Ribbon is out today :’) so grateful to everyone who worked on this EP, and we hope you like it <3

xo Spencer, Andrea, Mic, and Jo

Children’s-book lovers, come see me at Madison’s Mystery to Me on Saturday, April 13, 11 am, for a presentation on YOU ARE A STAR, MALALA YOUSAFZAI and THE FASTEST DRUMMER: CLAP YOUR HANDS FOR VIOLA SMITH. See here: mysterytomebooks.com/dean-robbins

For #JazzAppreciationMonth , we fondly recall keyboardist Joan Wildman, the beloved UW–Madison music professor who delighted in breaking boundaries. Click here to see how this irrepressible spirit used improvisation as a way to make magic in the moment: onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/farewell-to-ja…

Clap your hands👏 for Viola Smith—the pioneering female drummer at the heart of this bright and rhythmic #picturebook biography, THE FASTEST DRUMMER: candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse…

Dean Robbins Susanna Chapman Candlewick Press

#womenshistorymonth   #historybooks #nonfiction #picturebook s #kidlit

Madison friends, please come see me at Mystery to Me bookstore on Sat, April 13, at 11 am. I’ll discuss my new children’s books YOU ARE A STAR, MALALA YOUSAFZAI and THE FASTEST DRUMMER: CLAP YOUR HANDS FOR VIOLA SMITH. Inspiring tales + gorgeous pictures!
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Soft and Tame is out :’) thank you FLOOD Magazine for premiering the track!

Thank you for the eloquent review, @Hornbook!

Check out my Wisconsin Life piece about Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, twin-sisters advice columnists who came out of Eau Claire to solve everyone's problems--except their own. Their bitter rivalry lasted for decades.

Maureen McCollum Leader-Telegram
wisconsinlife.org/story/dear-abb…

Legendary advice columnists Ann Landers & Abigail Van Buren dished out wise and witty advice to millions of readers for 50+ years. The two were also twins — and sometimes bitter rivals. But before they were famous, they lived in Eau Claire.
📻Dean Robbins
wisconsinlife.org/story/dear-abb…

Real life heroes are brave, bold and kind! Visiting author Dean Robbins encourages LS students Durham Academy to “save the day” with these attributes. Mr. Robbins’ books about everyday heroes are both informational and inspiring!

.Sean Rubin's book is amazing, y'all.

THE FASTEST DRUMMER: CLAP YOUR HANDS FOR VIOLA SMITH! is one of @publisherswkly's picture-books picks for #WomensHistoryMonth .

Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency Candlewick Press Susanna Chapman
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A #WomensHistoryMonth celebration! 🎉

The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!
✍️ Dean Robbins
🎨 Susanna Chapman

'pioneering female drummer at the heart of this...rhythmic biography, who rat-tat-tat-bang-crash-clink-boomed for nearly a century'

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Hats off to heroes! #InternationalWomensDay

I wrote an editorial and The Hill ran it this morning. Hope you enjoy it. Society for Affective Science has a lot to say about political behavior! Ben Wikler Wisconsin State Journal Journal Sentinel thehill.com/opinion/campai…

My Wisconsin Life radio piece celebrates jazz legend Viola Smith, who insisted on her right to play an instrument deemed unsuitable for girls. Hear interview clips and samples of Smith's volcanic drumming!

Maureen McCollum Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency Candlewick Press
wisconsinlife.org/story/the-fast…

Drummer Viola Smith of Mount Calvary, Wisconsin was a legend. She picked up the drumsticks at age 13 and drummed well past the age of 100.
Author Dean Robbins takes a look back on her inspirational career.
wisconsinlife.org/story/the-fast…

Thank you The Horn Book!