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I am thrilled to share the good news that a publisher in China has bought the translation rights to A Crow of His Own! And, it may or may not be a coincidence that 2017 is the Year of … Continue reading
Megan Dowd Lambert
I was pleased to contribute to this piece in Baystate Parent, “Roald Dahl at 100: Why His Legacy Lives On” in part because he is my 11 year-old’s favorite author. He fell in love with Dahl’s work when his second grade … Continue reading
There’s still a little bit of time for nondegree students to enroll in Simmons College graduate courses in Children’s Literature at The Carle: The Picturebook with me and Writing for Children I with author Jeannine Atkins. Let me know if … Continue reading
We are savoring the last weeks of summer before kids return to school and my own classes begin at Simmons College. My children’s summer reading has them combing through our shelves at home and borrowing stacks of books from the library, and … Continue reading
I’ve led thousands of storytimes over the course of my career, but as a new picture book author, so far only a handful of these have featured picture books I’ve written. A Crow of His Own illustrated by David Hyde … Continue reading
Last night Embrace Race posted the follow-up post to my first piece: https://medium.com/embrace-race/my-responses-and-yours-to-the-tiresome-question-im-often-asked-about-my-brown-kids-where-are-bee4f4ec7395#.2ftgmqplp Check it out, share it with others, and please join in the conversation. I’m so proud to be a part of this community and eager to support … Continue reading
On May 18 a podcast I recorded with Gabriela Pereira was posted on DIYMFA. I am so pleased with how it came out, and I hope you’ll take a moment (well, about 45 minutes, really) to have a listen. Take a … Continue reading
I just published two new blog posts and thought I might as well share them here, too. First, here’s a post for my publisher, Charlesbridge Publishing, about my attendance at the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival at USM where I … Continue reading
I love getting emails and photos from readers, and I was thrilled to get this adorable picture from a woman I met at USM when I was there last week. She had me sign a copy of A Crow of … Continue reading
Hello readers! Take a peek at Lindsey Krabbenhoft’s lovely, enthusiastic response (opening with the exclamation “Holy hairballs!”) to Reading Picture Books with Children. I am so grateful that my book resonated with you, Lindsey, and I really appreciate these words from your review: … Continue reading