Our theme for #DiverseKidLit in April is Favorites. Please consider sharing diverse books and resources that support love and families. (As always, the theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) Thank you SO much to everyone who participated in Monday’s #diversekidlit Twitter chat! We had a wonderful conversation with a great community….
Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
The Nian Monster Chinese New Year Author Event
If you get a chance to see Andrea Wang at a Chinese New Year author event for The Nian Monster, I highly recommend going, especially if you have small children! Her picture book author event was delightfully interactive! The Nian Monster Chinese New Year Author Event The Nian Monster by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Alina Chau…
#DiverseKitLit Favorites
Our theme for #DiverseKidLit in April is Favorites. Please consider sharing diverse books and resources that support love and families. (As always, the theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) My favorite books have an appreciating family theme: We Are Family by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Ryan Wheatcroft This jubilant rhyming…
#DiverseKidLit & The Changing Seasons
Our theme for #DiverseKidLit in March is the Changing Seasons. Please consider sharing diverse books and resources that support love and families. (As always, the theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) I chose two nonfiction books today that show the biodiversity of the world we live in. I hope these…
Join Us for Read an eBook Week!
March 5-11 is Read an eBook Week! First conceived by author Rita Toews more than nine years ago as a response to the stagnant acceptance of electronic reading, Read An E-Book Week has slowly built a strong international following among digitally published authors and readers alike. This year’s event, which began March 5th and carried through…
The Rock Maiden Chinese Folk Tale GIVEAWAY
I’m part of The Rock Maiden‘s blog tour, Natasha Yim’s Chinese folk tale about love and loyalty. She was inspired by an interesting natural rock formation found in Hong Kong, and the ancient Chinese legend that explained how that came to be. I’m also giving away a copy of The Rock Maiden AND a Skype…
10 Books Featuring Kids with Incarcerated Parents
Please welcome author A. J. Pacquette with a list of ten books featuring kids with incarcerated parents. I was thrilled to meet her! It turns out that we live near each other! Nowhere Girl by A. J. Pacquette I had coffee with author Ammi-Joan Paquette but had no idea that NOWHERE GIRL is her middle-grade…