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 are…
Month: June 2017
9 Great Nonfiction Books to Explore Our World and 5 Book GIVEAWAY
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…
Inspirational Role Models Books for Kids & 3 Book GIVEAWAY
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 of three of these books. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Inspirational Role Models Picture Books Step Right Up: How…
26 Wonderful Books for Kids Celebrating Summer (ages 2-12)
We made it to summer which starts today! Every winter here in Boston, it seems like summer will never arrive. It’s not just the warmth we crave, but the relaxed schedule and the long days. It’s time to celebrate summer! What are your favorite books set during the summer? Thanks for sharing! 26 Wonderful…
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…
HARLEM: Found Ways & Harlem Children’s Books
I brought my daughters and one of their friends to see an art exhibit on 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 collection…