Meet Jennifer Dickinson, debut author of middle grade novel Maggie’s Big Break. Read on to learn more about her writing process, what advice she would give to young writers, and what she hopes the story’s representation will offer its readers! What was your first favorite book? What made you fall in love with the story…
In this super fun activity, you will get to completely transform a normal cardboard box into a magical, colorful, exciting creation! You can take inspiration from the illustrations in The Biggest Gift of All and from your surroundings. This activity will take at least a half an hour, so make sure you have enough time…
This activity shows you how to create a beautiful and fun gift bag, just like the one that Tasha puts Sam’s birthday gift in in The Biggest Gift of All. You can be as creative as you want and take inspiration from the book and from your surroundings. This fun project is a chance for…
Tasha, Sam, and their friends had so much fun using their magical wands and their imaginations to make the world around them more colorful. Did you know that you can make your very own magical coloring wand? Just like the characters in The Biggest Gift of All, you can create beautiful drawings, colors, and fun,…
In The Biggest Gift of All, one of Tasha and Sam’s favorite things to do is make sparkly googly-eyed pet rocks. You can try it too! It’s time to get creative (and maybe a little messy) with paints, glitter, googly eyes, and more! Once you’re done, you’ll have a new friend to play with. Crafting…
Meet debut author, Emily Holyoak of YA contemporary novel, Good Morning, Dinah! We’ve got an exclusive interview all about Emily, what it was like writing the book, and fun rapid fire questions! What did you want to be when you were a child? My earliest memories were that I wanted to be a mermaid. Then,…
There are countless damaging myths about autism that have penetrated the cultural zeitgeist in recent years. These harmful myths lead to seemingly endless instances of equally harmful autistic “representation” — anyone remember the disaster surrounding Sia’s movie Music? Luckily, there is hope for the future of autism representation: Emily Holyoak’s Good Morning, Dinah — published by…
Accurate representation of disabled characters in literature is already quite rare, but even more infrequent are nuanced depictions of disabled characters in romantic relationships. (We’re excluding narratives that end with said characters dying.) However, in L.S. Rydde’s The Pearls of Yesterday, its main character, Abigail, lives with spinal muscular atrophy and a deep desire to…
We are so thrilled to interview the Includas Superheroes about how they put together the Includas Coloring Book! They are always fighting the Exclusion Monsters, and we appreciate them taking the time to tell us about their journey. Incluz Superpower: making anything bigger Power-up by: using a cochlear implant or sign languageMotto: Your inner strength is…