It was great to celebrate Japanese holiday, Girls Day or Hinamatsuri, with Debbi Michiko Florence at Newtonville Books! Debbi and I have been doing a blog series on Japanese culture so I wanted to add in this Japanese holiday that also involves mochi! Hinamatsuri, also called Doll’s Day or Girls’ Day, is a special day in Japan. Celebrated each year…
Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
A Huge List of Asian Pacific American Children’s Books
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I am creating. a huge list of Asian Pacific American children’s books. I am going to give a shout-out to all the AAPI children’s book authors and illustrators that I can think of with a book published in the last 18 months. I will be listing…
STEAM Books That Inspire DIY Activities
Please welcome award-winning guest author, Elizabeth Suneby, with her newest book! Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet by Elizabeth Suneby, illustrated by Rebecca Green This picture book is a celebration of innovation, creative problem solving, sustainability, and love for family. An engaging story to start, interesting facts…
Share Your #DiverseKidLit Favorites!
Welcome to #DiverseKidLit ! Please join us in sharing your diverse children’s book links and resources, as well as visiting other links to find great suggestions and recommendations. What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of…
Pink Flamingo Day Crafts and Books for Kids & GIVEAWAY!
Author Debbi Michiko Florence and I will be celebrating Pink Flamingo Day in our Asian Culture series this month. We will be learning about the Japanese wishing doll, the daruma doll, in hopes of a pink flamingo sighting. This is part three of our 6 Part Asian Craft and Culture Series: November 2017: Asian New Year…
A 10 Picture Book Unit to Connect Kids to Jazz
Today is International Jazz Day! To celebrate, please welcome my guest author today, Matthew Gollub, with his list of jazz books for kids. We are giving away a signed copy of The Jazz Fly (hardcover book with CD and free download). Please fill out Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Matthew Gollub is the award-winning author…
14 Wonderful Children’s Books About Thailand
Read these wonderful children’s books about Thailand and learn about the country’s beautiful culture! These stories are sure to delight your young reader. A teacher mentioned that she was grateful for my lists of Laos and Hmong children’s books but she was looking for books covering Thailand and Myanmar/Burma for students in her classroom who…