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I was working on book lists for Hmong, Lao, Vietnam, and Cambodia, but it turns out that there are few fiction books on their countries but quite a few on Cambodia. Like Japanese American books that mostly focus on WWII internment, many fiction books revolve around Khmer Rouge Cambodia, a heartbreaking event in history. Still,…
My son has always been the math-iest of my three kids but now my middle, PickyKidPix, has proclaimed two years in a row now that math class is her favorite, though her most challenging. I have had a love of mathematics; with a math professor for a father, my childhood was fraught with extra math…
Are you following the U.S. presidential elections? I am and it’s turned into an embarrassing reality TV show. Even though I hate politics and avoid it like the plague typically, I watched all four debates and was elated after Hillary took the lead after the first one. The third debate sparked a few controversies including…
The people profiled in these picture book biographies have overcome tremendous obstacles. Who else should I add to this list? Thanks for your suggestions! 5 Picture Book Biographies To Teach Kids Perseverance Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Boris Kulikov I never knew that Louis Braille lost…
Our theme for this month’s Diverse Children’s Books linkups is Favorite Children’s Books Featuring an LGBTQ Character(s). (The theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) Here are a few of mine: Picture Books with LGBTQ Parents The Family Book by Todd Parr Todd Parr’s inimitable voice assures readers that whether your family has two dads, two…
It really depends on who you ask in my family when it comes to winter and snow. My husband hates the cold and equates the snow with shoveling out, ice dams, and slipping on black ice. My kids take a more joyful view of snow. It’s no school snow days spent sledding down hills, snowball…
Please welcome author G. A. Morgan with her list of Top 10 Favorite Fantasy Adventures. The final book of her own fantasy adventure series, The Five Stones Trilogy, releases today called The Kinfolk! I’m thrilled to be giving away 3 SIGNED copies of The Kinfolk to 3 winners. Please see the Rafflecopter at the bottom to…