Educations Matters: Diverse Children's Book Reviews
Update: I met with the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America and they are cataloging the #MeToo movement as part of their archives collection. I alerted the manager of special projects for the #MeToo movement to include what is happening in children’s book publishing. So while the School Library Journal has chosen…
I was thrilled to join Dr. Corey Emanuel for the inaugural “Tough Talk Tuesday” at World Explorers Group. Our topic: Creating a Diverse & Inclusive Family Library. Go here for the Webinar recording. Evaluating Your Family Library from Dr. Corey Emanuel Children’s books inform the formation of identity and can help young children appreciate people…
My Kickstarter project now live! I’ll be sharing videos of some of the incredible athletes included in my middle-grade picture book anthology during the duration of my funding period. Today, I am highlighting diver, Victoria Manolo Draves. Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes by Mia Wenjen Everyone deserves to see themselves in…
Please welcome my guest author today, Heather Lang. I have had the great pleasure of meeting her IRL (In Real Life) because she is a Boston area-based author. I think I first met her not long after she published her excellent picture book on Japanese-American scientist Eugenie Clark. It was the first time that I…
My Kickstarter project is now live! I’ll be sharing videos of some of the incredible athletes included in my middle-grade picture book anthology during the duration of my funding period. Could you please help me out by sharing my Kickstarter project with a few people? Thanks so much! image from San Diego Tribune Today, I…
Please welcome my friend Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett! Her fabulous site, Miss Panda Chinese, has playful and engaging Chinese language programs for early childhood education organizations and elementary schools. She is also the host of Playful Chinese podcast. Her “Let’s Learn Mandarin Chinese with Miss Panda!” album has been introducing Mandarin Chinese to families that are new…
