An Umbrella With White Butterflies by Farhad Hassanzadeh, illustrated by Ghazaleh Bigdelou is a story about how four children unknowingly impact one another on the eve of the new year. Today as I write this, it’s World Read Aloud Day, a celebration of reading with children all over the world. This book of interconnection, An…
Here’s my story for InDepthNH about the impact on two international students of the pandemic. Two Young Women from Nepal, a Pandemic, a Chance for a Senior Year
“Migration is an expression of the human aspiration of dignity, safety and a better future. It is a part of the social fabric, part of our very make-up as a human family.” Ban Ki-moon, Eighth Secretary General of the UN Children come to the U.S. from nearly all the countries of the world. The UNHCR…
This week, Sept. 12-20 is Welcoming Week, established by Welcoming America to celebrate new families who have come to the U.S. from around the world and recognize the contributions they bring. It happens that my story about Concord, NH artist Mawouko “Moe” Aboussa is published today at InDepthNH. I want to share the story of…
I wrote this essay in appreciation for Jan Mark. Jan was a two-time winner of the Carnegie Medal, the award given to England’s most outstanding work of children’s literature. I studied with Jan in the early 1980s.