Educations Matters: Diverse Children's Book Reviews
Please welcome Isra from Muslims in KidLit! I met Isra years ago when I first started blogging when she was still living in the Boston area. She had a lifestyle blog then called The Frugalette. We spend hours on a bus ride from hell sponsored by McDonald’s to go to a blogging convention in New…
Thank you to Ariel Gordon Bernstein for the heads up that Sumo Joe was included in Bank Street College’s The Best Children’s Books of the Year! I never would have thought to check. I have recently been submitting manuscripts to literary agents and am in recovery for rejection. Ditto for editors that I have submitted picture…
Thank you to Heidi Rabinowitz of The Book of Life Podcast for creating this book list for me to cover. She noticed that my Best #OwnVoices Children’s Books had Jewish books about the Holocaust but not in modern times. I didn’t know how to identify Jewish authors as there isn’t a group blog or database of…
Thank you to everyone who requested me for a Skype author visit on World Read Aloud Day. One of the teachers also needed activities to go with Sumo Joe so I found some activities and wanted to post it for next year. Pink Stripey Socks, a fabulous kids’ craft blogger, has two great sumo activities…
I’m thrilled to announce my newest book: Asian Pacific American Heroes! Meet 18 Asian Pacific American leaders from yesterday and today! From musician Bruno Mars and Olympian Chloe Kim to chef Niki Nakayama, these real-life heroes inspire us to learn about Asian Pacific American history, language, and culture. It’s middle grade non-fiction for ages 8…