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17 Books (and a Poem) for the Youngest Marchers for Our Lives A recommended book list to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Picture books
I was pretty heartbroken when it didn’t work out to have David Hyde Costello illustrate my upcoming picture book, A Kid of Their Own. His illustrations for the companion book, A Crow Of His Own (Charlesbridge 2015), exceeded all my hopes … 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
Knowing that real readers are out there reading my books will never, ever get old. And knowing that one of my books is helping readers get even more out of their picture books by lots of other authors … 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
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
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