Nancy Churnin

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Children's Storytime and Meet-and-Greet with the Author of Rainbow Allies

Oct 28, 2024 | eventbrite.com | Nancy Churnin |Cari Ryding

Children's Storytime and Meet-and-Greet with the Author of Rainbow AlliesCome join us for a free fun-filled storytime and a special meet-and-greet with author Nancy Churnin, who wrote the picture book Rainbow Allies. Based on real-life events, Rainbow Allies is a children's story about how a Natick, Massachusetts neighborhood rallied together around Cari and Lauri--and their dogs, Twink and Scout--to make them feel welcomed and loved again after an act of hate.
A Teddy Bear for Emily--And President Roosevelt, Too

Oct 27, 2024 | bookshop.org | Nancy Churnin |Bethany Stancliffe

(Author) (Illustrator) FORMAT Pre-Order Ships Mar 06, 2025 Buy new or used from an indie through our partner Biblio: Price Condition Seller Bookshop.org has the highest-rated customer service of any bookstore in the world Description Discover the fascinating true story of Jewish immigrants who played a key role in the creation of the beloved teddy bear, connecting their humble Brooklyn candy shop to the President of the United States.
Spirituality & Practice

Sep 27, 2024 | spiritualityandpractice.com | Nancy Churnin

In the town of Natick, Massachusetts, when Cari marries her wife Lauri, their neighbors welcome them and their dogs. Many friends gather to help hang the couple's rainbow flag. One of the neighbors, a boy named Brendan, feels shocked and dismayed when he's out one morning riding his bike and notices the flag and the dogs missing. He discovers the dogs curled in fright at Cari and Lauri's feet as they scrub sticky bits of yolk from the outside of their house.
Author Nancy Churnin on Telling Kid-Centric Stories -plus a GIVEWAY!

Sep 18, 2024 | lydialukidis.wordpress.com | Nancy Churnin

Hello world!!Welcome to my blog, Blissfully Bookish. I’m extra excited today because I got to interview a super talent when it comes to nonfiction. This author is also very friendly and recently gave the most inspirational webinar on 12 x 12, if you happened to catch that.
A Teddy Bear for Emily-and President Roosevelt, Too|Hardcover

Jul 13, 2024 | barnesandnoble.com | Nancy Churnin |Bethany Stancliffe

Nancy Churnin is the award-winning author of multiple picture book biographies. The former theater critic for the Dallas Morning News and Los Angeles Times San Diego Edition, she's now a full-time writer and peace negotiator between her dog and cats. She lives in North Texas. Bethany Stancliffe grew up in the Rockies and studied art and illustration at Brigham Young University-Idaho.
Writing Fact Like Fiction in Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books

Jul 11, 2024 | juliehedlund.teachable.com | Nancy Churnin

Stories from real life. Inspiration for a writer's life. As a longtime journalist, Nancy Churnin learned to stick to the facts. As a children's book author who specializes in nonfiction, she still sticks to the facts, but with a difference. Journalists write from the outside in, being careful to keep a distance from their subjects. As a children's book author, Nancy has learned that she has to identify with her subject in order for the story to come alive for young readers.
Rainbow Allies: The True Story of Kids Who Stood Against Hate

May 20, 2024 | slj.com | Nancy Churnin |Kailei Pew |Amanda MacGregor

. Jul. 2024. 40p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781506488448. COPY ISBN K-Gr 4–Right out of the headlines, this story of a neighborhood where everyone is welcome may sound too good to be true, but sometimes people are just that incredible. Everyone takes care of one another in Natick, MA, and “When Cari, one of the neighbors, married, everyone was happy to meet her wife, Lauri.
RAINBOW ALLIES | Kirkus Reviews

Apr 5, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Nancy Churnin |Bonnie Lui

Adults will do better skipping the book and talking with their children. Social-equity themes are presented to children in ABC format. Terms related to intersectional inequality, such as “class,” “gender,” “privilege,” “oppression,” “race,” and “sex,” as well as other topics important to social justice such as “feminism,” “human being,” “immigration,” “justice,” “kindness,” “multicultural,” “transgender,” “understanding,” and “value” are named and explained.
Rainbow Allies: The True Story of Kids Who Stood Against Hate

Mar 28, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Nancy Churnin |Gareth Peter |Joëlle Retener |Matteo L Cerilli

Rainbow Allies: The True Story of Kids Who Stood Against HateThe conceit that makes one small Massachusetts community shine is that “everyone is welcome; everyone is celebrated; everyone helps each other.” And when neighbor Cari marries, the community is happy to meet her wife, Lauri, and dogs Twink and Scout. After the women hang a Pride flag at their door, however, an act of hate sees the flag torn down and the couple’s home egged.
Valentines for All by Nancy Churnin and Monika Róża Wiśniewska

Feb 9, 2024 | goodreadswithronna.com | Nancy Churnin

VALENTINES FOR ALLWritten by Nancy ChurninIllustrated by Monika Róża Wiśniewska(Albert Whitman & Co.; $18.99, Ages 4-8)In Valentines for All, award-winning author Nancy Churnin sheds light on entrepreneur Esther Howland, a woman in 19th-century Massachusetts who had the keen foresight to sense there was a market in the United States for Valentine’s Day cards. Monika Róża Wiśniewska’s art details how the delicate nature of the cards lent themselves to be custom-made and highly desirable.

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Thank you, @BeamingBooksMN ! Grateful to @NCSSNetwork & @CBCBook Truly an honor to be in this wonderful company. I hope Rainbow Allies, a true story of kind kids, inspires kids everywhere to be kind and inclusive. #IzzyEvans #allyship #allyshipmatters #allyshipinaction #kidlit

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Congratulations to our books & authors that made the new Notable Social Studies Trade Books list: ELINOR MCGRATH, PET DOCTOR by @thevetwrites, RAINBOW ALLIES by @nchurnin, and LUPITA'S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS by @HernandezSteena! https://t.co/bm8mld2vHG https://t.co/3YIJqa4KsI