Lauren Simone Blogs

After the announcement on April 30th that Imani Ariana's Disco Balls of the Universe received the high honor of a FIVE STAR review from Readers’ Favorite, we have just learned that two of the Olivia Lauren’s Book Series illustrated by teen illustrators, Simonne-Anais Clarke and Zachary-Michael Clarke featuring main character, ten year old, Olivia Lauren also received FIVE STARS. Two days later, we found out that another of the Olivia Lauren series illustrated by youth illustrator, Niquey also earned the honor!! We proudly announce Occupations A to Z: A Guide to Jobs and Careers, Olivia Travels,  and A Guide to Things We Wear received five star reviews...

Lauren Simone Pubs was invited to UCONN Barnes and Noble located in Hartford CT for an amazing Children's Books Author Day! We met a lot of local authors and heard excerpts from their beautiful books. We felt very blessed to be part of the event. Here are some of the event photos. 

Congratulations to 9 year old, Imani Ariana Grant on her stellar Five Star Review on her book entitled Disco Balls of the Universe!!! ​Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite says  I love the authors’ approach to the topic and the party scene they create pulls readers in and makes learning fun and exciting. The illustrations are wonderful and they give clarity to the author’s words, making it easy for readers to easily connect with the concept. It is such a delightful book for tutors, educators, and parents to use while teaching their children about the eight planets and their features. Read...

On April 28, 2018, local an d independently owned bookstores celebrated Independent Bookstore Day!   We were invited to Wesleyan's R J Julia Bookstore's event located at 413 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457. We had the honor of meeting two very lovely local authors: Jeff Cohen, WNPR news reporter and author of "Eva and Sadie" book series and C. W. Sparklet, author of "Peek." We were graciously hosted by Alex and Dylan and want to say a special thanks to the Store Manager, Michael. We had a lovely time reading to the children at Story Time.      If you live in Middletown, CT, call...

On April 27th, 2018, we visited Pitkin Elementary school located at 330 Hills Street, East Hartford, CT for their Pitkin Spring Vendor Fair to help raise money for their accessible playground. All children deserve to play. We were happy to be among beautiful crafts, jewelry, and inventions. If you are interested in donating money to this cause, please follow on facebook, instagram, and learn more here.