Happy International Book Giving Day and Happy Valentine’s Day as well! Want to celebrate too? Just give a new or used book to a child or a place or person that will reach a person. Grab your free book plates too, 2 versions! Today, to celebrate, I’m giving away books! I believe in giving the right…
Month: February 2015
Black History Month Picture Book of the Day
February is Black History Month and I’m celebrating with a round-up of books that I hope teach and inspire for different reasons. I have two biographies on Sun Ra, a jazz legend, and Malcolm X, the great civil rights leader. I chose Lend a Hand for the inspiring poems and inclusive illustrations that urge readers…
More Fun and Educational Videos for Kids
My son and I watched more videos and picked our favorites to share that we found watching weeks and weeks of The Kid Should See This curated videos for adults but suitable for kids. The first is an animation video from Aug(De)Mented Reality that combines a ordinary background with an animated creature by way of a clear…
Books for 8yold Boy Reluctant Reader
My friend Isra says her 8-year-old son is a reluctant reader. He likes Diary of a Wimpy Kid but now he’s exhausted that series so here are more! Books to appeal to an eight-year-old reluctant boy reader! More Books Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid for Boys Alvin Ho series by Lenore Look My son…
Affordable Health Care for All
Have you heard of the Affordable Health Care Act? My college roommate, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, is the 22nd United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2014 and charged with providing affordable health care to all. What has happened so far with the Affordable Health Care Act? This video features Kathleen Sebilius whom my roommate replaced: Health…
14 Children’s Books to Explore CHINA for Chinese New Year
My kids do a country unit on China in second grade where they spent a day celebrating Chinese Culture with Red Envelope Crafts. My kids also studied Mandarin Chinese and my oldest middle school Chinese language teacher also did a Chinese New Year celebration with crafts and food. Last year was The Year of the Horse,…
The Américas Award and Kid Lit Blog Hop
The Américas Award was founded by CLASP in 1993 to encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use. CLASP offers up to two annual book awards, together with a commended…