Contests & Giveaways | September 2023
Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.
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Salima Alikhan on Teaching and Writing
Salima Alikhan talks about profound experience of learning from her students and the transformative power of story.
Drew Beckmeyer on Teaching and Writing
Drew Beckmeyer talks about inspiring student engagement by making projects that feel accessible.
Guest Blogger: Alan Barillaro
"Which medium you choose and what you ultimately choose to say with that medium is what the power of language is all about."
Contests & Giveaways | August 2023
Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.
Bonnie Kelso on Teaching and Writing
Bonnie Kelso talks about how teaching her students to have creative confidence helps her build it herself for her own work.
Guest Blogger: Nafiza Azad
"Our purpose is to help kids who have stories within them."
Elizabeth Santiago on Teaching and Writing
Elizabeth Santiago talks about how her heritage and what she learned teaching inspired her doctoral thesis, which turned into her novel, The Moonlit Vine.
Guest Blogger: Sally J. Pla
"It’s about moving on from this. It’s about how you can go on to bloom, even if life has scorched the ground out from under you."
Contests & Giveaways | July 2023
Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.
Guest Blogger: Deborah Lee Rose
"Just before 2 AM, I sat glued to my computer screen, watching the launch of the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft that would carry my picture book to the International Space Station"
Onyinye Iwu on Teaching and Illustrating
Illustrator Owyinye Iwu talks about how she learned to balance teaching, being a mother, and illustrating amazing children's books.
Meg Eden Kuyatt on Good Different
Author Meg Eden Kuyatt talks about her new novel-in-verse Good Different.
Marcia Argueta Mickelson on Teaching and Writing
Marica Argueta Mickelson talks about writing The Weight of Everything and how she used her knowledge of the higher orders of learning to let her character grow.
Guest Blogger: Jesús Trejo
"As teachers know, looking back on your own real-life experiences is sometimes the best possible way to start writing"
Contests & Giveaways | June 2023
Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.
Lynnor Bontigao on Sari-Sari Summers
In this post, Lynnor Bontigao talks about her new picture book Sari-Sari Summers.
Get Ready for Summer Reading
Discover summer-themed reads, activity ideas, and reading programs for all ages. Send these ideas home with students to share with their families for summer reading fun or integrate these tips into summer education opportunities.
Betty C. Tang on Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel
In this post, Betty C. Tang talks about her new title Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel.
Diana López on Teaching and Writing
Diana López talks about writing the books her students asked for, where they could see themselves and the worlds they are familiar with.
Amy Seto Forrester and Andy Chou Musser on Search for a Giant Squid: Pick Your Path
In this post, Amy Seto Forrester and Andy Chou Musser talk about their new title Search for a Giant Squid.
Guest Blogger: Talia Aikens-Nuñez
"After he explained some of their history to me, I wanted to know more about the only Latino segregated unit in United States Army history."
Camilla De La Bedoyere on Teaching and Writing
Camilla De La Beyodere discusses how her experience working with kids helps her write and design her books so that they will work well for all readers.
Nisi Shawl on Speculation
Award-winning author Nisi Shawl talks about their new novel Speculation.
