Educations Matters: Diverse Children's Book Reviews
Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
Welcome to the Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad Blog Tour! To celebrate the release of Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero by Valerie Tripp (author of the American Girl book series) on September 8th, blogs across the web are featuring exclusive, original content from Valerie, plus 5 chances to win a SIGNED copy of Izzy Newton! The characters’ personalities reflect…
Please welcome my guest author today, Marsha Diane Arnold. You might remember her from her post on 10 Books on Helping Endangered Animals. She has a new picture book out, Lights Out, and we are giving away a copy! Please use the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Children’s Books on Light Pollution and…
I’m on the New England Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (NESCBWI ) Inclusion and Diversity Committee and I’m excited to announce the newest children’s books by my colleagues on this committee! Jeanette Bradley, who has lead this new committee, has a new picture book that she illustrated — When the Babies Came to…
Did you know that foster care is on the rise? “The number of cases of children entering the foster care system due to parental drug use has more than doubled since 2000, according to research published this week in JAMA Pediatrics.” It can be traced to the opioid endemic which is largely due to Purdue Pharma based…
Living near Boston where the 9/11 planes took off, we seem to be one degree away from knowing someone who perished that day. For me, my neighbor was one of the pilots flying out of Boston. My neighborhood cafe and bakery had a daughter on that flight. My old neighbors from the South End has…