Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
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 led 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 have…
Please welcome author Josh Funk with a fun and funny book list of anthropomorphic foods! I’m a stop on his blog tour for his fourth Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast picture book, Short & Sweet. I find these picture books to be both clever and hilarious. I also appreciate a good rhyming picture book…
It comes up every year: what are the “good” books for Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples Day? It’s not simply a question of #OwnVoices but historical accuracy from multiple points of view. It’s much easier to celebrate a narrative that eliminates conflict and genocide. In searching for books over the past few years, these are the…
Please welcome Dr. Erin King-Mullins of the Corona-Mamas.com blog today. She’s a surgeon from Atlanta, Georgia, as well as a new mom. Her blog addresses two pandemics: COVID-19 & Racism. I’m thrilled to have her today with helpful children’s books to understand the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: Bereavement/Death Picture Book Picture Book on Expressing Emotions Anxiety…
Read these middle grade books about immigrant families! These chapter books about immigration shed light on life for many of our kids. I met Laura Shovan through social media and I got to know her when she included me in creating an NCTE proposal for a sports-related panel. I had read her first book, a…