Category Archives: Nancy’s News
More Summertime Signing News
I’m staying busy this summer, having a terrific time signing copies of my beach book, Today Is a Beach Day! (For photos and more, check out my Insta: @nancyviau1.) Next up, on August 31st, you’ll find me heading to Bethlehem, … Continue reading
What’s the Scoop?
This week two of my favorite things are happening together: BOOK SIGNINGS and ICE CREAM! On Tuesday, July 20th look for me at the Woodside Creamery in Hockessin, DE. At 2:00 every Tuesday in the summer Hockessin Book Shelf sponsors … Continue reading
The Little Point Bookshop
It’s Story Time! Come to The Little Point Bookshop, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ at 11:00 on June 19th for a fun and engaging half hour featuring Today Is a Beach Day! We’ll sing, read, have a contest or two, grab … Continue reading
It’s a “Shore” Thing!
Jumping into summer with a busy schedule of in-person book signings and story times near East Coast beaches. (I am fully vaccinated!) Check back here or on Instagram @NancyViau1 for updates. Hope to see you soon! HAPPY SUMMER! ~Nancy 2021 … Continue reading
Buzz-Worthy News
I am thrilled to learn that Something Is Bugging Samantha Hansen received the 2020 Skipping Stones Honor Award for Nature and Ecology! Here is their buzz-worthy review inits entirety: “Much like her 4th grade classmates, Samantha Hansen is spunky, independent, … Continue reading
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Tagged Author Visit, beekeeping, bees, ecology, elementary school, elementary school science, environment, environmental activism, fiction, girlpower, girls and science, kidlit, MG, middle grade, NancyViau.com, nature, readers 8-12, Something is Bugging Samantha Hansen, STEM, teachers, young scientists
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Sharing a Sunny Review
This lovely review is from Jen over at PictureBooks4Learning.blog who received the book from Albert Whitman & Co (publisher) in exchange for an honest review. “This joyful and sweet book by Nancy Viau allows readers to feel like they are … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, diversity, home schooling, kidlit, online learning, onomatopoeia, picture books, rhyming, school, Today Is a Beach Day!, vocabulary
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Book Buzz & An Award
Something Is Bugging Samantha Hansen (middle-grade novel for kids 8-12) has won the 2020 Skipping Stones Honor Award for Nature and Ecology! From the award site: “These books promote an understanding of cultures, cultivate cooperation and/or encourage a deeper awareness … Continue reading
A New Review of An Old Book
This adorable four-year-old’s review of my very first picture book, Look What I Can Do!, warms my heart so much. This 2013 book is available at select retailers.
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Tagged inspirational, LOOK WHAT I CAN DO!, nature, picture book, picture book review, picture books, young readers
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Beach Day Virtual Activities
On Darlene Beck Jacobson’s blog you’ll find a way to celebrate the beach virtually! So … grab your favorite beach blanket, read Today Is a Beach Day! and then soak up these sunny activities without ever setting foot on the … Continue reading