by Joanna Slodownik | Sep 15, 2023 | Animals, Books, Children's Books, Front
Finally! I just have to share this with you. (Pigs Are Awesome!) I finally published the updated, full color edition of a book that is very dear to my heart. It is the first book I wrote in the non-fiction for kids’ series about farm animals, and it was so much fun,...
by Joanna Slodownik | Nov 3, 2022 | Activism, Animals, Books, Rants, Traditions, vegan
As the holiday time is getting closer, I’m re-posting this piece, which I wrote a few years back. “The Great Silence” by Ted Chiang is a story about the Earthly creatures we fail to hear. It’s beautiful and heartbreaking at times, but overall ends on a...
by Joanna Slodownik | Jun 9, 2022 | Animals, Blog, Books, Children's Books
Losing a beloved animal can be BEYOND TOUGH. I still cry my eyes out whenever I think of Ramzes, our beloved dog. I didn’t know how I could go on without him, and I’m still trying to figure out this whole life-death-impermanence thing. I kept reading and...
by Joanna Slodownik | Aug 28, 2021 | Blog, Books, Children's Books, Green Reset, Recipes
Let’s face it – with our busy schedules, we don’t always have time to sit down and eat a healthy salad or prepare proper healthy dishes that the whole family would enjoy. So I have a solution for you! Below are some super-easy smoothie recipes. Choose one that you...
by Joanna Slodownik | Mar 28, 2021 | Blog, Books, Children's Books
Check out my list of books recommended for teens and tweens with girl protagonists/POV, two of are by yours truly. (Of course, that doesn’t mean that boys won’t enjoy them too, quite the opposite in fact. I really hope that boys will read them, too.) As a...
by Joanna Slodownik | Mar 27, 2021 | Blog, Books, Children's Books
As a writer and a mom of a boy, I’ve spent the last 15+ years reading children’s books. I used to read A TON when I was a child. I remember going to a library every week and coming back with a huge stack of books to read. It was a long time ago, in a different era and...