Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
I’m teaming up with Amy Tai, a New York City public school elementary art school teacher, to create a monthly FREE Multicultural Children’s Book Club on behalf of Walking In Other People’s Shoes. Walking in Other People’s Shoes is a digital media platform inspiring women of color to find and empower their voices through storytelling…
My Kickstarter children’s book campaign was a great excuse to catch up with classmates from a long time ago. I went to UCLA’s Anderson School for an M.B.A. nearly 30 years ago. My favorite extracurricular activity was this program called T.E.C. on Campus. It stood for The Executive Committee and it was run by a…