I was delighted to be asked to participate in this event to advocate for legislation that will provide new resources to Massachusetts schools so that they can help struggling readers before they fall too far behind. Please take a look … Continue reading
Megan Dowd Lambert
I was pleased to be invited to participate in the countdown to this year’s Multicultural Children’s Book Day as the author of Real Sisters Pretend. My publisher, Tilbury House, has offered three copies of my book, illustrated by Nicole Tadgell, for … Continue reading
My editor at Charlesbridge, Yolanda Scott, gave a presentation on November 7 at the New England Publishing Collaboration Awards, sponsored by Book Builders of Boston, where the collaboration between Charlesbridge and The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago I co-facilitated and Advisory Group Roundtable for the MERGE for Equality Children’s Book Campaign. Participants included: Lori Chaves of Head Start, Ashley Kerekes of Square One, Sumanth Prabhaker of Pioneer Valley Books, Kathie Lange of Head … Continue reading
I was so pleased to be invited to write for Reading While White’s Spotlight on #OwnVoices series. I had several ideas that I thought about pursuing, and I ultimately decided to write about the work of one of my favorite … Continue reading
In June I wrote a post for the Horn’s Book’s Family Reading blog entitled “A New Place You’ll Go: Opening Day at the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum” in which I recounted my family’s day visiting this new museum … Continue reading
I am thrilled to announce that I’ve signed on as a consultant with MERGE for Equality to support their Children’s Book Campaign. This nonprofit organization based in Florence, MA seeks “to engage people and communities in transforming masculinity to advance … Continue reading
This isn’t a typical blog entry for me. It’s about the personal, not the professional, and there’s nary a word about a book. But, I wrote this because writing helps me grapple with thoughts and feelings that swirl around and … Continue reading
Knowing that real readers are out there reading my books will never, ever get old. And knowing that one of my books is helping readers get even more out of their picture books by lots of other authors … Continue reading
My kids’ public prek-6 elementary school has done a book swap for several years. I am not a main organizer, but I volunteered on one of the book swap days this year, and I was delighted to see the impact … Continue reading