I shared this post on my other blog a couple of weeks ago, but its message is so important that I wanted to share it here, today, as well. Music …
Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan — Book Recommendation
Title: Amina’s Voice Author: Hena Khan Publisher: New York: Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster Children’s, 2017 Genre: Middle Grade Fiction Audience Age: 9 to 12 Themes/Topics: empowerment, racism, feeling comfortable with …
Turning the Spotlight on “Fireflies and Shooting Stars”
When I went to the SCBWI LA conference (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) in 2011, one of the first people I met was a tall, friendly man named …
Music in Films
Knowing me, you likely expect this post to be about musicals — but that isn’t the focus of my thoughts today. (Although one of my favorite bits of film scoring …
Music from the Sky — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Music from the Sky Author: Denise Gillard Illustrator: Stephen Taylor Publisher: Toronto: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi, 2001, 2011 Genre: Picture book, fiction
We Shall Overcome…
When I was growing up, I didn’t have many records to listen to, but those I had I listened to over and over again. I can honestly say they helped …
Over the Moon — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Over the Moon: The Broadway Lullaby Project Author: Many. Conceived and Created by Kate Dawson and Jodi Glucksman Illustrator: Many. Publisher: Westport, CT: Easton Studio Press, 2012
Simeon’s Gift — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Since I interviewed one of the authors of this book, Emma Walton Hamilton, here on my blog on Wednesday, it seemed appropriate to share Simeon’s Gift today. In the …