Educations Matters: Diverse Children's Book Reviews
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
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 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…
Today, I am thrilled to do the cover release for The Teachers March! How Selma’s Teachers Changed History by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace, illustrated by Charly Palmer. I have been thinking a lot lately about activism. Can one person can make a difference? In controlling what we can control — as parents, as…
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…
I’m excited to be Skyping all day with elementary schools across the United States for World Read Aloud Day this Wednesday, Feb 5th! I’ll be reading early versions of Sumo Joe to show kids the editing process. I will also be book talking these diverse picture books below. Finally, I’ll wrap up by taking Q…