Lauren Simone Blogs

“Nina’s Journey in Espanol: En la casa” written by Dr. Nina Reed and her daughter, Nina Grace and illustrated by Katherine Makartichan is a wonderful children’s book. The book has diverse characters and is very educational. Children will learn how to say numbers from one to twenty, the alphabet, colors, and the months of the year in English and Spanish. In addition, they will learn emotions, verbs, and names of family members. This is a great book to encourage young children to learn a new language. My daughter, Olivia Lauren and I, Dr. John thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and...

Fall may be known for pumpkins, hot apple cider, warm sweaters and boots, but fall is also known for books and book festivals! The changing color and falling of the leaves have inspired writers and poets for centuries. Lauren Simone Publishing House has been having an amazing begin to fall. On September 12, Imani Grant was featured at the The Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise first annual, "Write to Win Writers Workshop" which was done in collaboration with Connection to Creativity. Writing provides many benefits for children and should be developed as early at the elementary school level. Dr. Melissa-Sue John was on a...