On the Road with MONUMENT MAKER: March 14 Visit the Mount Harmony Mustangs!
Excited for an epic school visit inspired by my book MONUMENT MAKER with the Mount Harmony Mustangs on March 14
Join us on March 12 for a Interactive Talk About Using STEM-based Picture Books/MA-STEM Standards to Create Engaging Hands-on Curriculum
I'm excited to partner with Melissa Roberts – Program Director of Puddle Stompers and master nature educator -- in this workshop for the 25th annual MASSACHUSETTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SOCIETY. Our talk: Utilizing STEM-based Picture Books and MA-STEM Standards to Create Engaging, Hands-on Nature-based Curriculum for ages 4-8 and Adults This workshop will demonstrate an integrated
A FanGirl Moment (And Why It’s Okay to Talk About Death): Part I
Let's talk about FOX: A CIRCLE OF LIFE STORY, a children's picture book that celebrates dying as an essential part of life's natural cycles of growth and decay.
Writers, Researchers, History Buffs, Children’s Book Lovers and Fellow Nerds!
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, Shawn and I are joining the team at Harvard's StoryWish and Chesterwood to discuss how rigorous research into the archives helped us create the book MONUMENT MAKER: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial. How many blocks of marble did it to make the Lincoln statue? Why is one hand on the statue in a fist while the other is open? Why is the book mostly done in black and white? We'll be answering these questions and more!
Let’s Get nErDy!
NERD CAMP PA 2021 is less than two weeks away! Can't wait to get #nErDy at this FREE literacy "unconference" for educators, librarians and others with a passion for children's & YA lit. I'll be joining Michelle Schaub (author, Kindness is a Kite String), Keila Dawson (author, Opening the Road), Nancy Churnin (author Dear Mr.
All Around Us
All Around Us I have to tell you about a children's book I absolutely love. All Around Us, written by Xelena Gonzalez, illustrated by Adrianna M. Garcia (Cinco Puntos Press, 2017, winner of the 2018 Skipping Stones Honor Award: Nature and Ecology Books and many more awards!) is