The one thing that I wanted to do most while on vacation in Maui in January was to see the whales. My husband would point out the whales while we drove around, but all I could see, even with my glasses on, was a tiny splash, or maybe a little spew of water. That was…
I was thrilled to be able to sign books three times at NCTE and NCSS. I signed We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court at both NCTE and NCSS. It was a dream come true for teachers at NCSS to tell me that they…
Anne Broyles, Nancy Castaldo, Antwan Eady, Maria Gianferrari, Lindsay H. Metcalf, and I were thrilled to present to NCSS via a virtual panel! A PDF of our slide deck including all our activities and resources are below. Farm to Table to Book: Teaching with Farm Texts to Learn About Food Security, Sustainability, and Community…
Thank you to Shepard.com for featuring my book list, The Best Children’s Book About Boxing! Shepard helps readers connect with authors. Find out more here. p.s. Related posts: I Started Sparring Again … but am on a break from boxing 15 Boxing Themed Children’s Books This is What 60 Looks Like at Nonantum Boxing Club!…
The Newton Children’s Book Festival was a big success! We had more than one thousand parents, guardians, grandparents, teachers, librarians, and children come to our event in search of authors and illustrators to meet! Our line up of 60+ authors and illustrators was the primary reason for our big draw. It was also great fun…
What a thrill to have Rajani LaRocca interview Lisa Stringfellow about her newest middle grade fantasy book, Kingdom of Dust! p.s. Related posts: 8 Middle Grade Fantasies with Black girl protagonists 29 Antiracist Books for Kids, Teens, and Adults Rajani LaRocca’s MASALA CHAI FAST AND SLOW Book Launch at Belmont Books Rajani LaRocca’s MIRROR…
It was such fun to hang out with authors Sandra Elaine Scott, Mia Wenjen, Kelly Carey, Nancy Tupper Ling, and musical performer Elijah T. Grasshopper. Elija T. Grasshopper performed songs with participation from Sandra Elaine Scott and Kelly Carey. Sandra Elaine Scott also read THE BLACK UNICORN, and I read about the gymnasts featured in…