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Writing? No Thanks. (Thoughts from author Erin Dealey)

November 1, 2018 by Valarie Budayr

Guest post from author Erin Dealey

You might know a child like me: one you’d NEVER expect to write children’s books. One who thinks of writing as very serious business–definitely not fun.

I loved school. I loved recess with my friends, playing outside. Huge thanks to my teachers who encouraged every spark of creativity. Oh how I loved reading to the kindergartners, or opening that box of brand new books from the Book Club. (I can still smell them! Can You?) Thank you, Mr. Markey, who assigned 6th-grade autobiographies, and did not grumble when I turned in a biography of me–written by my shadow…

Endless gratitude to growing up in Oakland CA, on a hill where you learned how to stop your bike or jump off your skateboard before the stop sign at the bottom; in a neighborhood where kindness was the norm, and we played together, looked after each other.

My favorite place to do homework was on top of our garage, where a sawed-off footstool (Thanks, Dad!) made the perfect desk, surrounded by the neighbor’s treetops. I liked Math because there was a process to follow to get the right answer and, if my answer was wrong, there was a formula to fix it. With writing, not so much. To me, it felt like you had to be psychic to figure out what the teacher wanted. So, nope, writing wasn’t my thing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Author Visits, Guest Posts Tagged With: An Interview with Multicultural Children's Author, author Erin Dealey, author interview, author visit, Multicultural Author

Spotlight on a Sponsor: Author Carole P. Roman

January 16, 2017 by Valarie Budayr

Welcome Gold Sponsor and long-time MCBD supporter, Carole P. Roman!

Named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best of 2012 for her first book, award winning author Carole P. Roman started writing as a dare from one of her sons. Using an imaginary game she played with her grandson as a base, Captain No Beard was born.”Captain No Beard- An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life” has not only been named to Kirkus Best of 2012, it received the Star of Exceptional Merit, and won the Pinnacle Award for 2012. “Pepper Parrot’s Problem with Patience” Book 2 in the series, received 5 Stars from The ForeWord Review The Clarion Review. Strangers on the High Seas has won second place in the Rebecca’s Reads Choice Awards 2013. It has followed with six more books to the series. This year, Captain No Beard and the Aurora Borealis was named to Kirkus Best 2015. The entire cultural non-fiction series If You Were Me and Lived in… was named Best Series by Shelf Unbound.

Carole P Roman

Writing for children has opened up a whole second act for her. While she is still working in her family business, this has enabled her to share her sense of humor as well as a love for history and culture with the audience she adores. Roman lives on Long Island with her husband and near her children.

Carole P Roman

Carole’s newest book takes us to a farther away place called….MARS! Join Carole as she blasts off to colonize the planet Mars, in the newest book of her informative series.

Carole P Roman

Learn about how life would be living on the Red Planet. Travel to Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system. Look into the sky and watch Phobos and Deimos, Mars’ two moons. Discover what you would wear, and how the seasons change. See Mars through the eyes of an adventurous youngster like you and understand what life is like in a trip of a lifetime. Don’t forget to look at the other books in the series so that you can be an armchair traveler.

Carole has also co-authored a book just for those who are trying to navigate the world of independent book publishing.

Navigating Indie World

Social media guru, Julie A. Gerber and award-winning author of forty-three best-selling books, Carole P. Roman, team up to travel the winding road of self-publishing, promoting, and marketing a book. Join these two experts as they share their vast store of experience in an easy to read book.
Learn why you need a beta reader and the importance of a good editor. Make a list of what you need to do when choosing an illustrator. Compare the many ways to promote your book. Grab a copy HERE.

AWARDS

Back to Homeschool Resource Award

ERIK Award for Best Children’s Book

NABE Pinnacle Award

Kirkus Star of Exceptional Merit

Kirkus Reviews Best of 2012

Indie Reader Approved 4 ½ Stars

Foreword Review – Five Star Clarion Review

Reader’s Views Book by Book Publicity Literary Award 1st Place Winner 2013

Reader’s Views Kids Award for Best Children’s Book of the Year

Reader’s Views Literary Award Winner 2014-2015 Reviews Choice Award

Independent Author Network (IAN) Book of the Year 2013

BooksandAuthor.com 2015 Book of the Year – Juvenile Fiction Series

New York Book Festival 2016 – Honorable Mention

National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist 2016

Shelf Unbound Award 2015 – Best Series

Los Angeles Book Festival

2016 International Book Awards

Connect with Carole on her website, Facebook and Twitter

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Looking for Kindness Classroom books and activities for your students?

Multicultural Children’s Book Day’s Downloadable Kindness Classroom Kit for Educators, Caregivers and Homeschoolers is OUR gift to YOU.

Our FREE Classroom Kindness Kit from Multicultural Children’s Book Day includes:

– Diversity Kindness books for ages 4-12

– Classroom Kindness activities, both quick and project based

– Be A Hero Be Kind poster by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

– Multicultural Children’s Book Day poster by DEMI

Go here to download and Be Kind, Be a Hero today!

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