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Book Review: What Can I Be? STEM Careers from A to Z by Tiffani Teachey

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Book Review: What Can I Be? STEM Careers from A to Z by Tiffani Teachey

In this book, we meet 6 main characters who demonstrate different careers, specifically in STEM. A young child may not know about so many different career options. I liked the fact that children will also learn the alphabet and a new word beginning with each letter. I loved the easy flow of the book and that the font was easy to read. It had a nice size for small hands. It had a beautiful book cover and lovely and diverse illustrations. Both boys and girls were represented. Children who are Black, White, Asian, or Latino can also see themselves represented...

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Black History Month at Stetson Public Library

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Black History Month at Stetson Public Library

Writer Lucy Gellman from the Arts Council Greater New Haven interviewed Melissa-Sue John and Olivia Lauren John on Wednesday, February 26th at Visual Literacy, a one-night artist and vendor showcase at the Stetson Branch Library on Dixwell Avenue. She writes, "Melissa-Sue John was tired of books that didn’t reflect the two Black girls she had at home. Her daughters, Olivia Lauren and Alyssa Simone, were both budding writers. So the three of them did the only reasonable thing there was to do: they founded a publishing house to tell their own stories." After describing all the other artists at the event, she continues, "The Johns greeted...

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Double feature for author and publisher at Lauren Simone Pubs

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Double feature for author and publisher at Lauren Simone Pubs

We are so excited to share that January ended with double features of our publisher and one of our authors. Co-Founder and publisher at Lauren Simone Publishing House, Melissa-Sue John, was interviewed by award-winning author, novelist, poet, and non-fiction writer, Jean Moore. Learn more as she shares how the company started and how her vision was realized in Finding Your Invincible Summer.  Meanwhile, author, Yvette Phillips can be seen on News12 featured for reading to students about Lunar New Year. Democracy Prep High School and Bronx Charter School for Better Learning are the only two schools in New York City that teach Korean...

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Lala and Henry Wingo get 5 stars by Readers Favorite

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Lala and Henry Wingo get 5 stars by Readers Favorite

Lala and Henry Wingo, published November 2019, received 5 stars from Readers' Favorite. Enter to win a free book, tshirt, and bookmark!

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