Update to March and April

Hello and welcome to the March and April blog.

I appreciate your patience as I work less on the blog posts and work more on my books. Occasionally Twitter hosts “pitch parties”. This is where authors and illustrators can pitch their books and illustrations. If an agent or editor likes the idea the author or illustrator can submit their idea to that publisher. I participated in a couple of those events. Keep on eye out for the hashtags with #xxPitch. An example #PBPitch which is a Picture Book pitch. Anyhow on to the blog information.

March Awareness Diseases

National Kidney Month

There is a really good website that illustrates getting to know your kidneys. Please visit

https://www.kidney.org/content/national-kidney-month

National nutrition Month

This was started in 1973 as a way to educate the public while promoting the profession of dietetics. A good website is

https://www.eatright.org/food/resources/national-nutrition-month/about-national-nutrition-month

Week long observances

National sleep awareness week is March 14-20

https://www.thensf.org/sleep-awareness-week/

National poison prevention week

https://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/what-you-can-do/poison-prevention-week

1-800-222-1222 is the poison help line

April observances

Autism Month

https://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/what-you-can-do/poison-prevention-week

National Donate Life Week

https://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/what-you-can-do/poison-prevention-week

World immunization Week April 24-30

https://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/what-you-can-do/poison-prevention-week

National Infant immunization week April 24-30 (NIIW)

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/index.html