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...
by Pat McCaw | Mar 16, 2020 | parenting, Pat's Chat, picture books, safety
Hey all! There’s a lot of fear in the world. I wanted to share a special book to help see the positive side of things and ease our children’s fears. Thank you Nancy Carlson for your words of wisdom!
by Pat McCaw | Mar 11, 2020 | Pat's Chat, picture books, Uncategorized
It’s no secret that I believe picture books can save the world. Picture books can teach kindness, empathy, and emotional support for anxiety, grief, or anger issues (an so much more.) I wanted to share how picture books can be used to introduce tough...
by Pat McCaw | Nov 3, 2019 | Pat's Chat, picture books, Uncategorized, Writing tips
Writing a picture book is hard. Very hard. The sweet books you read to your children are poured over by their author with scrutiny for every word on the page. When I’m told, “I’ve always wanted to write a picture book – I have so many ideas!” That is fantastic! But...
by Pat McCaw | Feb 8, 2019 | Pat's Chat, picture books
I grew up in rural Iowa and rarely saw a person of color, I had no experience with sexual identity issues, and my religious knowledge consisted of what I learned at Sunday school. With continued education, life experience, and traveling outside of my...
