Please welcome my guest author, Alice Faye Duncan with her picture book list on blues and jazz music! We are giving away five signed copies of Yellow Dog Blues. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. 7 Picture Books About Blues Music & All That Jazz Blues Journey by Walter Dean Myers,…
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Why You Need to Have a Skincare Routine in Your 30s
Skincare routines when we are teenagers or in our 20s can be pretty basic. You may not have as many skin concerns to worry about besides experimenting with products to cure acne. Once you enter your 30s, it is time to take things more seriously. A lot can change in your 30s, whether in life…
8 Picture Books Featuring Outdoor Activities & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Valerie Bolling. I’m excited to watch her career take off as an author. For some of us, the Covid lockdown was a time that stymied our creative output but for Valerie, it was the exact opposite. I’m so proud of her and the amazing books that she has created….
Book Announcement! Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist
I am so thrilled to be making a book with Angus Yuen-Killick, founder of Red Comet Press. The incredibly talented Keith Henry Brown will illustrate Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist. This middle grade picture book biography is slated to come out in January of 2027! p.s. Related…
9 Picture Books with Blended Families
Today, we are celebrating the start of Hispanic Heritage Month with my friend and author, Cindy Rodriguez. We served on the same committee for equity and inclusion for NESCBWI, and she’s awesome! I’m thrilled today to be part of her blog tour for her latest picture book, Three Pockets Full: A Story of Love, Family,…
5 Tips For Planning A Vacation During The School Year
Ahhh, the school calendar, the imposing schedule many of us have to arrange our lives around. The school calendar often gets in the way if you like to live with flexibility and freedom; add in sky-high holiday rates and hoards of holidaymakers, making vacationing during the school year incredibly appealing. However, it can be tricky…
How to Help Your Parents With Retirement
Retirement is a difficult adjustment for older people who spent most of their lives working. Your parents might be physically ready to retire, but they’re still mentally and emotionally attached to their work lives. They might also have some financial or legal matters to clear up. Here are seven ways you can help your parents…







