by Pat McCaw | Sep 10, 2025 | book review, parenting, Pat's Chat, picture books, Uncategorized
It’s Back-to-School time, but it’s not all pencils and school buses. This commercial speaks to the grim reality of the modern classroom: The video is sponsored by Sandy Hook Promise whose mission is to end school shootings and gun violence. How do we...
by Pat McCaw | Jun 6, 2024 | Pat's Chat, picture books, Uncategorized
If your child struggles with a bully at school or can’t understand their math homework, you do your best to help. Maybe you explain what makes for a “good” friend or help them recognize which people are toxic so their nasty insults can slide off. You...
by Pat McCaw | Jan 6, 2024 | character development, Pat's Chat, picture books, Uncategorized, Writing tips
I’m back! I haven’t blogged for a bit, but I’ve never stopped writing, working, creating, and moving. My 2024 goals include writing whenever possible, a new contracted book series from Mayo, and continuing my search for an agent who is equally passionate about...
by Pat McCaw | Sep 12, 2021 | book review, Pat's Chat, picture books
Picture Book Review: Because We All Need to Smile Slow Down – and Breathe Today, I forced my 15 and 17 year-old daughters to listen to me read them a book out loud. (They were trapped in the back seat of the car with nowhere to run). As I paged through The...
by Pat McCaw | Jul 30, 2020 | Back to school, parenting, Pat's Chat, picture books, safety
Why can’t I share my Cheetos with Sam? Why can’t I have a slumber party? Why do I have to wear this mask? As parents, we’re already a hot mess (speaking for myself) with uncertainties, questions, and trying to do all we can to keep our family...
by Pat McCaw | Jun 5, 2020 | book review, Pat's Chat, picture books, Uncategorized
The World is on Fire Coronavirus, Racism, Violence. How do our children find the good within the chaos? Our job as parents, teachers, grandparents, and educators is to help children understaWhand how we got here, and do our best to stop the cycle of hate. I made up a...
