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Erin Dealey's Recap of 36 fabulous #kidlit books of 2024! - Pragmatic Mom
Thank you to Erin Dealey for featuring two of my picture books in her wonderful round-up of books: It’s the most WONDERFUL time of the year: a VERY SPECIAL ICYMThem Book List p.s. Related posts: WE SING FROM THE HEART book trailer featured on Shelf Awareness!! We Sing From the Heart on...
WE SING FROM THE HEART book trailer featured on Shelf Awareness!! - Pragmatic Mom
I am thrilled for We Sing From the Heart to be included in Shelf Awareness, a publishing company based in the United States that produces two e-zines focused on bookselling, books, and book reviews. The book trailer for We Sing From the Heart was featured! And this is the WE SING FROM THE HEART book...
7 Stories About Saving Sea Creatures That Center BIPOC Protagonists + GIVEAWAY! - Pragmatic Mom
Please welcome my guest author and friend, Padma Venkatraman, with her list of 7 Stories About Saving Sea Creatures. We met at an SCBWI conference in Springfield many years ago. The author signings were lined up alphabetically so I had the great pleasure of sitting next to her. Her middle grade book, The Bridge Home,...
Innovation Showcase: The Inaugural Newton Children's Book Festival - Pragmatic Mom
Thank you to Jay Sugarman and the Innovation Showcase for featuring the Inaugural Newton Children’s Book Festival! p.s. Related posts: Announcing the Inaugural Newton Children’s Book Festival! I’ll be at the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival 2024! To examine any book more closely at Amazon, please click on image of book. As an...
Lisa Rogers Elvis Presley Book Launch + More Music Picture Books - Pragmatic Mom
Lisa Rogers was kind enough to invite us to her Little Golden Book launch of Elvis Presley in this music-themed book party, complete with a karaoke machine! There was music! There was dancing! And, a lot of fun was had by all! Here are highlights of our event: Elvis Presley: A Little Golden Book...
Join Me at the Millis Story and Song Holiday Kids' Book Fair - Pragmatic Mom
I’m thrilled to be part of the Millis Story and Song Holiday Kids’ Book Fair! I hope you can join us on Saturday, December 21st from 11 am to 2 pm at the Niagara Coffee Haus in Millis, MA! To examine any book more closely at Amazon, please click on image of...
Boston Area: Tui T Sutherland WINGS OF FIRE Event! - Pragmatic Mom
In support of Read Your World’s inaugural Newton Children’s Book Festival, Tui T. Sutherland is doing a book event at West Newton Cinema. Together with the Newton Children’s Book Festival and Newtonville Books, West Newton Cinema welcomes you to a children’s book event with Tui T. Sutherland, the New York Times best-selling author of...
Fast-Tracking a Career in Nursing: The Benefits of Accelerated BSN Programs - Pragmatic Mom
What is an Accelerated BSN Program? For those who already have a bachelor’s degree in another profession but want to switch to nursing, there is an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. These fast-paced and rigorous programs typically take 12-18 months to complete. Unlike traditional nursing programs that can take up to four...
Thrilled to be on SLJ Webcasts Picture Books for Fall - Pragmatic Mom
I had four minutes to talk about my newest picture book, We Sing From the Heart, with my publisher, Angus Yuen-Killick of Red Comet Press, on the SLJ Webcast showcasing The Best of the Best from Small Presses: Picture Books for Fall. Angus and I met separately to practice our portion. It’s harder than you...
How Stories Can Help Students Feel Brave and Take Risks - NCTE Boston Presentation - Pragmatic Mom
Lorien Lawrence, Janae Marks, Dan Poblocki, and Mia Wenjen gave this panel at NCTE Boston 2024. Every day, teachers ask students to be brave and take risks with both academics and social interactions. Sometimes, though, students doubt their own bravery. That’s where books come in — they’re the perfect medium to model courage...
We Took a Cheese Making Class in Paris! - Pragmatic Mom
My daughter and her friend wanted to take a wine and cheese class so I decided to make it educational! We learned how to make cheese and butter. It started early at 10 am which was a little tough for my sleep-deprived, jet-lagged group but we rallied and the cheese aging cave revived us. Making...
Today is WE SING FROM THE HEART's book birthday & GIVEAWAY! - Pragmatic Mom
Today is We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court book birthday! It is gorgeously illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez, and published by Red Comet Press. We Sing From the Heart is a Junior Library Guild Gold selection. It’s been reviewed by School Library...
We Sing From the Heart on SLJ The Best of the Best from Small Presses! - Pragmatic Mom
It was so fun to be part of the School Library Journal Webcast! Angus Yuen-Killick interviews me on our We Sing From The Heart picture book biography about Simon Tam’s nearly 9-year battle to trademark his band’s name! To see a replay of Library Journal Webcasts, The Best of the Best from Small Presses, please go...
I'm Signing WE SING FROM THE HEART at NCTE & NCSS! - Pragmatic Mom
In an unusual turn of events, NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) and NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) conventions are in Boston on the same weekend! NCTE’s Heart, Hope, and Humanity Conference will be held from November 21-24 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) on 415 Summer Street which...
Kendra Scott Fundraiser for Read Your World! - Pragmatic Mom
Read Your World is hosting another Kendra Scott fundraiser just in time for the holidays. Browse now at KendraScott.com to gift and give back! Then, from December 3rd through December 8th, purchase your items using give back code: GIVEBACK-HMQTU and 20% of your purchase will go to nonprofit, Read Your World. Read Your...
Meet Mike Yuen-Killick, Editorial and Creative Director at Red Comet Press! - Pragmatic Mom
I'm thrilled today to be interviewing my editor of We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court at Red Comet Press. Not only was he the editor, but creative director as well. He was the person who found illustrator Victor Bizar Gomez and did all the little touches to make this such a beautiful picture book! The embossed cover! The jacket [...]
Kendra Scott Fundraiser for Read Your World! - Pragmatic Mom
Read Your World is hosting another Kendra Scott fundraiser just in time for the holidays. Browse now at KendraScott.com to gift and give back! Then, from December 3rd through December 8th, purchase your items using give back code: GIVEBACK-HMQTU and 20% of your purchase will go to nonprofit, Read Your World. Read Your World is a 501(c)3 non-profit whose mission is to raise [...]
I'm Signing WE SING FROM THE HEART at NCTE & NCSS! - Pragmatic Mom
In an unusual turn of events, NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) and NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) conventions are in Boston on the same weekend! NCTE's Heart, Hope, and Humanity Conference will be held from November 21-24 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) on 415 Summer Street which is South Boston (a.k.a. "Southie"). I [...]