Please welcome my guest author today, Debbi Michiko Florence. I met her at Andrea Wang’s The Nian Monster author event at Newtonville Books last January. I had already heard of her new Japanese American early chapter book series, Jasmine Toguchi, and made a point of telling her how excited I am for it. There aren’t…
Month: June 2017
11 Great Nonfiction Books to Explore Our World
I’m exploring our world today through eight beautifully illustrated nonfiction books. I’m always on the lookout for books that teach my kids geography; they never seem to know where countries are located and often get even the continent wrong. Until they can world travel — my oldest is planning on taking a gap year after…
9 Picture Books about Inspirational Role Models
Most of these books are picture book biographies but not all these books are. Yet, they still are inspirational showing that the human spirit can rise above adversity. I’m giving away three of these books. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. 9 Picture Books about Inspirational Role Models Step Right…
June Kid Lit Blog Hop
Hello, welcome back to another month of terrific children’s literature. We welcome you to the June 2017 Kid Lit Blog Hop. This hop takes place every 3rd Wednesday of the month. It is designed to engage a group of people who love everything that has to do with children’s literature. Everyone is welcome to join…
26 Special Needs Books for Kids ages 4-16
Adriana White, MLIS @Adriana_Edu I love the idea behind this list, but I wanted to point out a couple things. 1) The term “special needs” is not preferred by #disability advocates. See the #NotSpecialNeeds campaign by the World Down Syndrome Day group, or this article by @RebeccaCokley. Why Special Needs is Not Helpful by Rebecca…
14 Children’s Books about Harlem
I brought my daughters and one of their friends to see an art exhibit about Harlem. We were fortunate to get a private tour by Vera Ingrid Grant, Director of the Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art at the Hutchins Center in Harvard Square, on her show, HARLEM: Found Ways, a…
15 Great Korean Folktales for Kids
Inside: Take a look at our top selections of Korean folktales for kids — delightful myths and stories to celebrate Korean culture. I’ve been fortunate to have been gifted with Korean folktale picture book by my Korean mother in law. It’s a nice way to connect my kids with their (one-half) Korean heritage. They are…