Please welcome Vivian Kirkfield today with her list of Picture Books about Passover and Easter. We are giving away a signed copy of her book, Pippa’s Passover Plate! Please enter using the Rafflecopter at the bottom. Both Easter and Passover are holidays that cluster around springtime. They give us an opportunity to reflect on the…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
11 Great STEM Picture Books
11 Great STEM Picture Books Heads and Tails by John Canty This is a beautiful picture book that sets up each page spread as a guessing game with clues about each animal. There are visual clues too! Canty shows the rear end of the animal with the clues and the reader flips the page to…
National Ambassador For Young People’s Literature Swag
Schools, libraries, young people without the means to print out the below on cardstock or some other kind of decent bookmark/standee paper, please email a snailmail address to assistant@jacquelinewoodson.com and we’ll have the Children’s Book Council send some stuff directly to them. Illustration of Jacqueline Woodson created by 5th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature,…
7 Picture Books About Women Who Dared
Please welcome author Lori Mortensen today with her list of Seven Picture Books About Women Who Dared. We are giving away 2 copies of her book, Away with Words: The Daring Story of Isabella Bird. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. What are your favorite books about women who dared? Thanks for sharing! ————– Ever…
8 Women Inventors That Changed the World Picture Books
Please welcome author Vivian Kirkfield! I have known Vivian for a long time in the blogosphere as a very supportive children’s book blogger. I remember when I read that she had decided to write children’s books. Fast forward a few years later and here she is today with a slew of books coming out. I’m…
#DiverseKidLit Linky
If you are a parent, grandparent, caregiver, teacher, or librarian looking for amazing diverse kidlit recommends to share with your young readers, you will love this recurring monthly resource of diverse book reviews. If you are a book reviewer, please join us in sharing your diverse children’s book links and resources, as well as visiting…
Visiting Brandeis University
I’m mentoring a high school student First To Go To College at my local high school and our kickoff meeting was held at Brandeis University. I had been to Brandeis before — quite a few times — but only on their soccer field for my daughter’s club soccer team. The soccer field has changed since…