{"id":272884,"date":"2025-06-04T14:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T14:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/author-melina-mangal-on-social-emotional-learning-plus-a-giveway-lydia-lukidis\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:33:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T14:33:50","slug":"author-melina-mangal-on-social-emotional-learning-plus-a-giveway-lydia-lukidis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=272884","title":{"rendered":"Author M\u00e9lina Mangal on Social Emotional Learning \u2013 plus a GIVEWAY! \u00ab Lydia Lukidis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/2025\/06\/04\/author-melina-mangal-on-social-emotional-learning-plus-a-giveway\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Author M\u00e9lina Mangal on Social Emotional Learning \u2013 plus a\u00a0GIVEWAY!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"date\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"orange upper\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-date\">Posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/2025\/06\/04\/author-melina-mangal-on-social-emotional-learning-plus-a-giveway\/\" title=\"7:37 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-06-04T07:37:58-04:00\">June 4, 2025<\/time><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"updated-date\">Updated on <a href=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/2025\/06\/04\/author-melina-mangal-on-social-emotional-learning-plus-a-giveway\/\" title=\"7:37 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-06-04T07:42:29-04:00\">June 4, 2025<\/time><\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:85% auto\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"383\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/13\/q-a-with-nonfiction-author-melissa-stewart\/letterhead2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/letterhead2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"691,172\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lydia Lukidis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552221633&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"letterhead2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/letterhead2.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/letterhead2.jpg?w=691\" width=\"691\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/letterhead2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/letterhead2.jpg 691w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/letterhead2.jpg?w=150&amp;h=37 150w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/letterhead2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=75 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hello world!!<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to my blog, Blissfully Bookish. You\u2019re in for a treat today because I got to interview another fellow colleague who shares the same agent as myself (Miranda Paul). Please welcome author M\u00e9lina Mangal, here to chat about her latest board books, <strong>Birds Sing Their Words <\/strong>and<strong> Trees Stand Tall<\/strong>, illustrated by Stella Lim and published by Free Spirit. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>BUT first- YAY! M\u00e9lina is generously giving away a FREE manuscript critique (1000 words for nonfiction and 800 words for fiction, double-spaced, 12 point\u00a0type). To be eligible to win, please enter the Rafflecopter contest by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/5af2812d75\/?\">HERE<\/a>. Contest ends June 13, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/treesstandtallcover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3605\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/2025\/06\/04\/author-melina-mangal-on-social-emotional-learning-plus-a-giveway\/treesstandtallcover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/treesstandtallcover.png\" data-orig-size=\"1326,1320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TreesStandTallCover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/treesstandtallcover.png?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/treesstandtallcover.png?w=705\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/treesstandtallcover.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3605\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2542954887994724;width:487px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/treesstandtallcover.png?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/treesstandtallcover.png?w=150 150w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/treesstandtallcover.png?w=300 300w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/treesstandtallcover.png?w=768 768w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/treesstandtallcover.png 1326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Please describe the journey to publication and inspiration for Birds Sing Their Words and Trees Stand Tall.<\/strong><strong\/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been very fortunate to work with such an amazing team at Free Spirit Publishing.\u00a0 They\u2019d published two picture books of mine: <em>Jayden\u2019s Impossible Garden<\/em> and <em>Jayden\u2019s Secret Ingredient<\/em>, both illustrated by Ken Daley.\u00a0 When they approached me about writing a series of board books, I was thrilled, but also intimidated.\u00a0 I know how important brevity is for board books and how each word needs to be the right word, just like for picture books, except the idea felt weightier to me because board books are often a child\u2019s first introduction to books!<\/p>\n<p>I love being out in nature and wanted to highlight the flora and fauna that city kids can experience.\u00a0 Because birds can be seen and heard almost everywhere,\u00a0 I thought that highlighting them would be a great way to begin exploring nature in your own neighborhood.\u00a0 Similarly, I love trees and they hold a special fascination for babies and toddlers. Trees are steadfast beings that we tend to overlook but I wanted to draw attention to them to spark appreciation and foster connections.<strong\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What message would you like the book to impart to children?<\/strong><strong\/><\/p>\n<p>I would like children and their caregivers to appreciate not only the connections we have to birds, trees, and other elements of nature, but the lessons we can learn from them. For example, in <em>Birds Sing Their Words,<\/em> the focus is appreciating birds, but also on communicating with others, using your voice as an individual, but also in unison. In <em>Trees Stand Tall,<\/em> the focus is appreciating trees, but also growth and being rooted in our families. Each book in the series has back matter for caregivers, providing ideas for deeper connection and exploration.\u00a0 <strong\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/birdssingtheirwordscover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3606\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/2025\/06\/04\/author-melina-mangal-on-social-emotional-learning-plus-a-giveway\/birdssingtheirwordscover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/birdssingtheirwordscover.png\" data-orig-size=\"1336,1328\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BirdsSingTheirWordsCover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/birdssingtheirwordscover.png?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/birdssingtheirwordscover.png?w=705\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\" src=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/birdssingtheirwordscover.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3606\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:392px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/birdssingtheirwordscover.png?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/birdssingtheirwordscover.png?w=150 150w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/birdssingtheirwordscover.png?w=300 300w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/birdssingtheirwordscover.png?w=768 768w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/birdssingtheirwordscover.png 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>I believe this is part of a board book series, can you tell us how that came about?<\/strong><strong\/><\/p>\n<p>Focusing on SEL concepts was essential, but I really wanted to incorporate lessons from nature.\u00a0 I pitched several ideas to the Free Spirit team and later realized that the framework we landed on was one I had developed many years earlier and had set aside.\u00a0 At that time I\u2019d been thinking of an early chapter book that featured a young girl named Kamali who explored her back yard and neighborhood.\u00a0 The idea evolved into stories featuring a couple of cousins, 4-year-old Kamali and her 3-year-old cousin Josiah.\u00a0 They\u2019re fascinated by the nature they see out the window, and are enticed outside to explore. I\u2019m delighted to see the same characters now coming to life for our youngest readers.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your writing process and does it vary depending on the project?<\/strong><strong\/><\/p>\n<p>My writing typically starts with a walk outside.\u00a0 The fresh air, nature, and movement get me into a creative zone.\u00a0 When I come back inside I\u2019m ready to write.\u00a0 In addition, I often begin almost any type of writing with poetry.\u00a0 I enjoy reading it, and then trying to capture the essence of my subject with poems really helps me hone in on what\u2019s essential.\u00a0 With nonfiction, I start by researching, which I also love.\u00a0 <strong\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please share your favorite books from the last 5 years that inspired you.<\/strong><strong\/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve read so many wonderful books in the last 5 years and find inspiration in so many of them.\u00a0 Some of my favorites:\u00a0<br \/><em>A Home Like This <\/em>by\u00a0 by Laura Purdie Salas and Miriam Nerlove<br \/><em>Rings of Heartwood: Poems on Growing<\/em> by Molly Beth Griffin and Claudia McGehee<br \/><em>ong in the City<\/em> by Daniel Bernstrom and Jenin Mohammed<br \/><em>Together We Ride <\/em>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Valerie-Bolling\/e\/B084FQ433Y?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1748929525&amp;sr=1-1\">Valerie Bolling<\/a> and Kaylani Juanita<br \/><em>Zoe and the Fawn <\/em>by Catherine Jameson and Julie Flett<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the best piece of advice you would give to other writers? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Listen to the wind and the water and the whispers around you. Listen to yourself. Write what you hear. Write what you want to hear. Write what you need to hear.<strong><em\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And a bonus question just for kicks! What was your favorite book when you were a child?<\/strong><strong\/><\/p>\n<p>The first book I remember was <em>Petunia<\/em> by Roger Duvoisin.\u00a0 I liked it because it reminded me of the goose I\u2019d see every day on my way to school.\u00a0 I was in kindergarten and my sister and I had to pass a house with a guardian goose.\u00a0 We were afraid of it because it would chase us and honk at us.\u00a0 That goose was a character, just like Petunia!<\/p>\n<p><strong>And a bonus question just for kicks! What was your favorite book when you were a child?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t really grow up around books when I was a child, so I can\u2019t recall a favorite from my own childhood. Two books that bring back sweet memories from when my own children were young are MOUSE PAINT by Ellen Stool Walsh and BEAR SNORES ON by Karma Wilsony book choices for years. But it also made me determined to never judge what a kid is reading!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/melina-yellow-red-room-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3609\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/2025\/06\/04\/author-melina-mangal-on-social-emotional-learning-plus-a-giveway\/melina-yellow-red-room-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/melina-yellow-red-room-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"3088,2320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (3rd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1736706337&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.87&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;44.927813888889&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-93.162919444444&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Me\u0301lina-yellow-red room\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/melina-yellow-red-room-1.jpeg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/melina-yellow-red-room-1.jpeg?w=705\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/melina-yellow-red-room-1.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3609\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3316054045924977;width:444px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/melina-yellow-red-room-1.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/melina-yellow-red-room-1.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/melina-yellow-red-room-1.jpeg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/melina-yellow-red-room-1.jpeg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/melina-yellow-red-room-1.jpeg?w=768 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M\u00e9lina Mangal writes picture books, biographies, and short stories that focus on connections with nature and culture. She is the author of <em>The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just<\/em>, winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award, <em>Jayden<\/em>\u2019<em>s Impossible Garden,<\/em> named One of the Best Children\u2019s Books of the Year by Bank Street Center for Children\u2019s Literature, and the sequel,<em>\u00a0Jayden<\/em>\u2019<em>s Secret Ingredient.\u00a0<\/em>She is the author of the nature-based board book series Outside Our Window.\u00a0\u00a0 Visit her online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.melinamangal.com\/\">www.melinamangal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><br \/>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.melinamangal.com\">https:\/\/www.melinamangal.com<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/melinamangal\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/melinamangal\/<\/a><br \/>Instagram: @melinamangal<br \/>Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore or through <a href=\"http:\/\/bookshop.org\">bookshop.org<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/shop\/MelinaMangal\">https:\/\/bookshop.org\/shop\/MelinaMangal<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2725\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/2024\/01\/25\/author-illustrator-kim-hoa-ung-on-making-writing-personal-plus-a-giveaway\/2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1991,603\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.jpg?w=705\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/lydialukidis.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.jpg 1991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author M\u00e9lina Mangal on Social Emotional Learning \u2013 plus a\u00a0GIVEWAY! 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