Guest post by Rochelle Melander, 2025 Author Sponsor When I do author visits or artist residencies, children’s eyes light up when they hear stories of kids who have made a difference. It gives them hope that when they see injustice or experience discrimination, they can make a difference, too. Sophie Cruz was just five years old when...
Guest post by Lee & Low, 2025 Bronze Sponsor Mark your calendars for Thursday, June 5 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT and join Lee & Low Books as they share their upcoming fall titles! Lee & Low is the largest multicultural children’s book publisher in the country. During this one-hour webinar, you will...
Guest post by Lerner Publishing Group, 2025 Silver Sponsor We Are the Scrappy Ones – Author Interview with Rebekah Taussig What inspired you to write We Are the Scrappy Ones? I met with a group of disabled students at a summer day camp a few years ago, and I loved them, loved them. They were so funny...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! It was first celebrated in 1949 and commemorated by the Mental Health America organization. Mental Health America has led the charge to promote mental wellness during Mental Health Month for the past 76 years. The foundation was founded by Clifford Whittingham Beers. Beers, born in 1876, suffered from mental...
May 1st marks the start of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! Beginning as a week-long celebration in 1979, Presidents Carter, Reagan and George H.W. Bush continued to annually issue proclamations designating a week in May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. The 1990s saw it become an annual event that lasted...
