I’m proud of my publisher! One Moore Book happily announced today that they’re the newest member of the Children’s Book Council, a nonprofit trade association of children’s book publishers dedicated to supporting and informing the industry. This membership increases opportunities for OMB as a diversity publisher, giving access to industry advocacy, national reading lists, industry partnerships and many other benefits. You can find a list of members HERE I’m thankful for the part, however small, I’ve played in making One Moore Book what it is. My trilingual children’s book, I am Riding, was published by One Moore Book in 2013, as part of the Haiti Series, a collection of six stories that feature…

“Frederick Douglass taught that literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. There are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom, but reading is still the path.” ―Carl Sagan My children’s book, I AM RIDING! (grades 3-4), is available on Amazon from One Moore Book. I teamed up with illustrator Jean Patrick Icart-Pierre for this fun-filled trinlingual (English, French, Kreyòl) story about a girl’s first time riding a bike. I’m going to be busy this weekend. One of One Moore Book’s goals this year is to make Storytime videos for all of their books. One Moore Book Storytime is a project that brings books to life through…

June 15, 2013. South Regional / Broward College Library. I read “I Am Riding” to the kids. They loved it! We sang a song about riding, screamed onomatopoeias and colored pages from the book. The Anancy Festival is a celebration of Caribbean cultural heritage; it’s designed with particular appeal to children and teenagers curious about the Caribbean. Anancy (or Anansi) is the West African trickster hero of numerous folk tales that are popular across the Caribbean, indeed popular throughout the African Diaspora. This clever and conniving character is familiar to millions of people around the world and an appropriate icon for the festival’s blend of Caribbean culture on…