I’m excited about this new book series, perfect for fans of series like Whatever After and the Dork Diaries (and of course, The Babysitters Club!). I’m always looking for books for kids about entrepreneurship which I believe is not an innate talent but a learned skill. Books about entrepreneurship, I believe, encourage this type of endeavor. As an entrepreneur who fell…
I was so thrilled to discover the first Love Sugar Magic book, A Dash of Trouble when I was in search of #OwnVoices books for Latinx Heritage Month. It was the perfect blend of culture, humor, and magic! Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano For kids who like the TV show Wizards…
Please welcome author, podcaster, and speaker Cindy Wang Brandt today. We are giving away 3 copies of her book, Parenting Forward: How to Raise Children with Justice, Mercy and Kindness. How do we build a better world? One key way, says Cindy Wang Brandt, is by learning to raise our children with justice, mercy, and kindness. Please fill…
My sister’s book is coming out March 1, 2019! She’s a piano teacher with a marketing background, so it’s not a surprise that she wrote a book called Two-Year Wait List: An Entrepreneurial Guide for Music Teachers: In my new book, Two-Year Wait List: An Entrepreneurial Guide for Music Teachers, I share my tried-and-true method of…
I love this board book series set in the British Museum. I was fortunate to have visited The British Museum years ago so it brought back fond memories. A half day is not enough time though and I’d love to go back so armchair traveling will have to suffice through these books. I’m giving away…
As the daughter of a Chinese immigrant, I feel compelled to write in support of Amélie Wen Zhao. She immigrated to the U.S. at age 18 from China. Chasing her dreams, she wrote while a professional in finance, and won from a YA Pitch on Twitter, a 3 book deal from Delacourt worth in the neighborhood…
Now that the 6th annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day has come to a close, we need to keep the buzz and excitement surrounding diverse kidlit going! If you are a parent, grandparent, caregiver, teacher, or librarian looking for amazing diverse kidlit recommends to share with your young readers, you will love this recurring monthly resource…
I did not attend the ALA Midwinter Conference 2019 but I follow it, like all KidLit bloggers, to see who won the ALA book awards. In following the tweets, I saw some ugly racism that I want to cover today: 1. Let’s start with a baseline of whiteness in librarians versus the general population of…
When we grow up, some might think that we’ve outgrown children’s books but we’ve missed some great classics from childhood. It’s never too late! Many librarians think that insights into hidden messages in children’s literature can really only be understood by adults. Here’s a list of the books from childhood which may reopen your eyes on what…
