Contamos Contando, Mexican/Latinamerican edition on its way!
May 5, 2021
I am excited to announce that “Contamos Contando”, the Spanish language Mexican edition of Hello!/Counting Kindness, will be published soon!
I am excited to announce that “Contamos Contando”, the Spanish language Mexican edition of Hello!/Counting Kindness, will be published soon!
Poetry e-zine Songs of Eretz, dedicated to “bringing a little more good poetry and art into the world”, published Hollis’ poem The Pupil in their spring 2021 issue.
I’m very pleased to welcome this beautiful edition, with an endorsement by the German UNHCR, to the ‘Hello!/Counting Kindness’ collection!
Delighted to welcome this beautifully translated Italian edition to the ‘Hello!/Counting Kindness’ collection!
Hollis will moderate this Ivy Circle – Harvard Club NL event, with Harvard alum Brandyn Curry.
On February 18, there will be a virtual happy hour to celebrate Lilith’s new Winter Issue, which includes the poem Just Girls by Hollis.
On- and offline magazine Lilith has just published Hollis’ poem ‘Just Girls’ in the Winter 2020-2021 issue, with comments by Poetry Editor Alicia Ostriker.
Over two hundred writers called on their social media followers to buy books from their local bookstores in lockdown.
Ga naar de website van je favoriete boekwinkel, mail of bel en bestel vandaag nog. ❤️📚
Hollis’ Storytime reading for Second Star on the Right on Instagram TV
A beautiful reading of Hello! for the German branch of the UNO/UNHCR.
“The best storytellers bring complex ideas to life with deceptive simplicity.”
On 27 January 2021, Hollis will be interviewed about Hello! / Counting Kindness – the journey from idea to publication, how to approach publicity in a pandemic, and other words of advice to fellow writers.
Alumni event: Penn Class of 1985 Book Discussion with Author Classmates Hollis Kurman and Rich Tola
“Hollis Kurman Highlights Human Rights in Her New Picture Book”, interview by Elisabeth Norton
Next Saturday, Hollis will read Counting Kindness in an online event for Second Star to the Right book store.
Watch last weekend’s event on Instagram.
Please put lots of books on your gift lists this year… and Buy Early, Buy Local! What would we do without our wonderful local booksellers?
Counting Kindness has been awarded the 2020 Northern Lights Book Award in the concept category Counting.
Alumni magazine of the University of Pennsylvania (Hollis’ alma mater), featured a piece about Counting Kindness
Exciting news! ‘Hello!’ has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2021, awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration.
Dutch LOWAN foundation is offering a copy of the book to schools who describe the special initiatives they have to welcome young newcomer/immigrant students.
During Children’s Book Week, Hollis visited the International School of Amsterdam to share Hello! during remote sessions with the students.
The Italian edition of Hello! / Counting Kindness & its title have been announced! After a lot of covid-related delay, Tutti Contano! will finally be available in Italy in January 2021. The editor of Edizioni Clichy presented the book as