2019 trip to india
Whoops, it’s been a while since I last posted! I’ve been slowly sharing photos from our family trip to India on my instagram account. We...
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Aug 5, 20151 min read
What happened to the blog posts?!?
Hi guys– You may have noticed that I’ve been a little behind on blog posts lately! I’ve just been super busy with writing projects, with...
Jun 24, 20152 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Aisha Saeed, Author of Written in the Stars
1) Which of your characters do you most identify with and why? I feel I identify the most with my main character Naila. In Written in the...
May 20, 20152 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Salina Yoon, author and illustrator of Penguin’
Next up in my Asian American Children’s Author Blog Series, is the talented author/illustrator Salina Yoon. Salina Yoon has created...
Apr 22, 20151 min read
You’re invited to the Material Girls release party!
Elaine Dimopoulos is having a launch party at the Boston Public Library for her brand new book Material Girls. Here are the details from...
Apr 14, 20155 min read
The Crossing (Daughters of the Sea Book 4): Q&A with Author Kathryn Lasky, Book Excerpt, and Gi
This week on the blog, I’m very lucky to have the award winning author Kathryn Lasky. Her latest book, The Crossing, is the final book in...
Apr 8, 20151 min read
YA Book Review: Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos
Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos Project Runway meets Nashville meets intelligent YA dystopia in this brand new book by my writing...
Apr 2, 20153 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: I.W. Gregorio, Author of None of the Above
The very first author in my Asian American Children’s Author series this year is I.W. Gregorio. Dr. Gregorio is a surgeon, a writer, and...
Mar 10, 20151 min read
2015 Asian American Children’s Authors Blog Series
I’m starting to line up some more authors for my blog series. If anyone has recommendations for authors they’d like to see on the series,...
Feb 25, 20151 min read
Picture Book: Friends for Freedom by Suzanne Slade, Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
Friends for Freedom by Suzanne Slade, Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell (For those of you budding artists out there: last week on the blog,...
Feb 18, 20152 min read
Guest Post: Nicole Tadgell, Illustrator of FRIENDS FOR FREEDOM
Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Suzanne Slade, Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell This week on...
Feb 11, 20153 min read
3 Questions for Donna Gephart, Sydney Taylor Honor Winner for DEATH BY TOILET PAPER
Death by Toilet Paper by Donna Gephart This week on the blog, I am honored to take part in the 2015 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour....
Feb 5, 20152 min read
YA Book to Look Out For: MATERIAL GIRLS by Elaine Dimopoulos
Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos Hi all! This week I wanted to plug a book by one of my very good friends, Elaine Dimopoulos. Elaine...
Jan 14, 20154 min read
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Blog Post and Book Review
I am excited to take part in this year’s Multicultural Children’s Book Day! The MCCBD team have asked me to include a ton of great...
Jan 7, 20153 min read
Guest Post and Giveaway: The Gossip File by Anna Staniszewski
Happy 2015 from Monkey Poop! For my very first blog post this year, I’m excited to have a Q&A guest post from Anna Staniszewski, author...
Dec 15, 20142 min read
The Best Books I Read This Year (2014 edition)
This has been a great year for kid’s books and as usual I was completely conflicted about which books to choose! I’m at the point in my...
Dec 4, 20141 min read
Minorities in Publishing podcast
Minorities in Publishing is a brand new podcast featuring interviews with publishing professionals. I’m making it sound formal and...
Oct 20, 20142 min read
YA Book Review and Giveaway: Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley Set in 1959 Virginia, this unforgettable novel tells the story of Sarah Dunbar, a member of...
Oct 2, 20142 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Veera Hiranandani, Author of the Phoebe G. Gree
The next author in my Asian American Children’s Author blog series is Veera Hiranandani, author of the middle grade novel, The Whole...
Sep 29, 20142 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Mike Jung, Author of Geeks, Girls, and Secret I
This week, the amazing children’s author visiting the blog is Mike Jung, author of the middle grade novel Geeks, Girls, and Secret...
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