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Monday, April 27, 2020

Storytime With Random House and Penguin Books


Hey there Good Peoples! Looking for more story times for the kids? Well I will be sharing again," Just Like Me". On this coming Friday afternoon at 3PM EST. Hope that you can make it. See you there!

Thursday, April 23, 2020

It's Picture Book Week


Hey there Good People! I will be reading my new book, "Just Like Me" for Picture Book Week with Kwame Alexander. On Wednesday April, 29th at 10:30AM EST Come on over to my Instagram Page @ Vanessa Brantley-Newton to hear some poetry. Check out the list Kwame as created of awesome writers and illustrators of children's books. We are going to have lots of fun for sure. See you there.

Friday, April 17, 2020

Collage Fun At Home





Hello Good Peoples

Hope that all of you are safe and doing well.

Welp, We are mostly home with our kids and the kids

are bored and need something to do and you as well.

Okay so here is a little collage project that I wanted to

share with you all. All you need is...

White paper, colored or printed craft paper, gift wrap or what

have you, crayons, markers, colored pencils or temper paint

will do, scissors and glue. That's it!

Watch the video and you will see what to do.

Have fun and please come and tell me all about it or

show me what you all have created! Until then,

be safe and creative!

Shabbat Shalom

Collage Fun At Home With Ms.V


Hey Good Peoples! Since we are stuck at home with our children and family, I wanted to bring you a little craft video for you all try at home. All you need is some white paper, some scraps of papers, glue, scissors, crayons, markers, or temper paint, colored pencils and your imagination. Watch the video and have fun! Would love to hear about or see what you did! Have a great weekend!

Saturday, April 11, 2020


J Join in the celebration of Every Child a Reader #BookWeek2020. As an annual tradition of Children’s Book Week, esteemed children’s book illustrators are chosen to create bookmarks which celebrate children’s books and reading. This year, in keeping with the theme of Read. Dream. Share., seven artists have contributed their beautiful and inspiring artwork. These six new 2020 bookmarks created by Vanessa Newton, #theFanBrothers, John Parra, Michaela Goade Design & Illustration, Sydney Smith, Duncan Tonatiuh, are available to print and distribute to children, teens, and book lovers everywhere! https://bit.ly/3aX6UiS BONUS: Download this gorgeous 2020 Children's Book Week poster designed by @CarinBerger! https://bit.ly/2FL9NFs Read all about it in Publisher’s Weekly: https://bit.ly/2xZlnMA Publishers Weekly Please feel free to take it from here as well. Enjoy!!

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Reading Just Like Me On Instagram Live


Good Morning Good Peoples what's good? I truly hope that you all are doing well and are safe. On this coming Thursday April,9th, my mom's birthday. She would have been 79, I will be sharing from my new book , "Just Like Me". I will be doing it live from Instagram. I invite you all to come and lets share some poetry together. Come one come all to hear Just Like Me.