Every Day is Worth Celebrating!
Every Day's a Holiday, Winnie's Birthday Countdown written by Stef Wade and illustrated by Husna Aghniya, published by Running Press...
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- Jan 12
- 2 min
Inspiration and Song
Debbie's Song: The Debbie Friedman Story written by Ellen Leventhal and illustrated by Natalia Grebtsova, published by Kar-Ben. I love...
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
The Gift of Music
The Greatest Song of All, How Isaac Stern United the World to Save Carnegie Hall written by Megan Hoyt and illustrated by Katie Hickey,...
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
The Importance of Perspective
Keepunumuk written by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Bunten, illustrated by Gary Meeches Sr., published by Charlesbridge....
- Nov 10, 2022
- 2 min
A Toy Streetcar was only the Start...
Railroad Engineer Olive Dennis written by Kaye Baillie and illustrated by Tanja Stephani, published by The Innovation Press. The rhythm...
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
Perseverance in Picture Books
Mr. McCloskey’s Marvelous Mallards: The Making of MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS written by Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander,...
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Underwater Elegance & Delight
The Crab Ballet written by Renée LaTulippe and illustrated by Cécile Metzger, published by Cameron Kids. Whether you have a budding...
- Oct 6, 2022
- 2 min
A Big Friendship Story
Big Bear and Little Fish written by Sandra Nickel and illustrated by Il Sung Na, published by Carolrhoda Books. Children will relate and...
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
Letting Our Seeds Sprout
A Poem Grows Inside You written by Katey Howes and illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee, published by The Innovation Press. This beautiful...
- Sep 22, 2022
- 2 min
Hattie Harmony to the Rescue
Hattie Harmony Worry Detective written by Elizabeth Olsen and Robbie Arnette, illustrated by Marissa Valdez, and published by Viking....
- Sep 15, 2022
- 2 min
Friends under the Same Moon
The Moon from Dehradun, A Story of Partition written by Shirin Shamsi and illustrated by Tarun Lar, published by Atheneum Books for Young...
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
A Story for Everyone
Abdul's Story written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and illustrated by Tiffany Rose, published by Salaam Reads (an imprint of Simon &...
- Aug 26, 2022
- 2 min
Our Hearts Sit in Many Places
All the Places We Call Home written by Patrice Gopo and illustrated by Jenin Mohammed, published by Worthy Kids, Hachette Book Group. The...
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
No Eiffel Tower?
How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower written by Emma Bland Smith and illustrated by Lia Visirin, published by Capstone Editions. I have...
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
Happy 100th Birthday, Charlie!
Charlie Takes His Shot, written by Nancy Churnin and illustrated by John Joven, published by Albert Whitman & Company. You may all know...
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
Expat Summer Travel
Amah Faraway written by Margaret Chiu Greanias and illustrated by Tracy Subisak, published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. Summer travel...
- May 20, 2022
- 2 min
A Matter of Listening to Hear
When We Say Black Lives Matter written and illustrated by Maxine Beneba Clarke, published by Candlewick Press. It's no secret to anyone...
- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
Get Your Head INTO the Clouds
Breaking Through the Clouds written by Sandra Nickel and illustrated by Helena Perez Garcia, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers....
- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
Family and Friends Welcome!
In My Mosque written by M. O. Yuksel and illustrated by Hatem Aly, published by HarperCollins Publishing. In opening this colorful...
- Apr 29, 2022
- 2 min
For the Love of Legacy
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes with artwork from a plethora of talent, published by Bloomsbury Children's...
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