Something Fun/Something New: The Promise of Dragons
What am I working on now? I think of it as Because of Winn Dixie meets How to Train Your Dragon. Max is missing his grandpa who passed away earlier in the summer. Mom and Dad are preoccupied with the soon to arrive new baby and Max is flat out of ideas for his back to 4th grade school project. When a dragon follows him home from the last day of summer camp Max can't believe his eyes. Aren't dragons extinct? No pets allowed is the rule in his home but wouldn't a [...]
Spirit of The Cheetah out in January 2021
A joy to share the uncorrected advance galley copy with my grandson. Spirit of the Cheetah A Somali Tale coauthored with Khadra Mohammed, illustrated by Julia Cairns. I can't wait to share the final copy with readers. Support your local independent bookstore and preorder now!
Look What Just Arrived!
One of the most exciting part of being an author is getting that advanced copy in the mail. And here it is: A Thousand White Butterflies Coauthored with Jessica Betancourt-Perez. Yeah Jessica! Her family approves too! Caleb enjoys the read. A Thousand White Butterflies available soon: January 2021. Order from your favorite independent bookstore NOW!
A World of Color
So pleased to have A Beach Tail recommended for summer reading by Stories of a Colorful World on Brown Boy Bookshelf. With gratitude for a mother who taught me to embrace a world of color. She gave me the gift of literature and story telling. (She also loved the beach). And special thanks to Floyd Cooper whose illustrations expanded the text and made this [...]
Young People Give Me Hope
See what one teen and her friends are doing during these difficult times. In April, in light of the Coronavirus, I set up a volunteer tutoring program enlisting some of my fellow Sidwell Friends students. In other words, some of my friends and I tutored students virtually (via Zoom), for free. We tutor in all subjects ranging from math to Mandarin. We plan on continuing this program in the upcoming school year. See the website here: http://myteentutor.com/ An honor to have this reading of Galimoto on the website. A beautiful job! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxVpbEfWmr4 Check it out!
Look what Happens with Hope(curriculum ideas)
Hope for the World. Try it! Here is what some schools in Canada are doing. (All images here are used with permission)