Charlotte Taylor of Charlotte’s Library and I are co-planning KidLitCon next year. It will be held on March 22-23, 2-19 at Hotel Providence, in Providence, Rhode Island where Charlotte lives. I live one hour from Providence but have spent quite a bit of time there since my oldest went to RISD Pre-College twice! What is…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
19 Picture Books Celebrating Musicians
I have a post of Picture Book Biographies about African-American Pioneering Female Musicians so today’s post is its pair, which is to say that I’ve rounded up the best picture book biographies about musicians who are not African American. This list, though, is all male. I’d love to add female musicians to this list! What books…
Why Do Chameleons Turn Colors? It’s not to blend in!
Chameleons are fascinating. One old theory is that chameleons changed color to match their surroundings. That turns out not to be true according to the latest research! Their color change is actually a form of communication! Their mastery of camouflage is behavioral using movement! They also have a fascinating tongue that projects up to two body…
42 Physical Disabilities Children’s Books
I was asked on social media to create a physical disability book list, and I want to start by pointing my readers to an excellent blog that covers all kinds of disabilities in KidLit, aptly named Disability in KidLit. It’s my go-to for understanding if authors get it right when it comes to this topic….
18 Wanting To Go To School Books: When School is a Privilege
Author Patricia Newman and I are collaborating today on a list of books of kids who desperately want to attend school, but it’s not a given where they live. We will start off with some background and a list that Patricia Newman created for the Today Parenting Team. Her article is “All Kids Go To…
Join Us for #DiverseKidLit Link Up!
Welcome to #DiverseKidLit ! Please join us in sharing your diverse children’s book links and resources, as well as visiting other links to find great suggestions and recommendations. What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of…
3 Book Rick Riordan Presents GIVEAWAY! #TheStormRunner
Disney Book Group is partnering with me for a giveaway! My son and I are huge fans of Rick Riordan but even though he cranks out three or four books out a year, it’s not fast enough for us! It makes us happy that he’s created Rick Riordan Presents, an imprint through Disney Publishing that his editor…







