Reading picture books is the first rule of writing them.

Happy Monday and what a week! Not only is today the start of National Library Week but April 8th is Right to Read Day. Stand Against Censorship on Right to Read Day! bit.ly/4anM375

American Library Association #NationalLibraryWeek #RightToReadDay #TakeActionForLibraries #HowILibrary

Keep chasing your dreams!

Happy birthday to my favorite artist Pharrell Williams! ♈️🖖🏾

As your birthday gift to the world, want to go on tour again? 👀

Kids often see elementary school as “fun” and secondary school as “boring.”

What’s the disconnect?

Congratulations to our Walnut Bend 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Diana Alcebo! Thank you for all that you do at WBE!

I just made it to page 84 in The Partner Plot and screamed, “WHAT?!”

Oh, if I didn’t have to go to bed (and it’s already past my bedtime), I’d finish this book tonight.

Thank you Kristina Forest 🤭

Abbott Elementary gets it.

How do we capture joy in classroom data? Ever thought about that? How do we capture racial literacy growth through data?

This is qualitative data, not quantitative (necessarily). The latter has its worth, for sure- but it's not the end all be all. But in a school it is.

A student from my first class of students is going to LSU. I have real life tears in my eyes! 😭

Our very own Chandler Hughes is one of the youngest members of MENSA at just age 6. I had the privilege of honoring him today during our #BlackHistoryMonth acknowledgement at church.

He’s a brilliant kid with a bright future!

Shouts to Mychal the Librarian. I love you, and thank you so much for your work. A gift. Truly.

My manuscript from my research was accepted to the Journal of School Leadership! I am beyond excited and thankful🙏🏽 #CiteMe #published #LeadershipMatters #LeadershipDevelopment

The last sentence! 🙌🏾

An incredibly short sermon.

If America Ferrera wrote a book, I’d read it.

EL magazine had the opportunity to interview Vivek Murthy, U.S. Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General. Here’s what he had to say about the mental health crisis facing schools and students:

ascd.org/el/articles/yo…

What’s the biggest scientific reason kids should not be on social media? 📱Learn about #Dopamine and more in FINALLY HEARD, my new novel for kids on the impact of social media on their brains—coming out in 2 weeks! ❤️📚 #FinallyHeard #FinallySeen #SocialMedia #Kids #Dopamine …

The book nook takeover has begun 😑

Parents should take heed to the Surgeon General’s warning about teens and technology/social media.