I’ve been making very, very short picture book videos on my YouTube channel. I only have 47 subscribers, so if you would subscribe, I’d be very grateful! I made over three dozen picture book videos so far of newly published books, but I picked these five diversity books to highlight today. 5 Wonderful Diversity Picture Books…
Month: August 2016
What Is #DiverseKidLit?
Our theme for today’s Diverse Children’s Books linkup is Favorite International Book(s) for Children. Share your favorite book or books that take place in a different country than where you live! (The theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) This is my pick: Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His…
15 Great Children’s Books on China
Discover the 10 best books on China for kids! Learn about Chinese culture and read children’s books with Chinese characters. We’re creating a Multicultural Children’s Book Day eBook of diversity book resources. Twenty-two bloggers and authors are contributing their best diversity lists to help educators and parents find the books they need: All Done Monkey, Books My…
How a Math Teacher Changed Peter H Reynolds’ Life
Most of us swoon at the mention of picture books The Dot or Ish, making Peter H. Reynolds a household name among those of us who love children’s books. But did you know his twin brother, Paul Reynolds? Together, they are the co-founders of Fablevision and they also write books together. For any child who doubts…
RISD Pre-College Program Summer 2016
Rhode Island School of Design Pre-College Program For those of you who read my blog regularly, you probably know all the steps that led up to my daughter’s (Grasshopper and Sensei) RISD Pre-College Program. First, we looked at Art and Design Schools’ summer programs. She got four concussions her sophomore year of high school which…
Coupon for Jimmy Dean® Stuffed Hash Browns
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. All opinions are entirely my own. Now that school is starting soon, I find that hot breakfasts are harder to pull off. We are always rushing in the morning due to the fact that two of kids — the youngest and…
Top Tips to Help Your Child Settle in Well at School
The back-to-school period at the beginning of a new term or a new school year can be stressful for both parents and children. For parents, there is always a long list of items on the checklist to tick off before day one, while for kids there is a potential flurry of nerves to deal with…