Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
Please welcome my guest author, Valerie Bolling, with her list of 7 picture books about making music. I met Valerie from a KitLit diversity and inclusion committee that we sat on together. I found her to be a great leader, solution-oriented, and supportive. At that time her debut picture book, Let’s Dance, was about to…
Please welcome my guest author today, Amita Shah, with her post on Rakhi, also known as Raksha Bandhan! She also has a new picture book to celebrate this holiday. I also have a post on how Indian boxing champion Vaibhav Yadav celebrates Raksha Bandhan with his family. Shanti and the Knot of Protection: A…
Please support #BooksForMaui auction here. I’m donating a book featuring Native Hawaiian athletes Natasha Kai-Marks and Anona Napoleon. Evelyn Tokue Kawamoto, Michelle Wie & Liane Lissa Sato are also from Hawaii. My other personal connections to Hawaii include my husband who played varsity golf for the University of Hawaii at Manoa and my great uncle…
Please join us for our Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. September’s event will be held on September 7th and we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month using Run, Little Chaski!: An…
I’m pre-selling hardcover copies of my newest picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! through a Kickstarter campaign that launched today! Please go here to help bring picture book Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! to life … Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kai Gietzen Dad needs to get Boxer Baby down for…
Please welcome author Charlotte Offsay today with her list of food-themed picture books about other cultures. You don’t have to be Jewish to love Jewish food, especially challah! Have you ever tried it for French Toast? Delicious! I get my challah at my local (non-chain) bagel shop, Rosenfeld’s Bakery. My daughter’s college roommate, however, baked…
I’m so excited today to show you the cover of Ashley Belote’s newest picture book, Don’t Wash Winston! Anyone who knows someone attached to their stuffed animal can relate to this book! When Liam and his stuffed bear friend, Winston, made mud pies, something terrible happened. Winston took a tumble and ended up covered in…