each day of the eight-night celebration, but her biggest surprise is realizing the special meaning of this holiday. [picture…
Ask KidLit Creators Anything! Event in Dedham MA!
Join the Boston Authors Club and Mass Center for the Book for an evening out at the all-new Reynolds Center for Teaching, Learning, and Creativity in Dedham! Seasoned authors, publishers, and industry professionals will be on hand to answer your most pressing writing and publishing questions. Learn more here. Please join us! I’ll be…
Today is WE SING FROM THE HEART’s book birthday & GIVEAWAY!
Today is We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court book birthday! It is gorgeously illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez, and published by Red Comet Press. We Sing From the Heart is a Junior Library Guild Gold selection. It’s been reviewed by School Library…
Read Your World Day 2025 poster reveal!
The official Read Your World Day 2025 poster reveal! Download a copy for your reading area, library, or classroom. Click on the image below or click here to get your Read Your World 2025 free poster. Illustration courtesy of Colleen Kong-Savage. Check out their website here. p.s. Stay tuned for our Read Your World tote bag featuring…
Platterful for an Instant Party!
Platterful was kind enough to offer me a bountiful charcuterie platter but since my husband and I are empty nesting, we can’t make our way through one by ourselves. My middle daughter, on the other hand, LOVES charcuterie and was eager to throw a Platterful party! Platterful is a mail-order all-in-one charcuterie kit, with easy…
Visiting the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
My dear friend from Hawaii, Lori A., has a book club and they have been visiting presidential libraries throughout the country. I was so thrilled to show them the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in the Boston area. The building itself is notable. It’s designed by MIT graduate I. M. Pei. The setting…
Oge Mora reads SATURDAY and THANK YOU, OMU at Newtonville Books
It was so fun to meet Oge Mora and hear her read her picture books to a crowd of wildly enthusiastic children! Saturday by Oge Mora Thank You, Omu by Oge Mora Here is her event: p.s. Related posts: 8 Great Picture Books with Onomatopoeia Parent-Child Special Moments Picture Book List 8 Picture…







