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
I got some really nice feedback on my prior post for the recent Blogging for LGBTQ Families Day, including several requests for book recommendations. I recently gave a presentation at the NESCBWI conference about picture book family diversity, so I thought … Continue reading
One of my favorite picture books from 2016, A Family Is a Family, Is a Family (Groundwood) by Sara O’Leary and illustrated by Qin Leng, does a beautiful job of making the introduction of diverse family constellations the heart of … Continue reading
I am thrilled to have a guest post at Reading While White, one of my go-to resources for my ongoing learning in the field of children’s literature. In it I write about teaching a course I designed at Simmons, CHL 434 … Continue reading
I was excited to see this blog post from Prof. Sarah Park Dahlen, an assistant professor in the Master of Library and Information Science Program at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her LIS 7190 Social Justice and Children’s/YA … Continue reading
When I worked The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art I created the Whole Book Approach storytime model, and I also developed another model that I called A Book in Hand. In A Book in Hand storytimes, each child … Continue reading
Raise a First, Light a Candle, Hold Tight By Megan Dowd Lambert Sometimes we march to call for change. Sometimes we march to celebrate. We march in protest of what’s wrong. We march for love to counter hate … Continue reading
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
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