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Keeping Home Close to Our Hearts
My newest picture book, Our Home, Our Only Home, was just published!
Are You Searching Out Some Summer Reads?
It’s time to create a summer reading list for the young book fans in your life
March 20 Marks the First Day of Spring
We’re peeking around the corner at the official first day of spring, so be sure to plan ahead for your classroom!
Make Your Prediction!
We’re coming up on March, so it’s a great chance to try out some fun lion/lamb activities!
Students Can Study Their Way Across the U.S.A.
You can use these resources to help you map out a strategy for teaching students about the fifty states
Wildlife Photography for Students
Teach young photographers how to take stronger images with these useful tips
Do Your Students Have the Winter Wiggles?
Take action in your classroom with these easy winter “workouts”
Wolves in the Wild
Young readers who find themselves fascinated by my novel Runt are often eager to learn other details about wolves in the wild
Put Some Stars in Beginning Readers’ Eyes
Now future space explorers can collect all six Our Universe titles as a boxed set!
Preschool Christmas Activities
Add a little more Christmas fun to your preschoolers’ month!
Even Very Young Children Can Learn to Practice Gratitude
Thankfulness is something to practice every day of the year!
Book Groups Will Thrive with This Title
Find out how your book discussion group can share some Sunshine this winter!
November’s Whirling Weather
Forecast some fact-learning fun for your beginning readers with my Weather Ready-to-Read titles
International STEM Day Is Coming Our Way!
Picture books are a perfectly packaged way to introduce your students to complex scientific topics