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- Online CCPL Storytime: Little Hands Signing: Food Signs July 17, 2020 at 10:00 am – 10:30 am Presented by Carroll County Public Library's Eldersburg BranchFREE program. Registration required at https://ccpl.librarymarket.com/events/little-hands-signing-food-signs-0 Sing, sign, play, and learn basic American Sign Language in this fun, hands-on storytime for the whole family. Signing storyteller Kathy MacMillan is the author of Nita's First Signs and Little Hands & Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together. This program will occur in Zoom. One hour…
- Webinar: Summer Springboard for Writers: Meaningful Action July 21, 2020 at 10:00 am – 10:30 am 6-Webinar Series hosted by SCBWI MD/DE/WV: Summer Springboard for Writers presented by Kathy MacMillanTuesdays July 7-August 11, 2020 at 10 AM Eastern/9AM Central/8 AM Mountain/7 AM PacificSpring into to your writing time with these 30 minute webinars, designed to focus on the details of craft. Each lesson will give you specific, actionable steps you can take…
- Webinar: Little Hands Signing: Winter Signs (Professional Development Storytimes Series 2) July 21, 2020 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm online via Zoom, An interactive “annotated storytime” that teaches basic American Sign Language vocabulary demonstrates how to use the signs in storytime or classroom activities. Series runs July 7-August 4. Individual registration: $200 for the 5-webinar series. Group rate: $1500 for 10 people for the 5-webinar series. More info and registration at https://storiesbyhand.com/webinars/
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Category Archives: She Spoke
This Saturday: The Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival Online
I’m excited to participate in the 2020 Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival! This event will be held entirely online this Saturday, June 13 from 9 AM-3 PM on the Talbot County Free Library’s Facebook Page! 18 authors will be reading and … Continue reading
June Online Book Events
Thursday, June 11 at 11:00am Eastern: Online New Castle Co Library Storytime: Once Upon a Sign Hosted by New Castle County Public Libraries (DE) FREE program. Registration required at https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/6720675 Come away to a land of kings and dragons, queens and … Continue reading
Video Storytimes with NITA’S FIRST SIGNS and SHE SPOKE
I’m delighted to share two online storytimes I got to present this week: Here’s NITA’S FIRST SIGNS, presented in American Sign Language, as part of #OperationASLStorytime and hosted by D-PAN.TV: The Sign Language Channel. (English captioning coming soon for the … Continue reading
Join me this Saturday for a live SHE SPOKE storytime online!
Join me this Saturday, March 28 at 1 PM Eastern/10 AM Pacific for a live Facebook storytime featuring She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World! And don’t forget to enter the giveaway for a … Continue reading
Giveaway! Win a signed copy of SHE SPOKE!
In honor of Women’s History Month, I’m giving away a signed copy of She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World! You’ll also receive a set of 8 girl power stickers! Read about these inspiring women and hear … Continue reading
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SHE SPOKE selected for the Rise 2020 Booklist
I’m so honored that She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World was selected for the Rise 2020 Booklist. And what fantastic company it’s in! Each year Rise: A Feminist Book Project recommends recent books with … Continue reading
World Read Aloud Day is February 5!
I’m so excited that Nita’s First Signs and She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised their Voices and Changed the World are featured in the Familius World Read Aloud Day Booklist! World Read Aloud Day, founded by LitWorld, is an opportunity … Continue reading
SHE SPOKE is a Bookstagram Choice Award Winner!
I am excited to share that She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World won Best 2019 Anthology of Women for Young Readers in the Bookstagram Choice Awards! (I know this seems like a very specific … Continue reading
Books About Amazing Girls and Women
Erin at My Storytime Corner has compiled amazing list of recent children’s books about mighty girls and amazing women, and we are honored that She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices is among them! It’s in great company with … Continue reading
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Terrific Teacher Resources
It’s back to school time, and I’ve got some great resources related to my books for teachers! She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World This unique nonfiction picture book highlights 14 women who raised their … Continue reading
