Earth Day & Autism Acceptance Book Lists and Resources
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by Pragmatic Mom
4d ago
Here are my resources for April’s Earth Day and Autism Acceptance.   Earth Day Book Lists and Resources 17 Picture Books for Earth Day 12 KidLit Books for Earth Day Top 10 Earth Day Picture Books Happy Earth Day! Non-Fiction Books for Kids Celebrating Earth Day with Picture Books 6 Picture Books on Light Pollution and the Night Sky Top 5 Picture Books on Ocean Pollution 6 Picture Books about Rainforests and How We Can Protect Them Children’s Books about Sustainable Farms How to Encourage Children to Be More Sustainable? How One Person/Child Can Make A Difference & GIVEAWAY! Jane Gooda ..read more
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9 Crucial Elements of a Trustworthy Hospice Provider
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by Pragmatic Mom
4d ago
Choosing a hospice provider for yourself or a loved one can be a delicate issue. Allowing a stranger to care for you in your most vulnerable state requires a great deal of trust. We were fortunate to find the most amazing hospice support for my mother but it made me realize that to ensure quality care and support during end-of-life care, a trustworthy hospice provider should demonstrate several crucial elements, including appropriate credentials, compassionate and skilled staff, effective communication, around-the-clock support, among other things.  Here are 9 things to think about when s ..read more
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Authors After Hours at Whitelam Books in Reading MA
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by Pragmatic Mom
1w ago
The Boston Authors Club is excited to host its spring “Authors After Hours” event on Thursday, March 28th, at Whitelam Books in Reading, MA, from 7-9 PM. Anyone wishing to learn more about the Boston Authors Club or to mingle with published authors is welcome to attend!   To examine any book more closely at Indiebound or Amazon, please click on image of book. As an Amazon and IndieBound Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.   Follow PragmaticMom’s board Multicultural Books for Kids on Pinterest. Follow PragmaticMom’s board Children’s Book Activities on Pinterest.   My b ..read more
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FOOD FOR THE FUTURE Makes Green Earth Book Award Long List!
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by Pragmatic Mom
1w ago
I am thrilled that Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World has made the Green Earth Book Award long list. Check out this amazing list perfect for Earth Day coming up on April 22nd! Green Earth Book Award – 2024 Long List PICTURE BOOK – PRIMARY READERS Books for young readers in which the visual and verbal narratives together tell the story   A Manta Ray’s Journey by Jessica Pate and Allie Brown, illustrated by Larrea Young (Outskirts Press) Art & Oakie Ask: Do You Speak Bear? by Josh Oaktree, illustrated by Josiane Vlitos (Oak Tree Comics) Be Thankful for Water by Harr ..read more
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8 Great Picture Books with Onomatopoeia & SIGNED BOOK GIVEAWAY!
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by Pragmatic Mom
1w ago
Please welcome author and illustrator Abi Cushman! Her newest picture book with Charlotte Offsay is called THE QUIET FOREST. It comes out in March, and it’s about a mischievous mouse that sets off a loud chain of events in the forest. We are giving away a signed copy of The Quiet Forest. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom.   —- Crash! Whiz! Bang! Don’t you love sound words, or onomatopoeia, in picture books? They are so fun to read aloud and fun for kids to repeat. And not only do they add an element of playfulness to the story, but they also pull the reader cl ..read more
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Jenny Brown’s Collage Class in Cambridge MA
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by Pragmatic Mom
2w ago
My dear friend Jenny Brown is teaching another art collage class at Maud Morgan Arts Center in Cambridge, MA, and it’s not too late to sign up! I took her class last fall and it’s so much fun. It’s perfect for someone who would like to try an art class but isn’t confident about their technical drawing skills. Because, for collage art, you don’t need drawing skills. You just need to dive in and have fun! Here’s a video of that class:   This is what I created in class:   I worked on both pieces a little more when I got home:     This piece reminded me of a storyboard for a ..read more
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Cover Reveal for WE SING FROM THE HEART!
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by Pragmatic Mom
2w ago
I am so excited to reveal the cover for my first picture book with Red Comet Press, We Sing From the Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court! Illustrator Victor Bizar Gómez brings Simon Tam’s story to life in his nearly eight year battle to get the right to trademark his band’s name. His fight took him all the way to the Supreme Court who made a landmark decision. This is the first time that I gave input for the cover design that actually got used but honestly, Victor Bizar Gómez took it to the next level!   We Sing From the Heart: How The Slants® Took ..read more
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15 Children’s Books About the Stone Age
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by Pragmatic Mom
2w ago
The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make stone tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years and ended between 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC, with the advent of metalworking. Wikipedia I recently went to Orange County to visit my in-laws with my husband. His mother lives in Laguna Hills. If you have ever been to Orange County, you might have noticed the vast newness of it all. The tract housing where the houses look identical. The wide multi-lane streets, and the bike lanes. When I went on a w ..read more
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Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes Resource Page
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by Pragmatic Mom
3w ago
If you are looking for a book for Women’s History Month AND Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, my book works perfectly for that. It also fits for National Women and Girls in Sports Day!   Here is a compilation of some of the women featured. Each post includes a video. Changing the Game: Naomi Osaka Changing the Game: Julie Chu Changing the Game: Chloe Kim Changing the Game: Michelle Waterson Changing the Game: Kristi Yamaguchi Changing the Game: Michelle Wie Changing the Game: Natasha “Tasha” Kai Changing the Game: Miki Gorman Changing the Game: Amy Chow Changing the Game: Victoria ..read more
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We Sing From the Heart picture book featured in THE FIRE
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by Pragmatic Mom
3w ago
TheFire.org’s recent article by Ronald K. L. Collins featuring my upcoming picture book, We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants®  Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez (Red Comet Press, Fall 2024). Forthcoming children’s book on The Slants — the band that fought the law and won! Mia Wenjen (author) and Victor Bizar Gómez (illustrator), “We Sing from the Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court” (Red Comet Press, Sept. 10, 2024) Slants Band performing at Flying Dog Brewing tasting room in ..read more
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