It’s a pleasure to welcome Don Tate back to ReaderKidZ to talk about his newest book, POET: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton. (Find a review HERE.) RKZ: POET marks an important milestone in your children’s book career. It’s the first book you both wrote and illustrated. Congratulations! Were there challenges that were unique… Read more »
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POET: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF GEORGE MOSES HORTON by Don Tate
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton is the story of a man who was born with words inside of him – words full of life and love and wonder. Poetic words. Musical words. Profound and philosophical words. Thoughts and perceptions that had to be expressed. However, young George Moses Horton was enslaved. There… Read more »
Bike On, Bear!
BIKE ON, BEAR by Cynthea Liu, illustrated by Kristyna Litten Bear was good at all sorts of things. Smart and helpful, he wasn’t just brainy and nice. Bear could balance on a beam and do a backward pike somersault. But Bear had a BIG problem. He wanted to ride a two-wheel bike, just like his friends. Everyone tried to help…. Read more »
Make New Friends
According to her siblings, Dory is a just a bit “off.” She has a make-believe monster friend named Mary who sleeps under her bed and a fairy godmother whose name is Mr. Nuggy. Her family – mom, dad, big brother and big sister – are just regular people. They like to call Dory by the… Read more »
Writing Begins with Reading
In the most recent edition of The Horn Book (Sept./Oct. 2015), Roger Sutton, in his editorial, “Read Before You Write,” makes a point that’s relevant, not only to adult writers hoping to break into children’s publishing, but also to those who are teaching and guiding the young readers and writers in today’s classrooms. Sutton writes: Don’t even… Read more »
How to Write Stories: 3 books, 3 different perspectives
Rufus the Writer, by Elizabeth Bram, illustrated by Chuck Groenink (Schwartz & Wade, 2015) Laying on the grass, watching the clouds one day, Rufus gets an idea. “I’m not going to have a lemonade stand this summer… I’m going to have a story stand!” Rufus brings pencils, paper, and markers and waits for his first… Read more »
An interview with Rebecca Langston-George
It’s a pleasure to welcome author Rebecca Langston-George to ReaderKidZ to talk about her newest book, For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story. RKZ: As both a teacher and writer, I’m sure you’d agree that biographies are one of the most powerful ways younger students learn about the lives of others in our world…. Read more »
