I’m honored the Brightly newsletter people included my story, One Good Thing About America, in this new article on kids’ books depicting the immigrant experience. One of my favorites, if you haven’t seen it yet, is the graphic novel, When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, a wonderful and sweet story […]
One Good Thing About America has been chosen by the New England Children’s Booksellers Advisory Council (NECBA) for their Windows and Mirrors list. These are the 2017 books that best exemplify diverse viewpoints, experiences, and identities. Thanks, NECBA! And another list: the New York Public Library put my book on their New […]
For Children’s Book Week, each class at my school decorated their classroom door with their favorite book. It was so exciting to see this one! Students wrote their “One Good Things About America” on the blue stars: everything from freedom to NASA (see space shuttle lower left). While we’re on the subject of school, here […]
Want to know what a blog tour is? Come travel with me and my new children’s novel, One Good Thing About America, as we head across the country dropping in on 10 different blogs! Here are dates, blogs and topics. Have fun! 4/10 – Geo Librarian – Experiences as an ELL Teacher 4/11 – Late […]
