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Art/ Illustration review of Nothing: John Cage and 4’33” by Nicholas Day; illustrated by Chris Raschka. Calling Caldecott, September 2024.

Art/ illustration review of The House before Falling into the Sea by Ann Suk Wang; illustrated by Hanna Cha. Calling Caldecott, September 2024.

“Calling CaldeNOTT Interview with Jack Wong.” Calling Caldecott, 9 January 2024.

“2024 CaldeNOTTs.” Calling Caldecott, 8 January 2024.

Art/ illustration review of On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Wei Wei’s Art is Changing the Tide. Calling Caldecott, 18 December 2023.

“Why This National Book Award Finalist is a BIG Deal!” Calling Caldecott, 17 October 2023.

“A Conversation with Doug Salati.” Calling Caldecott, 10 October 2023.

“Now we KNOW Awards Season is Heating Up…” with Martha Parravano. Calling Caldecott, 19 September 2023.

“A Refresher on Caldecott Criteria.” Calling Caldecott, 12 September 2023.

“Calling Caldecott and Calling You!” Calling Caldecott, 7 September 2023.

“Welcome Back!” Calling Caldecott, with Martha Parravano and Kitty Flynn, 5 September 2023.

Art/Illustrations review of Hope is an Arrow: The Story of Lebanese American Poet Kahlil Gibran by Cory McCarthy; illus. by Ekua Holmes. Calling Caldecott, 22 December 2022.

Art/ Illustrations review of Where Butterflies Fill the Sky by Zahra Marwan. Calling Caldecott, 22 September 2022.

“Antiracist Baby and Didactic Intent.” The Horn Book Out of the Box, 25 March 2022.

“Gendered Reading and Audiobooks.” The Horn Book Family Reading Blog, 15 August 2018. http://bit.ly/2PszYED

“Reluctant Reader or Visual Reader? Making the Case for Visual Literacy” Beth Bacon Author Blog, 19 June 2018. http://bit.ly/2NkqtFU

“Finding the Right Shoes: Reading War Stories with Kids.” The Horn Book Family Reading Blog, 28 March 2018. http://bit.ly/2qC1pky

“Books in a Lee Light,” Response to “What are We Laughing At? Children’s Literature and ADHD” by Roger Sutton. Read Roger: The Horn Book Editor’s Rants and Raves, 29 August 2017. http://bit.ly/2xF7XzH

“What are We Laughing At? Children’s Literature and ADHD.” The Horn Book Family Reading Blog, 28 August 2017. http://bit.ly/2xEGPki

“Confessions of a (Failed) Battle of the Books Coach.” The Horn Book Family Reading Blog, 7 June 2017. http://bit.ly/2qZWNCW

“Crossing Literacy Thresholds: When Kids are ‘Stuck’ Reading the Same Things.” The Horn Book Family Reading Blog, 22 March 2017. http://bit.ly/2pwWCxb

And a big thanks to Publisher’s Weekly for picking this blog post up on Twitter!

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Morganite Engagement Rings: Blush for a Bold Bride.”

“Where Do Jewelers Get Their Diamonds?”