As one of the largest and most engaging annual book festivals in the northeast, The Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival shares a mission that is near-and-dear to our heart; a mission to put a book in the hands of every child. {Art by Roxie Munro} The 7th annual #ChappBook festival will take place this year on October 5th,...
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”~Toni Morrison That was the sentiment that author and mom, Jill Barletti, kept in mind when she took a leap of faith and created her flourishing publishing company, Snowflake Stories. "Just like a snowflake...
As you may already know, Multicultural Children's Book Day (MCBD) is in its 7th year as far and we are showing no signs of slowing down :) But even after seven years, many people are just learning about this global non-profit and have tons of questions. The following is some details on the core of this...
Guest Post By: Erin Twamley From the #ownvoices to #readyourworld to specific trends like #WomeninSTEM, book creators and readers are hungry for the production and consumption of diverse literature. As an author and an educator myself of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math or STEM publications, I have found that especially in the nonfiction children’s book world...
Like we mentioned in the previous post about our new 2019/2020 Multicultural Children’s Book Day Classroom Kit-Understand and Celebrate our Differences, we encountered more amazing books on these topics than we had room for in the final Kit! ADHD Allergies Anxiety/Separation Anxiety Asthma Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Cancer Charcot Marie Tooth Cerebral Palsy Cystic Fibrosis ...