I’m so excited to share that YOU ARE A RACCOON! has won the Maryland Blue Crab Young Readers Award for Beginning Nonfiction! Each year, a committee for the Maryland Library Association (MLA) selects one winning book and up to three honor books to receive an award in each of the following categories: Beginning Reader Fiction, Beginning Reader Nonfiction, Transitional Fiction,
YOU ARE A HONEY BEE! and YOU ARE A RACCOON! are now available as board books. Even while I was first researching and writing these, I pictured them as board books. So I’m thrilled they’re finally available in that format for the youngest readers and nature lovers to enjoy (and grab at, and chew on, and…). They’re only one spread shorter
The third book in the Meet Your World series, You Are a Robin!, is now available wherever books are sold. Find out more and order your copies here! From the publisher: The third in the adorable, STEM nonfiction picture book series that encourages very young readers to learn–through gentle interactivity and play–about the animals who share their world. Flit, flap, flutter! You
I love participating in children’s author Julie Hedlund’s 12 Days of Christmas for Writers as part of my year-end reflection and new year goal-setting process. Day 3 of the series is an opportunity to reflect on our successes during the past year. Here is my professional success list for 2023: I signed a contract for a new picture book and
Get your free activity kit! There is now an activity kit/curriculum guide for the first two books in the Meet Your World series, YOU ARE A HONEY BEE! and YOU ARE A RACCOON!, and it is adorable! The guide features creative art projects, games, and writing and science-related activities to extend both the fun and educational value of the books.
Written by Laurie Ann Thompson, illustrated by Jay Fleck Dial Books, April 2023 I’m thrilled to announce the release of my two newest books, YOU ARE A HONEY BEE! and YOU ARE A RACCOON!, the first two books in an adorable, STEM nonfiction picture book series that encourages very young readers to learn—through gentle interactivity and play—about the animals who share their world.
Who Gives a Poop? Surprising Science from One End to the Other By: Heather L. Montgomery, Illustrator: Iris Gottlieb Bloomsbury Children’s Books/October 13, 2020 Ages 10–14, 192 pages Here’s what the publisher says: This uniquely crafted narrative nonfiction invites readers to follow the author into science labs, forests, hospitals, and landfills, as the author asks: Who uses poo? Poop is disgusting, but it’s also packed with
I have some great news to share today! I’m thrilled to announce that Listening Library at Penguin Random House Audio will be producing an Emmanuel’s Dream audiobook edition!! This is super exciting to me for two reasons: First, I love listening to audiobooks! I listen when I’m walking the dog, driving, doing housework, basically anytime it isn’t practical to have
The inspiring image above is a spread from my upcoming picture book, ELIZABETH WARREN’S BIG, BOLD PLANS, illustrated by the amazing Susanna Chapman and releasing on May 5 (hooray!). These days, it often feels hard to conceive of big, bold plans. I’ll admit, some days just getting out of my pajamas feels like a victory. And for those of those
Why empower kids and teens during COVID-19? They need it! Taking action is one important way to make a problem seem more manageable and less frightening, so getting young people involved can actually help them cope with the situation we are all facing. Giving them a purpose gives them something else to focus on besides what they’ve lost or what they’re