I am calling on all creatives and kind souls to help us reach and go beyond our goal. If you want me to do the same, message me through my website, and I will back your project too! You would be amazed at what just even a $10 pledge can do. I had one major […]
There are so many wonderful picture books about the emotion of LOVE. A parents’ love for their children. A child’s love for family. Love for each other. So in honor of Valentine’s Day, here are my top picks for The Best Diverse Picture Books About LOVE. Family Love Love is a Family by Sophie Beer […]
The 2021 celebration includes 25 CoHosts and Global CoHosts, 23 Medallion (including Make A Way Media!), and 36 Author Level Sponsors that are all working together to support this important diversity in children’s literature initiative. Thanks to over 700 dedicated book reviewers, 1400-1500+ diverse book reviews will be shared on social media during the last […]
Supporting social justice can take on many forms. Things like posting to social media, signing petitions, and calling out racism when you see it are all important, but not everyone is comfortable taking the same actions. Long term, how can we help to prevent the need to have to take this kind of action in the first […]
Not long ago, I shared a blog post about my book, Kayla: A Modern-Day Princess during the early days when I first published was way back in 2017. In that post, I shared how I had proudly submitted this book to Kirkus Reviews (an American book review magazine that provides authors with professional critiques of […]
I am proud of my voice. I am soft-spoken when I need to be and outspoken when the need arises. As I review all of the blog posts that I have written over these last tumultuous 12 months, I can honestly say I am 100% proud of every post written on this site. That being […]
