Please welcome Rumi Hara today with her list of books that inspired her graphic novel Nori. She is a Japanese cartoonist living in New York who’s been gaining acclaim in the comics community. Nori by Rumi Hara Nori is a spirited preschooler who lives in suburban Osaka in a multigenerational family. Her grandmother takes care…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
How to Make Family Vacations More Educational
The first word that comes to mind when talking about vacations is “fun”, especially for children. Kids want to feel totally free on vacations and have as much fun as possible. Parents usually want rest and relaxation on family vacations, but they also need some entertainment. But there is also a way to combine fun…
SAY HER NAME March Boston organized by Black Lives Matter
My neighbor invited me and my daughters to join her and her daughter at the Say Her Name March in Boston on the 4th of July. Group organizers said the rally for Breonna Taylor, Riah Milton, Oluwatoyin Salah, Marielle Franco, Tseshego Fatso Pule, Christine Ricketts, and Bobby Jean Graham and other Black women who have…
29 Antiracist Books for Kids, Teens, and Adults
Please welcome my guest today, Lisa Stringfellow, Co-Chair of the Inclusion and Diversity Committee for NESCBWI, who asks “… what can we do on an individual level to educate ourselves about issues of equity and social justice?” p.s. Related posts: Multicultural Children’s Book Day NEW Classroom Kit on Structural Racism! A Unit on Skin…
Top 4 Children’s Books to Help You Address the Diversity of Human Race
With recent unsettling events occurring in the United States, various themes about how the Black American minority is seen were brought to light once again. With various online platforms going as far as deleting some movies from their content that allegedly were racist, it’s safe to say that racism remains an important issue in today’s…
Multicultural Children’s Book Day FLASH SALE!
Can you believe our 8th event is coming up?! Our Multicultural Children’s Book Day online and offline celebration occurs on the last Friday of January. We will be celebrating next on January 29, 2021! We are currently holding a Flash Sale for sponsorships. If you are a diverse children’s book author or publisher, go here…
Exotic Fruit Challenge: Cherimoya (Take 2)
My 14-year-old son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Cherimoya (Take 2, fresh from the Farmers’ Market!). The first time we all tried Cherimoya, we were not fans. MaryAnne of Mama Smiles suggested that our fruit, being imported, might not have been at its peak ripeness. She was right! When we tried it again, this time from a…







