By Cecilia Cackley This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. Cecilia Cackley: This is your twenty-first picture book! You’ve written three of them yourself, but you’ve also worked with a wide range of collaborators. How do you feel like your process has evolved as an artist? Lauren Castillo: It feels like I’m […] viaContinue reading “A Conversation with Lauren Castillo, illustrator of Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera — Latinxs in Kid Lit”
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Connecticut girl designs Medi Teddy to reduce anxiety for pediatric patients — FOX59
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A 12-year-old girl from Fairfield is on a mission to make life a little easier for pediatric patients. Ella Casano started a GoFundMe to raise money so she could make the Medi Teddy. The Medi Teddy is a stuffed animal pouch to help conceal bags of IV medication or blood products from… viaContinue reading “Connecticut girl designs Medi Teddy to reduce anxiety for pediatric patients — FOX59”
Respect the Intelligences of Kids with Intellectual Disabilities — Discover
Thoughts from Heather Kirn Lanier, who is the mother of Fiona, a child with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome: “They are treated, in other words, like banks, where the teacher deposits information and then, at a later date, requests that the information be returned back.” via Respect the Intelligences of Kids with Intellectual Disabilities — Discover
I’m Pursuing an MFA in Writing for Children at Simmons University — Erica Swallow’s Blog
I’m embarking on a new chapter this fall: Pursuing an MFA in Writing for Children at Simmons University in Boston. Here’s to following passions and always growing! via I’m Pursuing an MFA in Writing for Children at Simmons University — Erica Swallow’s Blog
