Sylvia Vardell
@SylviaVardell
Professor, poetry person, proud mom, planet traveler, movie buff
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There we go. That’s more like it. The new Astrid Lindgren Award winner, folks. Lori Martin Bologna Children's Book Fair #BCBF23 #bcbf2023 #BolognaBookFair #bolognachildrensbookfair
So fun to host the #CoverReveal of WELCOME TO MONSTERVILLE by Laura Shovan, with irresistible, zany monster poems all illustrated by Michael Rothenberg. Coming in April poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2023/01/cover-…
60(!) picture books centering Native peoples & authors/illustrators to share for #ClassroomBookADay during #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth or any month!
When I sat down to figure out if I could follow up last year's #bookaday for November with a second set… instagr.am/p/Ckn3sFvOPiq/
We bought a house in Gig Harbor, WA — great to be back in the PNW! I'm eager to book some local school visits + conferences. Will still be traveling to CT, NY, NJ, PA (+ all over) to speak, but would love to do events close to our new home!! DM me for details, OK? #authorvisits
In August, I was invited to TEDxKC to present our research PEN America on rampant educational censorship in the US: educational gag orders, book bans, and the #EdScare . 2 months later, the cases are new but the trends are unchanged. #FreeTheBooks #FReadom youtube.com/watch?v=cGxCT6…