Today I’ve got some great reads for the long hot days of summer. From the extremely quirky, to sci fi and fantasy, to stories of the real, challenging lives of tweens, middle grade literature has got you covered. The Time …
Tag: diversity
a world of worlds
A few months back I posted a number of dynamic picture books giving us glimpses of other cultures. Today I’ve got another set. These titles always make me perk up when I spot them. I especially love the growing movement …
movers and shakers the world over…a post for women’s history month
Every year, a number of compendiums are published featuring mini-biographies of exceptional women and their achievements. Today I’ve got five of them which offer a wide variety of life stories for a range of ages, all jauntily illustrated. Bold & …
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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 …
let’s talk about race
If you’re anything like me, race is one of those subjects that feels intimidating. If it comes up in conversation I can feel myself tiptoeing around it like a land mine, afraid of unintentionally offending, afraid of showing my ignorance, …
thoughts on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Minneapolis. I’m glad for this acknowledgement that Columbus and Co. were not actually the true founders of the Americas. Not even close. My goal over the next couple of days is to encourage you …
sweet as pie in July
Pie is for Sharing, written by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard, illustrated by Jason Chin published in 2018, a Neal Porter Book, Roaring Brook Press My grandmother made the best blueberry pie imaginable, exploding with the tiny, wild blueberries she picked, and …
the beautiful game…winning books for World Cup fans!
A friend of mine once described the World Cup as “waking up and finding out it’s going to be Christmas every day for a whole month!” If you are fans of the beautiful game, I’ve no doubt these champion football/soccer …
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Tour the World — Destination: The Caribbean and Mexico
Today our tour lands in the islands of the Caribbean. When I started working on this tour six months ago, I surely did not imagine the way it would overlap with the devastation of hurricane Irma. In addition to these …
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orange marmalade 