Celebrate Black History month with Precious and the Boo Hag by Patricia McKissack. McKissack is a black author who gives us insights into the Gullah culture as well as finding a wonderful way to teach children to obey their parents … Continue reading →
Happy New Year! If you are a children’s author, or you aspire to becoming one, your New Year is filled with resolutions. For authors, those resolutions include many things associated with writing. Please join me in exploring seven ways that … Continue reading →
Devotionals are popular gifts at birthdays and Christmas. Perhaps you are wrapping up your shopping for a child or preteen. Your family may be following the four gift tradition: something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something … Continue reading →
The countdown to Christmas is in full swing. If you’re anything like me, you’ve only just put your tree up, you still have presents to buy and cards to send. I’m definitely a last-minute shopper, but I also yearn to … Continue reading →
I wear many hats – children’s author, mom, teacher, and grandmother. For a long time, I taught children with hearing loss, and every book I used with them I had to scrutinize for clear vocabulary, sequence, understandable sentence structure, and … Continue reading →
Don’t you just love exploring a bookstore with your kids? The charm of new books, the comfy places to sit and read, the excitement of reading new stories… and the list could could on forever.
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