Art by Vicky Fang In 2021, picture book author, Vivian Kirkfield chose me as a #PBChat finalist. Later that summer, I met Vivian for lunch and got to talk shop with a real, live author! I think I was a bit starstruck. Luckily, Vivian is so gracious and easy to talk to. If you aren't… Continue reading #50PreciousWords Contest
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Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2022
This year is my first year participating in Multicultural Children's Book Day (MCBD) as a book reviewer. If you are unfamiliar with MCBD, scroll down to read about how it started and check out the links provided for educators and homeschoolers. As a reviewer for Multicultural Children's Book Day 2022, I received Look at Me:… Continue reading Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2022
STORYSTORM 2022
Writers, there is still time to join Tara Lazar's STORYSTORM. I am participating this year and I hope you do, too. Registration is open until January 7th. Click the link to visit Tara's registration page: https://taralazar.com/2021/12/27/storystorm-2022-registration/ Rate Your Story I am excited to announce that I joined Rate Your Story this year. I am still… Continue reading STORYSTORM 2022
A Blog is Born
Little Big Picture Books is my way of connecting the big ideas in picture books to the classroom. When I unexpectedly found myself back in the classroom this year, I remembered how isolating teaching can feel, especially for teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL). As I sat in an empty classroom, I had… Continue reading A Blog is Born