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Push Pins and Post Its

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Throughout my writing career, I have found that what inspires me is all around us. From the colors that already make up our surroundings to how we were taught in school to use a graphic organizer to organize our thoughts, we can reach into the depths of our creativity with using the smaller things in front of us. Color and creativity: How color can help spark creativity According to color psychology, there is a direct link between the use of color and creative thinking. It’s hard to think of color when most adults have their worlds turned down, as we surround ourselves with limited colors, from our clothes to furniture in our homes. Color psychology focuses more on four colors: blue, green, yellow, and red.  I often combine colorful pushpins and sticky notes to help organize my thoughts on my cork board. Blue is known to help with creative thinking, as most people associate it with calm and relaxation. This is the same reason that blue is associated with workspaces: it can promo...

Kidlio Digital Magazine Featured

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 Excited to share that the March issue of KidlioMag  Digital Magazine is available. I am so thrilled to be one of the featured authors!!

Juvenile Fiction Book Celebrates Music, Community, and Courage—Now Available

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  An Instrument for Florenda Second Edition Brown, Tomeko and Smallwood, Christopher and Kim, YoungJu Buy Now   Tomeko Brown/Moving Notes Books tomekobrownauthor@outlook.com tomekobrownbooks@blogspot.com           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Juvenile Fiction Book Celebrates Music, Community, and Courage—Launching During Music in Schools Month A heartwarming story about a young girl finding her place in a new school band.   Tomeko Brown / Moving Notes Books Announces Book Relaunch for March 4, 2025   [RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, January 2025] Tomeko Brown / Moving Notes Books is excited to announce the publication of An Instrument for Florenda, (2 nd ) (ISBN 9798218513450, $9.99), from authors Tomeko Brown and C...

The Author's Show Interview with Tomeko Brown

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Thanks to the Author's Show for allowing me to discuss the relaunching of the book An Instrument for Florenda , written by me and Christopher Smallwood with illustrations by YoungJu Kim.  The Authors Show iHeart Radio Apple Music Amazon Music

An Instrument for Florenda Crossword Puzzle

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  Coming March 4, 2025 An Instrument for Florenda (2nd Edition) Enjoy this free crossword puzzle

An Instrument for Florenda Word Scramble Activity Sheet

 Enjoy this free printable word scramble.

Juvenile Fiction Book Celebrates Music, Community, and Courage—Launching During Music in Schools Month

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After working intensively since August on the relaunch of the book  An Instrument for Florenda,  I am thrilled to share the moment I have been waiting for. A huge thank you to the team of professionals I was so fortunate to bring onboard: New York Times bestselling Children's Book Editor, Jennifer Rees , who completed the copy editing. Her work includes many award-winning and New York Times bestselling titles, including Suzanne Collin's THE HUNGER GAMES series. YoungJu Kim , who designed the book cover and illustrations. She is a digital artist and children's book illustrator. Her works have been included in Illustration West by Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, 3×3 Magazine Annual, CMYK, Creative Quarterly, What’s Up Annapolis, Savannah College of Art and Design, and many others. Laura Edge , who completed the proofreading. She is an editor and an award-winning author of sixteen children's and young adult books. I am so grateful to have been abl...