I’m so excited today to show you the cover of Ashley Belote’s newest picture book, Don’t Wash Winston! Anyone who knows someone attached to their stuffed animal can relate to this book! When Liam and his stuffed bear friend, Winston, made mud pies, something terrible happened. Winston took a tumble and ended up covered in…
Read Your World NEW Classroom Kit: Climate Change and Understanding Environmental Justice
We are so excited to release our newest Classroom Kit at Read Your World Celebrates Multicultural Children’s Book Day on Climate Change and Understanding Environmental Justice. Sign up for your free download and receive: Books recommendations on climate change and environmental justice. Activities for home or classroom: lesson plans, activities, and more! Resource links…
Embracing the Inevitable: Crucial Insights on End-of-Life Planning You Need to Know
Discussing end-of-life is taboo in most families. It’s an inevitable part of life, but talking about it can imply you’re attracting the thing you want to avoid. However, you must convince everyone to cooperate as this talk can help your loved one live their remaining days without worrying about what could happen after they’re gone….
Picture Books on Swimming + Ask Me Anything GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author, Valerie Bolling, with her picture book list on learning on to swim. Her newest picture book, Together We Swim, celebrates overcoming fear and learning a new skill. What are your favorite picture books about swimming? Thanks for sharing! Together We Swim by Valerie Bolling, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita Celebrate…
Picture Books Set in Southeast Asia & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Patricia Tanumihardja, with her list of picture books set in Southeast Asia. Her newest picture book is about shoe designer, Jimmy Choo! He is from Penang, Malaysia, where Patricia also hails from. Jimmy’s Shoes: The Story of Jimmy Choo, Shoemaker to a Princess by Patricia Tanumihardja, illustrated by Derrick…
I’m in Singapore so I’m Taking Two Weeks Off!
I’ll be in Singapore for the two weeks so I won’t be posting here on my blog for a bit. I’ll be posting again starting August 14th. If you want to see what I’m up to, follow me on Instagram where I’ll be posting pics of the Supertree Grove featured in Food for the Future:…
Pratt Accepted Students Day
We drove up really early on a Saturday to make it to the 8 am start time at Pratt for Accepted Students Day. My husband is the hero for driving us at 5 am in the morning from Boston to Brooklyn. My son realized during the session that the major he signed up for, Art…