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Although I’m sorry I won’t be in DC for the Women’s March, I am so looking forward to my storytime and book-signing on Saturday 1/21 at 6pm at Phoenix Books in Essex, VT. I hope to see lots of people … Continue reading
Megan Dowd Lambert
I taught two sections of my graduate course on the picture book at Simmons College this year, one at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and one at Simmons College’s main campus in Boston. We wrapped up our course … Continue reading
Just after I wrote and sent out my newest newsletter (linked below), I got the happy news that my picture book, Real Sisters Pretend is included on the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature’s CSMCL Best Books … Continue reading
My picture book Real Sisters Pretend (Tilbury House Publishers 2016) was inspired by a conversation I overheard two of my daughters having about adoption after a stranger questioned whether they were “real sisters.” My daughters, pictured here with their … Continue reading
This is the list of 2016 picturebooks that my Simmons College graduate class CHL 403 The Picturebook is using in our Mock Caldecott. Which books are you rooting for? Which ones would you add? Chime in with comments or @ … Continue reading
I was proud to join over 400 other authors, illustrators, and other people in the field of children’s literature and sign this declaration posted at The Brown Bookshelf: “Children’s literature may be the most influential literary genre of all. Picture … Continue reading
Here is my newest essay on Embrace Race, “Living with This” in which I write: “I teach at Simmons College, and one of my graduate students wrote to me saying, ‘I am finding that connection and community are all that’s giving … Continue reading
Thanks to Celebrate Picture Books for this review of A Crow Of His Own, posted in honor of Job Action Day: “Instituted in 2008 and now sponsored by LiveCareer to empower employees and job seekers to assess their careers, make … Continue reading
UPDATE DECEMBER 2022: I have deactivated my Twitter account. I will try to update this site with resources covered in this tweet series from 2016, but for now the links do not work, and I apologize for any inconvenience. November … Continue reading
I had a simply wonderful time at the Book Fest at Bank Street yesterday. I left feeling inspired and grateful for all I learned and for connections made and renewed with people in the field. Paper grading and class prep awaits me … Continue reading