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¡Ahora en Español! Welcome My New Spanish Hardcover & Paperback STEM Robot Books

This blog posts welcomes my Spanish edition children's STEM Robot Books now available in paperback and hardcover.

The STEM Kids Make A Robot: Helping Young Innovators Discover STEM Through Storytelling

As parents, educators, and caregivers, we all want children to see themselves as capable problem-solvers. We want them to ask questions, think creatively, work collaboratively, and develop the confidence to tackle challenges. That's exactly why I wrote this illustrated middle grade chapter book. The STEM Kids Make a Robot book cover with four diverse 4th graders building a recycling robot At its…

Introducing My New Middle Grade Chapter Book: Where Creativity, Robotics, and Problem-Solving Come to Life!

What happens when a group of curious fourth graders decides to tackle a real-world problem with creativity, teamwork, and engineering? I'm excited to introduce my newest illustrated middle grade chapter book—a story designed to inspire the next generation of innovators, problem-solvers, and changemakers.

Robots for the Streets: How Dr. Carlotta Berry Is Rewiring Who Gets to Tinker, Build, and Belong in STEM

If there were an engineering equivalent of good trouble , Dr. Carlotta A. Berry has been stirring it into the robotics world for decades — and doing it with open-source bots, community street demos, and a philosophy that rejects hallowed hardware hands-off culture. When Touch Matters As an undergrad in the 1980s and ’90s, Berry learned two lessons that would later become her professional north…

Game On, Future Engineer: When Your Video Game Teaches You to Code

What if the screen time everyone worries about… quietly turned into STEM time? In There’s a Robot in my Video Game, part of the beloved series by Dr. Carlotta A. Berry and illustrated by Anak Bulu, we meet Maya and her favorite in-game robot, Pixel. But Pixel isn’t just there to rack up points. Pixel is there to teach. And that’s where the magic happens.

Miyoko and Ginny: How Playgrounds Can Spark the Next Generation of Engineers

The story follows Miyoko, an eight-year-old with a curious mind who loves to understand how things work. Her best friend? Ingenuity, affectionately called Ginny—a robot who’s always ready to lend a mechanical hand. Together, they explore the playground in ways that spark Miyoko’s fascination with engineering and problem-solving.

Gears, Grit, and Girl Power: Malia’s Troop Codes a Better Future

Malia is a proud member of her all-girl troop — and their robotics competition team. Together, the girls design, build, and program their robot from the ground up. They don’t just assemble parts.

Build, Code, Repeat: Miguel’s Classroom Robot Revolution

Miguel is 12 years old and already fascinated by the robot in his classroom. He watches it. Studies it. Plays with it. Wonders how it works.

From Campfire to Code: Maria’s Summer of Curiosity, Creativity, and a Robot Named Opportunity

There’s a Robot at My Summer Camp continues the joyful innovation of the There’s A Robot! series by Dr. Carlotta A. Berry.

Building Curiosity & Creativity After School: When One Robot Turns Playtime into Possibility

There’s a Robot at My Afterschool is part of the seven-book There’s A Robot! series by Dr. Carlotta A. Berry, with illustrations by Anak Bulu. And this one? It brings engineering joy straight into a space many kids call their second home: afterschool.