I’ve been trying to read more children’s books lately to catch up on my pile so I’ve taken to carting around a small pile of books everywhere I go and reading a little here and a little there until the book draws me in such that I am forced to read to the end. Some…
Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
Hindu Picture Book by Demi
Hindu Picture Book and Chapter Book for Kids The great Hindu god Vishnu, the greatest of all gods, promises to help bring peace to earth when evil demon kings try to kill all the good rulers of earth. He will be reborn on earth as a child named Krisha. Does this story sound vaguely familiar?!…
Picture Book of the Day: Booker T Washington
Booker T. Washington early years come to life in Fifty Cents and a Dream, detailing how Booker managed to get an education with just fifty cents in his pocket and a dream in his head.
Picture Book of the Day: The Conference of the Birds
The Conference of the Birds is retold and beautifully illustrated in this advanced picture book for kids introducing this important parable from the Koran.
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. with 3 Children’s Books
What Martin Luther King Junior did for me and books for kids to realize that MLK did to make the world a better place for us all.
Grace Lin Book Event
Grace Lin author event for kids. Grace Lin teaches kids about writing and illustrating her books including her latest, Starry River of the Sky in a book club for kids event.
Pearl Harbor Day: 20 Books for Kids and My Mother’s Story
From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima: A Personal Journey explored through children’s books on WWII Japanese American Internment.