Please visit Historic Newton’s Facebook page for my Sumo Joe Storytime event. The book, illustrated by Nat Iwata, follows Sumo Joe and his friends as they enjoy pretending to be sumo wrestlers. But when his little sister wants to join their boy-only game, what should Sumo Joe do? As a bonus, after Wenjen reads the…
Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
I’m on NBC with Julie Chu!!
I am thrilled to be part of an internal NBC event that included Julie Chu, Abby Marks, and Abby Chin. This was spearheaded by Caroline Delfin (Executive Assistant To The Chairman, NBC Sports Group at NBCUniversal Media, LLC) and Liz Eng (Senior Director, Content Integration at NBC Sports Group) who are part of NBCUniversal APA…
10 Lucha Libre Children’s Books
Wrestling fans of all ages will delight in Lucha Libre children’s books which bring Latino culture to the ring. And, in the spirit of Title IX, let’s give some love to the female athletes who also bring the same level of excitement to the sport of Lucha Libre. Please check out the video of The…
Please join me for #CrayolaEduChat
Please join me Tuesday May 11 7 pm to 7:30 pm EST for #CrayolaEduChat We will be talking about Reading, Writing, and Illustrating with Inclusion Top-of-Mind. Question 1 What criteria do you use when selecting children’s books for your school library, classroom, or home? Share some of your favorites that help children see…
9 Juneteenth Children’s Books
Juneteenth gets its name from the combination of June and Nineteenth and is celebrated annually on June 19. It’s also called Emancipation Day and Freedom Day. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, announcing enslaved people “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free,” but the proclamation didn’t immediately apply in certain areas, including secessionist…
Sumo Joe listed on 25 #OwnVoices Books for Kids!
The #OwnVoices hashtag movement started in 2015 on Twitter to give readers a chance to share books about diverse groups that were written by authors that belong in the same group. For instance, a book with a Black child as the subject would be written by a Black author. from Chicago Parent 25 #OwnVoices Books…
Fold an Easy Origami Sumo and the Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics are postponed for one year but we can still learn about Japanese culture. Did you know that sumo was being considered as an exhibition sport for the Tokyo Olympics? Sumo wasn’t chosen because only a few countries with a sizeable Japanese ex-pat population had sumo. Karate was chosen instead. But I think…