I HAVE LOST MY WAY Gayle Forman (@gayleforman) is the author of I HAVE LOST MY WAY and the New York Times bestselling IF I STAY. In her...

Hooray for indie publishers, bringing us unique and often unconventional stories! Some of my most favorite books come from small,...

JASMINE TOGUCHI Debbi Michiko Florence (@DebbiMichiko) is the author of JASMINE TOGUCHI series, which recently saw the publication of...

GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS Francesca Cavallo (@francescavallo), co-author of GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS books 1 and 2...

THE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE LEGACY AWARD Dr. Debbie Reese (@debreese) is the author of the popular blog, American Indians in Children’s...

I write a blog post for Upstart each month on one selected topic from the children's activity calendars for their Ideas+Inspiration blog....

The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of August is now available online for FREE. Share with teachers,...

I have a monthly picture book recap series wherein I share the recently published picture books that I found to be quite outstanding for...

CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? Selina Alko (@SelinaAlko) and Sean Qualls (@sean_qualls) are the illustrators of CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR?: POEMS OF...

Last week I shared an unofficial cover reveal for DRESS LIKE A GIRL, a promising new picture book by Patricia Toht and debut illustrator...

CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? Irene Latham (@Irene_Latham) and Charles Waters (@waterscharles) are the authors of CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR?: POEMS...

Summer Break! WOOHOO! Time to finally give some attention to that TBR pile (or... maybe... make it even taller!). I read so many books...