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
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
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
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
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
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