I am thrilled to announce that Sun in My Tummy is one of this year's recipients of the Growing Good Kids Book Awards from Junior Master Gardener and The American Horticultural Society! Junior Master Gardener is the international youth gardening program of the university cooperative Extension system created & managed by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.… Continue reading Growing Good Kids Book Award Winner!
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Science Writers and Communicators of Canada
I am over the moon to share the news that The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell (Kids Can Press) has been shortlisted for the 2022 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Children and Youth Book Award. The SWCC is a national organization whose aim is to foster quality communication about science and technology to… Continue reading Science Writers and Communicators of Canada
Top 10 Sustainability Themed Children’s Books 2023
Not long ago I finished reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. I had read her previous book, Gathering Moss, and loved the way it helped me see small things differently. The same is true of Braiding Sweetgrass, though the scope of the vision is somewhat broader. The point is, both books changed the way… Continue reading Top 10 Sustainability Themed Children’s Books 2023
Review of The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: Canadian Review of Materials
As women’s history month draws to a close, I want to share one last review of The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything. This one was written by Dr. Gregory Bryan, children’s literature professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba. It published in the Canadian Review of Materials in May 2022, but I… Continue reading Review of The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: Canadian Review of Materials
Sun in My Tummy a PYRCA Nominee!
I recently learned that Sun in My Tummy has been nominated for a Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award. This award is sponsored by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association. Its purpose is "to promote the reading of quality books by young people in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to promote teacher and librarian involvement in children's and… Continue reading Sun in My Tummy a PYRCA Nominee!
TD Summer Reading Club/Club de Lecture d’été TD
For many years a regular part of summer was taking my children to our local branch of the Toronto Public Library and signing up for the TD Summer Reading Club. They all enjoyed reading anyway, but the prizes (more books!) were a really fun incentive and not a year went by when I didn't feel… Continue reading TD Summer Reading Club/Club de Lecture d’été TD
S&P Best Spiritual Books of 2022 Award Winner
Here: The Dot We Call Home (Paraclete Press) is a little book about some very big ideas, including climate crisis, what it means to be both a descendant and an ancestor, and our place in the cosmos. When Patricia Campbell Carlson reviewed the book for Spirituality and Practice, she acknowledged the scope of the book… Continue reading S&P Best Spiritual Books of 2022 Award Winner
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