A children’s book author is traveling across the states to discuss her latest book “What the Bread Says.”

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Guinness World Record for being the first female artist to have her first three chart entries landing the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, and also an author of a new children’s book.

On this last day of National Heritage Month, we were joined by a Detroit author who is educating children about Latin culture and showing them that everyone who is Hispanic or Latinx does not necessarily look the same. She has written the book, “Latina Looks Like Me,” a personal story of her own upbringing.

She is a local children’s book author, former teacher, public speaker, she started her own publishing company, and now she is even hosting a classroom of her own online. At the time she was a teacher and realized there were not many books for kids that had characters that looked like them. The book teaches kids to have the courage to be themselves. AdAs an author, publisher, and former teacher she was invited into a lot of classrooms to be a public speaker. Like many, she did the pandemic pivot and decided to bring her lessons to their homes with Sunny Side School, a virtual classroom.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Ann Arbor childrens author Lauren Ranalli has penned a book about staying connected to friends despite long distances. Initially inspired by a long-distance friendship of her niece, Lets Meet on the Moon focuses on a friendship between a young boy and girl. While the book is geared towards young readers, parents and older readers can also find meaning in the story about connectedness. Ranalli said that some readers have even told her they plan to mail the book itself to friends or old roommates as a sign of friendship. Lets Meet on the Moon is the third book that Ranalli has worked on with Ann Arbor illustrator Emily Siwek.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Ann Arbor-based publisher Sleeping Bear Press has released a new childrens book authored by WDIVs Devin Scillian. The childrens book is the latest addition to the Memoirs Of series, which includes Memoirs of a Parrot and Memoirs of an Elf. Like what youre reading? (Devin Scillian, Tim Bowers)Memoirs of a Tortoise costs $16.99 for a hardcover or PDF copy. He has authored 20 books, 10 of which have been published by Sleeping Bear Press. Sleeping Bear Press is a small publisher based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.