“Conformity to social expectations, gender stereotypes, gender roles and lack of role models continue to channel girls’ career choices away from STEM fields,” said psychology professor Martin Bauer of the London School of Economics, who helped coordinate the survey of 11,500 girls across 12 European countries. from CNN I’m a big fan of picture books…
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
8 Funny Picture Books with Puns
Be prepared to laugh today! Please welcome my guest authors today, Kirsti Call and Corey Rosen Schwartz, with her hilarious list of funny (and punny!) picture books! They are the authors of Mootilda’s Bad Mood! We are giving away a signed copy with stickers! Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Mootilda’s…
11 Picture Books Featuring Parades
Please welcome my guest author today, Jennie Palmer. You might remember her when she was here with her pizza book list. Her newest picture book, Milo’s Christmas Parade, harkens back to her days working on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. How many people can say that?! We are giving away three copies of Milo’s Christmas…
I Am The Shark! Cover Reveal
Today, I’m thrilled to do the cover reveal for Joan Holub’s latest picture book, I Am The Shark! I Am The Shark! Cover Reveal I Am The Shark! by Joan Holub, illustrated by Laurie Keller What makes the great white shark (one of) the greatest fish in the sea? FIN-d out in this hilarious fish-out-of-water…
10 Picture Books About People Protecting the Planet
Please welcome my guest author today, Sandra Neil Wallace, with her list on picture books featuring people who protect the planet. It’s a timely and much needed story. It’s not hard to find scientists concerned about climate change and global warming: 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’ from the Guardian Warning: Climate change will bring…
10 Children’s Books with Arab American Culture
Please welcome my guest author today, Cathy Camper, with her list of children’s books featuring Arab American Culture. I first met Cathy Camper through Multicultural Children’s Book Day because her graphic novel series illustrated by Raul the Third, Low Riders in Space, was widely read and enjoyed by our reviewers. I didn’t realize that Cathy…
Frankenslime Cover Reveal!
I’m thrilled to do the cover reveal for illustrator Ashley Belote today! Her picture book, Frankenslime, authored by Joy Keller, is the story of Victoria Franken, a slime scientist extraordinaire, who loves to experiment in her lab. Her sidekick, Igor the dog, lends a paw when he can. One dark and stormy night, the pair receive…