Our FREE Classroom Empathy Kit is ready to download and share! As our fifth Multicultural Children’s Book Day holiday approaches on January 27, 2018, we are thrilled to present our second Classroom Kit for teachers, librarians, parents, and guardians. Our 2017 Multicultural Children’s Book Day Classroom Kindness Kit is here. Our 2018 Classroom Empathy Kit has a…
Month: October 2017
10 Picture Books That Celebrate Working Together!
I fell in love with Finding Wild when I first read it. It was lauded by a lot of picture book bloggers and Instagramers that I follow, so it caught my eye. I hunted it down at my local bookstore, and I thought it was such a gem. It captured childhood and adventuring in a…
Asian Culture Series: Asian Crafts and Activities
I’m excited to announce a quarterly series with Debbi Michiko Florence, author of the early chapter book series Jasmine Toguchi! We want to highlight Asian culture in a way that kids can relate to and that means … hands-on activities, and food they can help prepare and eat, and a book list! We have crafted…
#DiverseKidLit #ownvoices Linky
Our theme for this #DiverseKidLit is #ownvoices. The #ownvoices hashtag was created to draw attention to diverse authors and illustrators who are creating books that honor their own heritage and experiences. (As always, the theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote…
Sign Up for FREE Diversity Children’s Book!
Would you like to receive a FREE diversity children’s book? You just need to post a short review on Instagram OR Facebook OR YouTube OR your blog. Everyone is invited to join us! Sign Up for FREE Diversity Children’s Book! Indicate which platform(s) you plan to post your review on in the “blog URL” space…
Visiting California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts Valencia)
The first stop of our west coast art school tour was California Institute of the Arts, or Cal Arts Valencia. It’s about a hour away from the LAX airport, give or take traffic. The good news is that you are generally going in the opposite direction of traffic, but take that lightly, because even “no…
10 Filipino Folk Tales & 2 Book Bundle GIVEAWAY!
It’s interesting how few Filipino children’s books are available in the United States, despite being 1.1% of the population, numbering 4 million. Filipinos are the second largest self-reported Asian ancestry group after Chinese Americans according to the 2010 American Community Survey. I have a list of Filipino picture books created by illustrator Mika Song to…