Posts By: terryfarish

  • Feast! Picture Books about Food and Friends Across Culture

    Thank you! Teachers and Librarians. Here I’m sharing with you a new picture book reading list about food and people coming together. It’s inspired by the way A Feast for Joseph has been received as a book that brings happiness around cooking and sharing delicious food. Below are links to more book lists about newcomer…

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  • To the Children of Mill Brook School,

    A doll representing Joseph in Joseph’s Big Ride and A Feast for Joseph is available to visit schools. Here’s a story of his visit to Mill Brook School in Concord, NH. He visited k-1 classes. Dear Children at Mill Brook, I understand that a small doll named Joseph has been visiting your class, and that…

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  • Diverse Book Finder, I’m Your Neighbor Books, and more ways to Find Diverse Books

    Here are resources to find diverse books. They are searchable by ethnicity, community, and age range. Diverse Book Finder: https://diversebookfinder.org/Go to ‘search the collection’ and you will find many criteria to search by. I’m Your Neighbor Books: https://imyourneighborbooks.org/Go to Books and you can browse by community or theme.   We Need Diverse Books: https://diversebooks.org/Advocacy, mentoring, marketing of books by…

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  • Thank you, Teachers and Librarians This December

    Dear Teachers and Librarians, Thank you! Mostly I want to say that your kindnesses to an itinerant writer as I’ve visited your schools and libraries over the years have meant the world to me. Included here are some small offerings for you. (If I come to your class or storytime, I truly might bring along…

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