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Winner Announcement 1/30/25

Today I’m announcing the winner of the giveaway of Lesléa Newman’s incredible book JOYFUL SONG: A Naming Story, illustrated by Susan Gal and published by Arthur Levine. If you watched the American Library Awards on Monday, which is like the Academy Awards for those of us in children’s publishing, you saw that this amazing bookContinue reading “Winner Announcement 1/30/25”

Welcome Author Lesléa Newman – Giveaway Alert

Today it is an honor to share my interview with Lesléa Newman, an author I’ve admired for many years. When I was teaching, I created memories with my students while we read a few of her award-winning books. And now I have the opportunity to share her book JOYFUL SONG: A NAMING STORY, illustrated byContinue reading “Welcome Author Lesléa Newman – Giveaway Alert”