Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
Jambo Books is an award-winning children’s books subscription box that delivers 2-3 books each month featuring a child of color as the star. I am so thrilled that Sumo Joe is included in their January 2022 box which is geared for children ages 3-4. Yamile Saied Mendez’s picture book, Where Are You From?, is…
I was so thrilled to receive a customized bilingual Spanish book from TimTimTom as a reviewer for Multicultural Children’s Book Day. I chose a soccer-themed book for my daughter, Ali, because she played a lot of soccer in elementary school. She also studied Spanish for many, many years. It was fun to choose the book…
Please join me for our ninth Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. January’s event will be held on January 6th and we are celebrating Multicultural Children’s Book Day using Watercress by Andrea…
The winter solstice happens between December 20 and 23, and it’s when the earth’s axis tilts away from the sun, making it the shortest day and longest night of the year for those living in the Northern Hemisphere. Today, the winter solstice is a reminder to honor our connection to the natural world. from The…
In years past, I would create book lists to predict the Caldecott and Newbery. To select books, I would read books from the library and bookstore and also research other bloggers who made similar lists. This year is different. In this “new normal” Covid year, I am taking a different approach. I started hoarding picture…
With the time change, it’s getting dark by 5:00 pm here in Boston. The nights are longer and colder, and it feels like we should all be in bed earlier, and for a longer period of time. Yet, this is also a cozy time. The oven now calls out to me to bake treats like…
Please join me for our Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. December’s event will be held on December 2nd and we are celebrating Interfaith Holidays using The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol…