Children’s Books

Kobee Manatee: Heading Home to Florida Wins “Children’s Educational” Category in the 2015 International Book Awards!

05/22/2015

I have some great news for you! My children’s book just took top honors in the “Children’s Educational” category in the 2015 International Book Awards! Time for a BIG seagrass party:) I’m told that they had over 1200 entries, and it was...

Happy Holidays Everyone!

12/25/2014

Extraordinary Informational Picture Book Power (Part 5)

11/11/2014

“I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.”― Albert Einstein This is the final blog on the eight factors for evaluating informational picture books. These factors include: Both the text and the illustrations...

Extraordinary Informational Picture Book Power (Part 4)

11/06/2014

“The difference between children and adults is that they’re shorter – not dumber.”― Mo Willems This blog is a continuation on the eight factors for evaluating informational picture books. These factors are: Both the text and the illustrations should explain the information...

Extraordinary Informational Picture Book Power (Part 3)

11/03/2014

“Freedom of teaching and of opinion in book or press is the foundation for the sound and natural development of any people.”― Albert Einstein This blog is a continuation on the eight factors for evaluating informational picture books. These factors are: Both...

Extraordinary Informational Picture Book Power (Part 2)

10/30/2014

“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.”― Oliver Wendell Holmes I want to examine eight factors for evaluating informational picture books. These factors are: Both the text...

Extraordinary Informational Picture Book Power (Part 1)

10/16/2014

“I like children; I like ‘em, and I respct ‘em. Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by them.”― Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Just what is an informational picture book? Internationally known critic of children’s literature,...

Unleash 4 Powerful Picture Book Tools For Home Reading

10/08/2014

“A book, being a physical object, engenders a certain respect that zipping electrons cannot. Because you cannot turn a book off, because you have to hold it in your hands, because a book sits there, waiting for you, whether you think you...

Powerful Tips on Family Literacy Support Services (Part 3)

10/01/2014

“The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.”― J.K. Rowling Due to reasons such as poverty and/or...

Powerful Tips on Family Literacy Support Services (Part 2)

09/15/2014

“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”― Napoleon There are circumstances where it can be difficult for a family to engage in literacy due reasons such as poverty and/or the English language...