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In December 2000 in the full swing of the panini, I came up with an idea for a children's book, title and all, There's a Robot in my Closet. I wrote it within a week and it sat on the shelf for four years. Then I became the inaugural visiting scientist at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. After being asked several times whether I had children's books, I knew it was time. I dusted off that manuscript and got it edited and the rest is history.
The wonderful reception I received for that one book let me know that people were hungry for these types of stories. So with the help of my editor, writing mentor and Indie publisher, Rebellion LIT LLC, the There's A Robot series was born. Since March 2024, I have released one book every month until July. And Whew, I'm tired!
You just don't see lots of media with girls, Black and Brown kids doing STEM by being creative, curious, and innovative. These are qualities of an engineer and also those attributes we want to foster in our young people.
So now it's time to take a break and get back my Black STEM Romance novel, Heart Lessons: Jordyn's Journey. It was due to be published in July 2024 and that is definitely not happening. However, I felt like it was time to get my children's STEM books out into the world so that was the sacrifice I had to make. These children's books are a natural next step in my journey to bring, "My STEM To The Streets." I want kids to see themselves in my books and be inspired to pursue the possibilities of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math)
While waiting on books 6 - 10 to be released later this year, it is the perfect time to get books 1 through 5 for the littles in your life. Consider getting them for your local library, museum, school, family, friend or to help the teachers online and classrooms to #ClearTheList as the school year begins.
#AmazonPrimeDay is July 16 - 17, 2024. Four of my children's ebooks (KINDLE ONLY) will go be reduced to $0.99 at midnight PDT on 7/16/24. They will then increase in a few steps at a time back to the regular price of $13.99 by 11 pm PDT on 7/17/24. That is 48 hours to bless young people with the possibilities of STEM and robotics. Learn more about the books below.
There's a Robot at my Afterschool is the story of a 10 year old boy named Malachi! Every day he plays with the robot, Curiosity, at his afterschool program. He wants the other kids to play with it and share his excitement. With some clever coding and creativity, Malachi improves Curiosity. He has the best day ever and his friends love the cool new friend! Now Malachi wants a robot of his own!
There's a Robot in My Closet is the story of Malika, a young Black girl who loves to play with the robot in her bedroom! Malika has so much fun learning about STEM with Rovie, she decides to share her robot with the rest of her family. When everyone is busy and doesn't believe Rovie is real, Malika worries her family doesn't want her and Rovie around. Malika writes code so Rovie can draw, play music, and follow colors. Her efforts pay off and when her family comes to see her and Rovie, she's determined to share her love for
STEM!
There’s a Robot in my Troop is the story of Malia! She’s a member of an all girl troop and a robotics competition team. She shares all that her troop learns by designing, building and programming their robot. Together, the girls find out that having fun is better than winning as they work on troubleshooting, presenting their work and doing a design project to help society.
There's a Robot at my Summer Camp (There's A Robot! Series) (May 22, 2024)
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There's a Robot at my Summer Camp is the story of a 9-year-old girl named Maria! Every day she played with the robot, Opportunity. Hiking! Swimming! Soccer! She learned more about the robot: the wheels, the sensors, and how to write programs for it.
At the end of camp, Maria asked for a robot of her own so she could share her newfound love of STEM with her family and friends.
There's a Robot at my Afterschool (There's A Robot! Series) (April 12, 2024)
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There's a Robot at my Afterschool is the story of a 10 year old boy named Malachi! Every day he plays with the robot, Curiosity, at his afterschool program. He wants the other kids to play with it and share his excitement. With some clever coding and creativity, Malachi improves Curiosity. He has the best day ever and his friends love the cool new friend! Now Malachi wants a robot of his own!
Thank you for going with me on this crazy ride and Bringing STEM To The Streets
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