Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
Please welcome neurodivergent author Lindsey Rowe Parker who is guest posting with her favorite kids’ books about sensory differences for Sensory Awareness Month! She also has a new book out, Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down, and we’re doing a signed giveaway below! Have you ever felt the need for a wiggle,…
It’s a common phrase that we all have heard or even used when we were in school. “I’m never going to use this. Why do I need to learn it?” This phrase has been especially common in many math classes over the years during algebra and geometry classes. However, as we grow older and we…
As Multicultural Children’s Book Day closes in on our 10th year, we have been working hard to “re-imagine” and uplevel our nonprofit. We have been fortunate to work with Sivan Hong using the Bridgespan Group consulting model to articulate our strategic vision. Sivan helped us to think about where we want to go using the…
Multicultural Children’s Book Day has just released our newest classroom kit: Conversations, Books, and Kids: Raising Awareness on Systemic Racism in America The wonderful poster is by Isabel Roxas. Isabel Roxas is an author and illustrator. Her newest book is The Adventures of Team Pom! The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens: Book 1 by…
Writing an essay is an essential skill that college students have to cultivate to succeed academically. Find out what you should do to compose high-quality papers. I Can’t Write Essays. What Should I Do? College essays are academic papers that are used to develop an argument or idea by means of analysis, solid evidence, and…
A huge thank you to Rebekah Gienapp, long-time co-host of Multicultural Children’s Book Day and blogger at The Barefoot Mommy for including us in this PBS So Cal article! 14 Ways to Build a Home Library on a Budget Research shows that children who have book collections at home are more likely to…
2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark case that made mixed-race marriages legal. It’s hard to imagine that mixed-race marriages were illegal until quite recently. What is the outcome of making mixed-race marriages legal? Anti-miscegenation laws or miscegenation laws are laws that enforce racial segregation at the level of marriage and intimate relationships by…