Collaborative Storytelling with Lego
Ten days ago I spoke to groups of sixth through eighth graders at Hommocks Middle School in Mamaroneck, New York. Sponsored by the PTA for Autism Awareness Month, I talked…
Ten days ago I spoke to groups of sixth through eighth graders at Hommocks Middle School in Mamaroneck, New York. Sponsored by the PTA for Autism Awareness Month, I talked…
Celebrating the publication day of The World in a Second, the picture book I translated from Portuguese.
Pictures of my new set-up of Little Brick Township in New York City.
Reflections on the tragic explosion and fire in New York City's East Village last week and what it means to be part of a community.
The controversy surrounding Harper Lee's forthcoming novel helps me decide what to let go of in the process of moving.
A report on two events involving #WeNeedDiverseBooks, one focusing on young adult fiction, the other a picture book about a woman environmentalist in the Gambia
In an essay for School Library Journal, Zetta Elliott makes a strong argument for self-publishing to achieve true diversity in children's publishing.
The advance reviews of the book I translated from Portuguese, The World in a Second, have delivered a huge thumbs up and my first starred review ever.
Practical advice for people who want to move their Lego collection without taking the constructions apart.
The work of my friend Beverly Slapin leads to a discussion of humor and satire and the importance of dialogue rather than censorship.