Before Dr. Seuss was famous, he drew racist political cartoons during the 1920s through the 1940s. Was Dr. Seuss himself a racist, or did he just draw these cartoon for a paycheck? He was a racist. Geisel himself was vocally anti-Japanese during the war and had no trouble with rounding up an entire population of…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
More 5th Grade Books from a 5th Grade Boy (my son)
I’m pleased that since our last update of books my 5th grade son read through the end of November, he’s (well… we’ve) managed to read another dozen. The key is that: He has to read at school. His teacher has a read-aloud book. He’s assigned 30 minutes of reading homework 5 days a week. We…
Link Up at the Diverse Children’s Books LINKY
Diverse Children’s Books is a brand new book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of diversity including (and certainly not limited to) diverse, inclusive, multicultural, and global books for children of all backgrounds. <br /> <div align=”center”> <a href=”http://www.thelogonauts.com/search/label/DiverseKidLit” target=”_blank” width=200 height=200…
Top 10 Best Historical Fiction Books for Kids
Please welcome author Deborah Hopkinton who is guest posting with her favorite historical fiction books for kids. She also has a new book out, A Bandit’s Tale, and we’re doing a giveaway below! p.s. Related posts: Historical Fiction Book Lists Top 10 Historical Fiction Chapter Books Top 10: Best Historical Fiction for Kids Historical Fiction…
5th Grade Science Project: Rube Goldberg Machine
I was talking to my business school roommate, Marc Parrish, the other day and he told me about his girlfriend’s son’s 5th grade science project (which seemed too advanced for most parents, let alone kids!). I blogged about my son’s 5th grade Cloud Science Poster so I was blown away that the elementary schools in…
20 Diverse Mystery Books for Kids
It was a lot harder than you’d think to find mystery books for kids with characters of color. I want to thank my Instagram followers for their help in putting this list together: Leah_Bear Yukari_Reads justdebm whatdowedoallday green.momma76 20 Diverse Mystery Books for Kids West Meadows Detectives: The Case of the Snack Snatcher series by Liam…
Top 11: Best Picture Books for Spring
You wouldn’t guess that it’s spring here in Boston, given the snow we’ve been getting in April! Still, I am dreaming of spring and getting my little garden going. These are my favorite picture books for garden inspiration. These books demonstrate that gardens can transform an environment, bring neighbors closer, and even become a political…







