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Monday, January 11, 2016 6:18:53 PM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled The blog formerly known as Monkey Poop:
Amitha said, "In case you didn’t already notice, I’m taking a bit of a break from blogging. In the meantime, I’ve been playing around with the title and colors and such of this blog. Let me know what you think! Good? Bad? Kind of okay or WAY..." more
Friday, November 20, 2015 6:40:56 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Arree Chung, Author and Illustrator of Ninja!:
Amitha said, "Hi everyone! This week, I’m excited to have Arree Chung, author and illustrator of numerous books, including Ninja!. Based on his responses here, it looks like he’s working on a middle grade novel as well. Can’t wait to..." more
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 10:58:05 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Last of the Italy trip pics:
Amitha said, "More from Rome! http://amithaknight.tumblr.com/post/130497308812/last-set-of-photos-from-my-trip-to-rome-last"
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 10:14:13 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled More Rome pics:
Amitha said, "http://amithaknight.tumblr.com/post/130488885428/more-photos-from-rome"
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 10:40:01 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Photos from my trip to Rome:
Amitha said, "http://amithaknight.tumblr.com/post/130481117129/photos-from-my-trip-to-rome"
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 10:53:44 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Venice From Above:
Amitha said, "Photos by my mom! http://amithaknight.tumblr.com/post/130158362946/venice-from-above"
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 9:53:01 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled More Photos from Venice:
Amitha said, "http://amithaknight.tumblr.com/post/130150906336/more-photos-from-venice"
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 11:38:03 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Photos from my trip to venice!:
Amitha said, "http://amithaknight.tumblr.com/post/130137676621/some-pics-from-my-trip-to-venice-we-had-an"
Monday, September 14, 2015 7:27:56 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Photos from my trip to the Rosicrucian Gardens and Egyptian Museum:
Amitha said, " Statue of Pythagoras, Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, California A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to California and turned it into a self-made writing retreat. My mom babysat the kids and I flew across the country and spent time writing...." more
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 11:55:09 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled What happened to the blog posts?!?:
Amitha said, "Hi guys– You may have noticed that I’ve been a little behind on blog posts lately! I’ve just been super busy with writing projects, with maintaining the boskidlit calendar, and as you know, I’m now a We Need Diverse Books..." more
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 8:57:50 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Aisha Saeed, Author of Written in the Stars:
Amitha said, "This week on my blog, I have Aisha Saeed, author of the debut YA novel Written in the Stars, a contemporary YA novel about Naila, a Pakistani-American girl whose conservative immigrant parents push her towards marriage and away from the perfect..." more
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 8:39:52 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Salina Yoon, author and illustrator of Penguin’s Big Adventure:
Amitha said, "Next up in my Asian American Children’s Author Blog Series, is the talented author/illustrator Salina Yoon. Salina Yoon has created numerous picture books and novelty board books, and even has some beginner readers in the works. Her..." more
Monday, April 27, 2015 10:07:51 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Calling all diverse kidlit professionals in the Greater Boston Area:
Amitha said, "The reason I’ve been super busy this last month is that in addition to writing and mommying two small children, I’ve been working with the New England branch of the SCBWI to put together a networking event at the Boston Public Library...." more
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 9:21:56 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled You’re invited to the Material Girls release party!:
Amitha said, "Elaine Dimopoulos is having a launch party at the Boston Public Library for her brand new book Material Girls. Here are the details from her website: Material Girls Release Party! Tuesday, May 5, 7 p.m. Abbey Room, Boston Public..." more
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 9:25:43 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled The Crossing (Daughters of the Sea Book 4): Q&A with Author Kathryn Lasky, Book Excerpt, and Giveaway:
Amitha said, "This week on the blog, I’m very lucky to have the award winning author Kathryn Lasky. Her latest book, The Crossing, is the final book in her Daughters of the Sea series, and it comes out on April 28th. This blog post is full of goodies..." more
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:00:55 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled YA Book Review: Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos:
Amitha said, "Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos Project Runway meets Nashville meets intelligent YA dystopia in this brand new book by my writing buddy Elaine. Told from two points of view, Material Girls tells the story of Marla Klein and Ivy Wilde, two..." more
Thursday, April 2, 2015 7:56:17 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: I.W. Gregorio, Author of None of the Above:
Amitha said, "The very first author in my Asian American Children’s Author series this year is I.W. Gregorio. Dr. Gregorio is a surgeon, a writer, and a founding member of the phenomenal We Need Diverse Books team, and I am super excited to have her on..." more
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 11:29:21 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled 2015 Asian American Children’s Authors Blog Series:
Amitha said, "I’m starting to line up some more authors for my blog series. If anyone has recommendations for authors they’d like to see on the series, send them my way and when I get a chance, I’ll shoot them an email to see if they’re..." more
Monday, March 2, 2015 1:46:45 PM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Mommy Read it Again: FRIENDS FOR FREEDOM followup:
Amitha said, "So last week on the blog, I reviewed Friends for Freedom, but unlike with my other picture book reviews, you may have noticed that I didn’t include a reaction from my kids. This was because I hadn’t read it to them. I thought they were..." more
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 1:48:22 PM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Picture Book: Friends for Freedom by Suzanne Slade, Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell:
Amitha said, "Friends for Freedom by Suzanne Slade, Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell (For those of you budding artists out there: last week on the blog, the illustrator shared some of her early sketches for this book, so be sure to check out that post.) Friends..." more
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 7:17:32 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Guest Post: Nicole Tadgell, Illustrator of FRIENDS FOR FREEDOM:
Amitha said, "Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Suzanne Slade, Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell This week on the blog, I am excited to have my very first illustrator guest post from the award-winning and prolific..." more
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 9:19:05 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled 3 Questions for Donna Gephart, Sydney Taylor Honor Winner for DEATH BY TOILET PAPER:
Amitha said, "Death by Toilet Paper by Donna Gephart This week on the blog, I am honored to take part in the 2015 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour. As part of this blog tour, I had the opportunity to interview Donna Gephart, Sydney Taylor Silver Medal winner..." more
Thursday, February 5, 2015 10:36:52 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled YA Book to Look Out For: MATERIAL GIRLS by Elaine Dimopoulos:
Amitha said, "Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos Hi all! This week I wanted to plug a book by one of my very good friends, Elaine Dimopoulos. Elaine and I are writing buddies, which means once a week, every week we sit at a cafe together and write (except for,..." more
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 11:00:42 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled Multicultural Children’s Book Day Blog Post and Book Review:
Amitha said, "I am excited to take part in this year’s Multicultural Children’s Book Day! The MCCBD team have asked me to include a ton of great information in this blog post (including info about a book drive with First Book) so (deep breath) here..." more
Thursday, January 28, 2016 9:18:46 AM
Amitha Knight wrote a blog post titled #NESCBWI16 workshops:
Amitha said, "I’m going to be a part of two workshops at the NESCBWI this coming spring. For some of you who don’t already know, NESCBWI is the New England branch of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and they have a..." more