Tweet Yesterday, I reviewed Here Comes the Band, a picture book by author Shadra Strickland. Today, Strickland is here to answer a few questions about writing for children and the big role that marching bands play at Historically Black Colleges … Continue reading
Tweet Drum majors with high-knee struts. A director, cymbals, tuba, trombones, trumpets, and more. It’s all part of the marching band pageantry that’s such a big tradition with Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The picture book Here Comes the Band … Continue reading
Tweet Kathleen Branigan experienced profound loss at a young age, suffering the death of her mother and several other close relatives within a short time. Not surprisingly, the losses upended her sense of self and her grasp on how she … Continue reading
Tweet It all starts when Jack London steals a watch from a shabbily dressed man. She doesn’t know he’s actually someone powerful in disguise. All she wants to do is sell the watch to help pay a doctor to care … Continue reading
Tweet Spooky Scouts Troop 13 is a close group. Together they earn badges and sell cookies. For Luna the wolf pup, the best part is their annual camping trip. But when Luna finds out the moon will be full the … Continue reading
Tweet One summer 11-year-old Nora T wants to learn about the trees on her grandparents property. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and her grandparents live on a farm in the country a couple of hours drive away. When Nora T … Continue reading
Tweet Our Favorite Day of the Week, a picture book written by Ashley Franklin and illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell, starts with Musa excited to go to school on Monday. He learned to tie his shoes and he can’t wait … Continue reading
Tweet With four Olympic gold medals and six World titles Mo Farah is considered one of the most successful male track distance runners ever. Yet, his path to success was anything but guaranteed. That’s because as a boy he was … Continue reading
