Tips for Helping Kids Try New Foods
Preschool teachers rock! This teacher’s joy lifts my spirits every time I watch the video. While signing Rah, Rah, Radishes and Go, Go, Grapes last year in Atlanta, I met this fabulous teacher who...
View ArticleBoard Book and News
Rah, Rah, Radishes! becomes a board book in the Little Simon Classic Board Book line on July 15th! In 2015, look for Woodpecker Wham illus by Steve Jenkins (Holt )and my photo-illustrated Raindrops...
View ArticleWhat a BBC Show Inspired Me To Do
In 2006 I watched British chef Jamie Oliver’s 4-part BBC documentary, “Jamie’s School Dinners,” in which he interviewed children and found that many didn’t know the names of vegetables. As a girl who...
View ArticleQuiet Little Vegetable Celebrations
Recent random veggie yumminess in my life 10: 30 a.m. Hungry. Pick arugula from garden. Pour last summer’s Brandywine canned tomatoes into favorite bumblebee bowl. Open up snow pea pods that look...
View ArticleBloggers Lovin’ Radishes
Back from steamy, sparkly ALA in New Orleans to find that folks are lovin’ Rah, Rah, Radishes. Katie Davis brought Rah, Rah, Radishes: a Vegetable Chant along with two other books to discuss them in...
View ArticleRah, Rah, Radishes Activities
Shirley Duke, author/educator/speaker/writer of the Simply Science blog, shared with me extension activities for Rah, Rah, Radishes. See below for these activities. See her site for more goodies, about...
View ArticlePeppers and Huckleberries at Crescent City Market, New Orleans, Louisiana
In between a panel talk and signings at ALA in New Orleans late June, I fit in a trip around the corner to the lovely Crescent City Market near my hotel. This small market stood out for its farms with...
View ArticleTHE CHANT BOOKS: Read, Taste, Teach!
My chant books are a celebration of words, rhythm, rhyme, and biodiversity. To celebrate my upcoming (June 16th, 2011) vegetable chant, I’ve assembled sound samples to help in teaching and...
View ArticleRah Rah Radishes in Kirkus
Kirkus Reviews sure knows how to ask quality questions to get a person talking and reflecting. Read the Rah Rah Radishes interview here. There’s also a fun little California connection for the book...
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