Today my guest author is Laurin Mayeno. She’s an activist mom at OutProudFamilies, and a Huffington Post blogger. Her new children’s book, One of a Kind Like Me/Único como yo (oneofalikeme.com), is illustrated by Robert Liu-Trujillo and translated by Teresa Mlwar. You might recognize Robert Liu-Trujillo’s work from his poster for Multicultural Children’s Book Day. …
Month: February 2017
Ice Makes Cool Sounds: Science of Ice and Sound
Ice makes some pretty cool sounds! Check this video out from PBS Kids. We noticed it ourselves when we found the ice at our dog park sounds and looks like broken glass! We’ve also heard that reverberation of ice when we throw rocks at the frozen water in the reservoir. This time, though, we couldn’t…
I Appreciate You: Sports Team Bonding Idea
I posted on two of my kids’ I Appreciate You graduating gift idea — Grasshopper and Sensei and my son’s 5th grade I Appreciate You class certificates are on my blog. The ideas is that each student in the class writes one sentence about every other student, and these are typed up on a certificate. It’s a…
10 Picture Books Celebrating Imagination and Friendship
I’m delighted to have Jackie Azúa Kramer guest posting today with a picture book list that celebrates imagination and friendship. She picked some of my all-time favorite picture books in her ten book list; half about Imagination and half about Friendship. Her newest picture book is also a perfect blend of friendship and imagination. We are…
#DiverseKidLit Theme is Love for Feb!
Our theme for #DiverseKidLit in February is Love. Please consider sharing diverse books and resources that support love and families. (As always, the theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) For February’s #DiverseKidLit theme of love, I chose this wonderful documentary novel of Loving vs. Virginia. A few things to note:…
10 Fun Nonfiction Fact Books for Kids
I’m not sure if it’s a boy versus girl thing, but my son loves nonfiction fact books much more than my two daughters ever did. I have to say that I’m enjoying learning about various topics; I feel like I’m preparing for Jeopardy! or an intense round of Trivial Pursuit. I’m giving away a copy…
Kids & Family Reading Report from Scholastic
Scholastic released its latest research from Kids & Family Reading Report, 6th edition. Read to learn what kids – and parents – want in books. One key finding: kids need for more guidance on books to read for fun. For 10 years, this nationally representative research from Scholastic has surveyed kids ages 6-17 and their parents (with an additional…