I had the great honor of sitting next to Nikki Grimes at my first Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival and it was wonderful to see her again this past one a few months ago. She told me about her newest picture book, A Cup of Quiet, and offered to share a poem. It is such a…
It was so fun to meet Oge Mora and hear her read her picture books to a crowd of wildly enthusiastic children! Saturday by Oge Mora Thank You, Omu by Oge Mora Here is her event: p.s. Related posts: 8 Great Picture Books with Onomatopoeia Parent-Child Special Moments Picture Book List 8 Picture…
Please welcome my guest authors today Lydia Lukidis and Mélina Mangal with their list of children’s books featuring Black women in STEM. We are giving away a copy of Dancing Through Space. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. p.s. Related posts: 31+ STEM Books to Inspire Girls 30 Black Joy Picture…
You might recognize Furqan from our Multicultural Children’s Book Day poster! Robert Liu-Trujillo created the artwork for our event. When Rob gave us sketches for the poster, we didn’t know the boy in the flat top was a character in his book; he just appealed to us and we picked him right away! I’m thrilled…
Today, I wanted to look at the Civil Rights Movement told through art and children’s books. Both are powerful communication tools both to educate and as a means to connect emotionally with what happened. Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Jonah Winter and Shane W. Evans…
Black Joy is not … dismissing or creating an ‘alternate’ black narrative that ignores the realities of our collective pain; rather, it is about holding the pain and injustice…in tension with the joy we experience. It’s about using that joy as an entry into understanding the oppressive forces we navigate through as a means to…
Please welcome my guest author, Valerie Bolling, with her picture book list on learning on to swim. Her newest picture book, Together We Swim, celebrates overcoming fear and learning a new skill. What are your favorite picture books about swimming? Thanks for sharing! Together We Swim by Valerie Bolling, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita Celebrate…