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Feb 06
NAACP IMAGE AWARD Nomination!

I am so honored to hear that The Secret Garden of George Washington has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award!
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Dec 27
Thank you one more time, Fuse #8!

Another cool list! Thank you for the Year-End smiles, Elizabeth Bird! School Library Journal/Fuse #8’s Favorite 2020 Non-Fiction Picture Books included, “The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver!” Thank you, Thank for letting me know, Melissa Stewart!
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Dec 27
Thank you Fuse #8!

Thank you, Elizabeth Bird! My book, “The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver” is included in School Library Journal/Fuse #8’s 2020 Unique Biographies! Thank for letting me know, Melissa Stewart!
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Oct 27
Thank you, Book Riot!

So cool! Both my Muhammad Ali and George Washington Carver books are on this list! Thank you for letting me know, Adrienne Wright! And thank you, Book Riot!

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Oct 20
Fun day!

Obrigado, Ana Luisa Branco and everyone at Colégio Bandeirantes! Today I had so much fun giving a Zoom school assembly to 200 kids in São Paulo, BRAZIL!


Jun 22
NerdCampNJ talk!

Here’s a fun conversation for #nErDCampNJ I had with wonderful authors, Oona Craig Abrams, Laurie Wallmark, and Andrea J. Loney.
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May 12
Whimsically Transportive!

The Philadelphia Inquirer thinks my Doodles Sessions for The Brandywine River Museum is Whimsically Transportive!
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Apr 23
Fingers crossed!

Wow! Thank you, Elizabeth Bird for your flattering words and well-wishes for THE SECRET GARDEN OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER in your Fuse #8 SLJ blog: Spring Prediction Edition: Newbery/Caldecott!
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Mar 27
Nice display!

How should one display our new book?! This has got to be the best way I’ve seen! Thank you, Melissa LaSalle!


Jan 29
New interview!

I was interviewed by Cindy Gilman on the Discover Your Potential podcast on Jan 28, 2020. Check It Out


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The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver The Bat Can Bat : A Book of True Homonyms Muhammad Ali : A Champion is Born Lincoln and Kennedy : A Pair to Compare Timeless Thomas : How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives The Bass Plays The Bass : and other Homographs. (FORMERLY: Zoola Palooza) Neo Leo : The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci Jack The Tripper Dear Deer : A Book of Homophones Now & Ben : The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin

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