Breaking Down Walls: Guest Post by Areli Morales
What does it feel like to never see your own story reflected in the books you read? Areli Morales wanted to provide a space for kids who are undocumented to feel seen and understood. In today’s [...]
Consider Your Audience: Guest Post by Aron Nels Steinke
“Your students don’t have to like you,” said my graduate school professor many times throughout the term. This mantra served me well over the years—as a reminder of who not to be as a teacher [...]
Creating in the Kitchen
While scrolling through television, streaming services, magazines, and social media, you are likely to come across quite a few cooking shows, competitions, articles, and posts featuring amazing [...]
Diving into Comics: Graphic Novels For Beginners
In my previous blog, “The Case for Comics in the Classroom,” I argued for comics as a valuable teaching tool in schools. Now, you might be asking yourself where to start. Since the realms of [...]
Sometimes the Not-Knowing is the Best Story We Can Tell : Guest Post by Leah Johnson
I’m fortunate enough to be one of the lucky people who make their living writing books professionally. It’s the way I introduce myself—Hi, I’m Leah, yeah, I’m a writer—and the title I write down [...]
Seeing the Unseen: Guest Post by Ann Clare LeZotte
Ann Clare LeZotte is a children’s author, a retired librarian, an advocate, and a changemaker. Her books, Show Me a Sign and Set Me Free, are grounded in the true history of a deaf community in [...]
Young Citizens Have a Voice in Our Government: Guest Post by Jeff Foster
At the culmination of every year, I ask graduating seniors to pass along some sage advice to future students in a short essay. Invariably, almost all of them tell their fellow Stoneman Douglas [...]
5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Guest Post by Melissa Stewart
You may know Melissa Stewart as an award-winning author of more than 190 science books for kids, including her latest picture book Fourteen Monkeys: A Rain Forest Rhyme, illustrated by Caldecott [...]
