I was so surprised to have been selected by the Freedom to Read Foundation to be the recipient of their 2021 Role of Honor Award at the American Library Association’s annual conference on June 24th, 2021. A big thank you to the Foundation and the artists who illustrated the books I have written and the editors, designers, art directors, copy-editors, publicists, consultants and so many others over the years. They each worked and continue to work with me so that my books I write will resonate with those for whom I write: babies, young children, preteens and teens. Read the Foundation’s press release HERE

Hosted by the amazing Christine Koh at AMAZE.ORG, Become an Askable Parent with AMAZE, here’s the recent podcast about how books I wrote on healthy sexuality and Michael Emberley illustrated can help parents, young children, older children, preteens and teens have the up-to-date, accurate information on sexual health. Here’s the link to the podcast: How to Talk to Young Kids About Bodies and Health

Here’s a wonderful quote cited on Goodreads: “This book will captivate babies and toddlers. It’s the perfect follow-up to Harris’s first board book, Who? A Celebration of Babies. Read the full quote: HERE

A quote from the article: “If you’re looking for another book to read aloud, Morrissey recommends this by Robie Harris, who usually writes for older kids. “Brightly colored drawings help introduce us to babies in all sorts of families,” she says. Bonus: “The gentle repetition helps with language development and makes for a great read-aloud.” Read the full listing: http://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-board-books-babies.html

Here’s what Shelf Awareness wrote about NOW WHAT? “Puppy’s expressive pencil-stroke eyebrows and wagging tail catapult this bouncy protagonist to a huggability quotient rarely witnessed in math-oriented texts… Harris succeeds in describing block shapes (“1. 2. 3. 4 corners. 1. 2. 3. 4 straight lines–all the same size. Hey! This is a square!”) and Puppy’s trial-and error-process in kid-friendly terms, providing support for young builders who might not see the design flaws right away.” Read the full listing: Shelf-Awareness.com