by Sarah Purdy | Dec 6, 2018 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
Author Bev Roozeboom of Pella is celebrating the release of A Day in the Life—a powerful book that takes an in-depth look into the lives of families whose children have chronic mental health disorders. “A Day in the Life came out of our family’s journey with our son,...
by Sarah Purdy | Nov 29, 2018 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
Author Shannon Basinger-Kotz and her eleven-year-old son and illustrator Vinny M.R. Kotz have a gift for weaving holiday magic. Last Christmas, they published their first book, The Little Lost Nutcracker. This year, they are celebrating the release of their second...
by Sarah Purdy | Nov 1, 2018 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
In 2011, the bald eagles of Decorah became an internet sensation when researchers at the Raptor Research Project began live streaming footage from a webcam installed near their nest. Seven years later, millions of viewers around the world still tune in each spring to...
by Sarah Purdy | Oct 30, 2018 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
In her latest children’s book—Will You Be My Friend?/Serás tú mi amigo?—Pella author Karen Fitzsimmons has a simple message: While it feels good to have a friend, it feels great to be a friend. “I wanted to get across to young readers what being a true friend is all...
by Sarah Purdy | Oct 16, 2018 | Nonfiction, Our Books
by Bev Roozeboom Mental illness is real, and our children are not exempt. Yet mental illness—especially when it affects children—remains a hidden affliction. It is unmentioned at family reunions, misunderstood by society and not talked about in social circles. It’s...
