I am delighted to share the news that my husband, Sean St. Marie, and I are the new owners of Modern Memoirs, Inc., a noncommercial publishing company founded in 1994 that specializes in personal and family histories. I made this … Continue reading
Many thanks to Dana Rudolph of Mombian for hosting the cover reveal for my forthcoming picture book, A Kid of Their Own, illustrated by Jessica Lanan, and designed by Susan Mallory Sherman and Diane M. Earley. The book officially publishes … Continue reading
Did you catch my #CallingCaldecott post at the Horn Book about Minh Lê and Dan Santat’s brilliant picture book, Drawn Together? Check it out, and then take a look at the list of books below from a graduate course I’m teaching at … Continue reading
On June 18 I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel about Jewish Children’s Literature. I offered an introduction to the Whole Book Approach that highlighted books by and/or about Jewish life and culture. I talked a bit about … Continue reading
Some parents at a school one of my children attends have raised concerns about the health curriculum that they are using. I haven’t reviewed it myself, so I will reserve comment for now, but in response I shared the following … Continue reading
I’ve been talking with a woman named Alli Harper who is working on plans to demonstrate and leverage market demand for picture books and board books that include matter-of-fact depictions of queer characters. I first encountered her after she wrote … Continue reading
Remarks at Every Child Reads Legislative Briefing, The State House, Boston , MA February 8, 2018 My name is Megan Dowd Lambert, and I am honored to be here at the State House with all of you today to advocate for … 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
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
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