August is a transitional month for many of you. Still full on summer, yet school routines hover just around the corner. The titles I’ve chosen for this month’s batch of books range the spectrum: some rejoicing in make-believe and fresh …
Tag: black history
representation matters
This is the third post in a trio this week offering resources for bringing race into the conversation with young children in positive, proactive, welcoming ways. You can read my thoughts on why we need to talk about race with …
black is beautiful
Yesterday I wrote at length in my post “let’s talk about race” giving some context for today’s titles. If you haven’t read that, I’d encourage you to do that before diving into today’s collection. I’ve got about a dozen titles …
black history is American history
Welcome to February, also known as Black History Month… …a designation reminding us that American history is a diverse, color-full history. To understand our story and society accurately, we listen to diverse voices and views. There are extraordinary people to …
still dreaming that dream…MLK Day 2019
One of the great benefits for me in writing Orange Marmalade has been a greater exposure to children’s literature covering Black History and the Civil Rights Movement. I’ve learned a lot about these tremendously important subjects, compellingly addressed by talented …
I have decided to stick with love…books for MLK Day 2018
And I say to you, I have also decided to stick with love, for I know that love is ultimately the only answer to humankind’s problems[…] And I’m not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love; I’m talking …
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freedom and fashion…two stunning black history titles + book giveaway!!
February is Black History Month so here’s a heads-up to grab both of these fantastic titles now! To help with that, I’m giving away my copy of one of them — Fancy Party Gowns! Details are at the end of today’s …
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fiction favorites…Revolution — Part Two of the Sixties Trilogy
Revolution, by Deborah Wiles published in 2014 by Scholastic Press 544 pages Of all the new novels I read last year, Revolution is definitely in my top three. It’s the superb, second installment in Deborah Wiles’ Sixties Trilogy, coming on …
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still walking toward that dream…five to celebrate MLK Day 2015
A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream, by Kristy Dempsey, illustrated by Floyd Cooper published in 2014 by Philomel Books “On November 13, 1951, four years before singer Marian Anderson’s Metropolitan Opera debut, dancer Janet Collins became the first African …
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do not look away…three books of weighty civil rights history
Monday is MLK Day, 2015. I’ll have a list of five picture books then to add to those you can already find in the Subject Index. Today I have three heftier books, each unpacking a critical moment in the struggle …
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