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Megan Dowd Lambert

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Update on the MERGE for Equality Children’s Book Campaign

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Megan Dowd LambertMay 10, 2018
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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 →

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“Caring a Whole Awful Lot” and Doing Something about It: Revisiting the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Megan Dowd LambertMay 10, 2018
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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 →

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MERGE for Equality Children’s Book Campaign

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Megan Dowd LambertMay 10, 2018
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  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 →

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Picture Book Family Diversity

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Megan Dowd LambertMay 10, 2018
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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 →

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Necessary Lesbians and Gay Farmers: Rejecting the Mythical Norm in Children’s Literature

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Megan Dowd LambertMay 10, 2018
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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 →

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Guest Post on Reading While White

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Megan Dowd LambertMay 10, 2018
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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 →

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Social Justice & Children’s/YA Lit reading list from Prof. Sarah Park Dahlen

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Megan Dowd LambertMay 10, 2018
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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 →

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Raise a Fist, Light a Candle, Hold Tight

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Megan Dowd LambertMay 10, 2018
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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 →

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