What a great surprise to come home from work and find a big cardboard box waiting for me! I attempted to make a very awkward unboxing video, but do a better job expressing myself in writing, so here are a few things I would like to say about All the Faces of Me. Jennifer Stokes,… Continue reading Look what just arrived…
News from Author Laura Alary
Parenting for a Healed Planet
It was an honour and a privilege to be invited to take part in a conversation about parenting in a time of climate change and crisis, hosted by Derrick Weston of Creation Justice Ministries. I was there to talk about the genesis and purpose of my picture book Here: The Dot We Call Home (Paraclete… Continue reading Parenting for a Healed Planet
Growing Good Kids Book Award Winner!
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!
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!
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