I’ve been writing for Publishers Weekly School and Library Spotlight and PW Children’s Books for five years (so far). Below are a few of my stories. Check back for more! ~ PJMJ
AUTHOR STORIES
BREATHTAKING VERSE NOVELS + Juleah del Rosario
THE POETRY OF HOW KIDS SPEAK + Carter Higgins
HOW BOOKS SAVED AND INSPIRED + Torrey Maldonado
ANGELA DOMINGUEZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY!
CHRISTINA SOONTORNVAT’s MANY HATS AND SHINY NEWBERY/SIEBERT HONORS!
AISHA SAEED: BEING SEEN + WONDER WOMAN POWERS
FIRST CONVERSATIONS CO-CREATORS Talk Tough for Toddlers
PARIS ROSENTHAL and HOLLY HATAM: DEAR TEACHER
DWAYNE REED: AMERICA’S RAPPING TEACHER
MONICA ZEPEDA: TRIPLE THREAT OF THE LITERARY VARIETY
ROB SANDERS: WRITER, TEACHER, LGBTQ+ ACTIVIST!
ERNESTO CISNEROS: IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING!
KATRINA MOORE: FROM TINY to TEENY HOUDINI!
ALICIA D. WILLIAMS: DOUBLE DUTY: EMPOWERING STUDENTS AND READERS
EMILY CALANDRELLI: NEWTON’S LAW OF MOTION
JA-NAY BROWN WOOD: CHANGING THE FACE OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS
BETH KEPHART: ON WRITING MEMOIR
CHRISTINE O’DONNELL: A LABOR OF LOVE
ROMA AGRAWAL: IF SHE BUILDS IT
ALICE FAYE DUNCAN: FILLING HOLES IN HISTORY
HEATHER AYRIS BURNELL: LIBRARIAN, AUTHOR, AND GARLIC FARMER
JAMES KLISE: GETTING THE RIGHT BOOKS INTO THE RIGHT HANDS
EMMA BLAND SMITH: MAKE WAY FOR EMB AND MCCLOSKEY’S DUCK TALES
RON GRADY: WHAT DOES BROWN MEAN TO YOU?
NIKKU SHANNON SMITH: TELLING THE TRUTHS OF BLACK HISTORY AND CELEBRATING THE BLACK EXPERIENCE
ZEENA M. PLISKA: TEACHER, WRITER, AND ACTIVIST FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
JOSEPHINE CAMERON: THE MS. FIZZLE OF MUSIC EDUCATION
ALECHIA DOW: BUILDING OUT-OF-THIS WORD STORIES WITH REPRESENTATION AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
ELAINE VICKERS: AUTHOR AND CHEM PROF KNOWS WHAT MATTERS
ZEHAVA: AUTHOR STANDING UP FOR CONSENT AND PERSONAL SPACE
KERRY O’MALLEY CERRA: AUTHOR and HEARING DISABILITY ADVOCATE!
JANELLE HARPER: DANCING + PROMOTING THE BRONX + LITERACY
AYA KHALIL: EDUCATOR AND AUTHOR STANDING UP FOR POSITIVE REP OF ARABS AND MUSLIMS
OTHER FEATURES
THE NOT SO LAZY HAZY DAYS OF SUMMER: FIVE EDUCATORS SHARE THEIR SUMMER PLANS FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR
READ ALOUDS THAT ROCK: THE RARE KIND OF STORYTIMES
READ ALOUDS THAT ROCK: STORYTIMES THAT COME TO LIVE FOR GRADES 3 to 5!
READ ALOUDS THAT ROCK: WORDLESS WONDERS!
READ ALOUDS THAT ROCK: BOOK CLUBS TO LOVE!
READ ALOUDS THAT ROCK: NON-FICTION STORYTIMES!
PW DISCOVERS A CALDECOTT CONNECTION IN FLA!
PW: READ ALOUDS THAT ROCK: SEL STORYTIMES
PW READ ALOUDS THAT ROCK: POETRY STORYTIMES
PW WHEN LIBRARIES ARE A BATTLEFIELD
PW SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER: BUT NOT FOR THESE TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS
PW NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: TEACHERS GEAR UP FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR AHEAD
PW READ ALOUDS THAT ROCK: SILLY STORYTIMES
PW WELCOMING PLACES AND SAFE SPACES
PW MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH MAKERSPACES
PW TEACHERS SHARE TIPS FOR CURATING CLASSROOM LIBRARIES
PW STORYTIMES THAT GO SIDEWAYS
PW END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS THAT ROCK
PW BUILDING BIGGER READERS WITH BOOK TALKS
PW PASSPORTS TO DIVERSITY: EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS TRAVEL THE WORLD THROUGH TRANSLATED TEXTS
PW STORYTIMES THAT ROCK EMPATHY AND POSITIVITY
PW READ ALOUDS THAT ROCK: BILINGUAL STORYTIMES!
PW SERVING NEURODIVERSE LEARNERS IN THE LIBRARY
PW FAB COLLABS: EDUCATORS SHARE CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS
More to come. xoxo PJM