Need a craft to celebrate Chinese New Year 2018, The Year of the Dog? I made a cute puppy paper bag puppet that is also a game. Feed the puppy candies using chopsticks! Here’s how to make the puppy paper bag puppet. You will need: Lunch sized paper bag 1 piece each of brown, white,…
Month: January 2018
Bilingual Kids? Use books for more fun with Languages!
Please welcome my guest blogger today, Gabriela Simmons, with her post on using books to teach kids another language. Even though I grew up speaking various languages at home, it has not been an easy ride trying to pass these languages to the kids. I have gained the utmost respect for parents making the effort…
Welcome to Our 5th Multicultural Children’s Book Day!
Welcome to our 5th Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Here’s how to celebrate: Link up your diversity book reviews! Win diversity book bundles at our Twitter Party tonight! We’re giving away 100+ children’s books from 9pm to 10pm EST. RSVP here. Use hashtag: #ReadYourWorld. January 27th 9 pm to 10 pm EST Hashtag: #ReadYourWorld Please RSVP…
Miss Panda Chinese and I Talk Multicultural Children’s Book Day and More!
A huge thank you to Amanda of Miss Panda Chinese for interviewing me on her channel. We talk about Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Chinese versus Japanese New Year Books for Kids, and more! Her post is here. Her interview is here: Miss Panda Chinese and I Talk Multicultural Children’s Book Day and More! And here…
Year of the Dog: Chinese New Year Children’s Books!
Chinese New Year is Friday, February 16, 2018, and it’s The Year of the Dog! You are born in the Year of the Dog if your birthday falls in these periods: Jan.28, 1922 – Feb.15, 1923 Feb.14, 1934 – Feb.3,1 935 Feb.2, 1946 – Jan.21, 1947 Feb.18, 1958 – Feb.7, 1959 Feb.6, 1970 – Jan.26,…
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Coming Up!
Multicultural Children’s Book Day is coming up on January 27, 2018. Wondering how to participate? Here’s how: 1. Link up your diversity children’s book reviews. I’ll have a post with a linky on January 27th and you can add your link there. The review can be on a blog post, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest or YouTube….
Meet Yasmin! Cover Reveal!!
I’m thrilled today to do a very special cover reveal for Saadia Faruqi’s debut children’s book series, Yasmin. Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi, illustrated by Hatem Aly Yasmin Ahmad is a spirited second-grader who’s always on the lookout for those “aha” moments to help her solve life’s little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she…