World Read Aloud Day 2018There are a bunch of really great literacy celebrations coming up and the first is line is my favorite: World Read Aloud Day (WRAD)....
Vanessa Brantley-Newton on All The Wonders podcastGRANDMA'S PURSE Vanessa Brantley-Newton, author and illustrator of Grandma's Purse, stops by the podcast to talk about connecting with...
Children's Activity Calendar: February 2018The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of February is now available online for free. Share with teachers,...
Activities for National Thank You Month at Ideas+InspirationI write a blog post for Upstart each month on one selected topic from the children's activity calendars for their Ideas+Inspiration blog....
Catching Up with Rowboat WatkinsI've been hosting a children's book podcast for nearly 5 years (and over 400 episodes). I think about past guests often and wonder what...
Results of Our Coretta Scott King AwardMy students spent the month of December reading 16 picture books we think could be in the running for the Coretta Scott King Award, given...