Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
Please welcome my guest author today, Miranda Paul! She has a list of 5 fun and interactive picture books for kids. ———- Set down the devices—these 5 books cleverly engage your children sans screen. With a blend of traditional format and elements that directly call upon the reader, these five books easily will hold a…
Inside: Discover these Amazon Rainforest books for kids! From nonfiction to picture books, learn about this amazing habitat important to the planet. I’ve traveled to the island of Kauai in Hawaii and Costa Rica, but I’ve never been to the rainforest areas of those regions. Like Annie in The Magic Tree House, I don’t relish…
First, you have to believe that it’s possible. Can a person of color become a professional dancer? These 20 Wonderful Multicultural Dance Picture Books plant the seed … but not for my kids. I could never coax my girls into dancing. My oldest did one year at the Boston Ballet School when she was four….
Please welcome Maria Gianferrari today who is making lists of her favorite books in honor of her debut picture book out next week! You might recognize Maria from blog comments here; she always has the best book recommendations! ————— Mia kindly agreed to participate in my blog tour to celebrate the release of my debut…
When a country is at war, it’s easy to get a distorted view of the “enemy”. The media also plays a role in showing a certain point of view meant to stir the populace into supporting their government to back the war. But this kind of distortion trickles down to oversimplifying things to a black-and-white…
Today I have two beautiful ABC books that feature photographic images. It was hard to choose one for the Picture Book of the Day but in the spirit of summer exploration, I had to go with The Alphabet of Bugs. Here’s hoping that your kids will discover some insect gems from this book in your…
My favorite way to learn about other cultures is through food. It can be intimidating to cook a new ethnic cuisine for the first time, so consider this list a menu of sorts to decide if there is anything you want to make at home. What wonderful multicultural picture books about food did I leave…