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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Apr 16, 2022
- 2 min
In Celebration of International Haiku Poetry Day
H is for Haiku written by Sydell Rosenberg and illustrated by Sawsan Chalabi, published by Penny Candy Books. My review, the short...
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
Blessings, Big and Small
Zahra's Blessing, a Ramadan Story written by Shirin Shamsi and illustrated by Manal Mirza, published by Barefoot Books. Shirin Shamsi's...
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
A Celebration of Black Female Entrepreneurs
Praline Lady written by Kirstie Myvett and illustrated by Kameko Madere, published by Pelican Publishing. This captivating story takes us...
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
Voices to Lift Us All Up
Making Their Voices Heard written by Vivian Kirkfield and illustrated by Alleanna Harris, published by Little Bee Books. The beauty in...
- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
The Magic Within Us
Malala's Magic Pencil written by Malala Yousafzai and illustrated by Kerascoët, published by Little, Brown, and Company. Children are...
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Ambitious Girls All Around
Ambitious Girl written by Meena Harris and illustrated by Marissa Valdez, published by Little, Brown, and Company. I can't let Women's...
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
Artists are Artists are Artists
Women Artists A to Z written by Melanie LaBarge and illustrated by Caroline Corrigan, published by Dial Books for Young Readers. Male or...
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
So Much History in Just One Book!
Schomburg, The Man Who Built a Library written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Eric Velasquez, published by Candlewick...
- Feb 17, 2022
- 2 min
An Important Intergenerational Biography
Opal Lee and What it Means to Be Free, The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth written by Alice Faye Duncan with art by Keturah...
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
Each of us are Equally Unique and Amazing!
God Made You Too written by Chelsea Tornetto and illustrated by Kimberley Barnes, published by Worthy Kids. This delightful rhyming...
- Jan 13, 2022
- 3 min
Two-in-One Picture Book Biography Review!
Dear Mr. Dickens written by Nancy Churnin and illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe, published by Albert Whitman & Company. A Queen to the...
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
Imagine All the Time in the World
Here's a collage of picture books I've read and loved, but just won't have time to review before the end of the year. I hope you can find...
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
A Picture Book Biography for World AIDS Day
Stitch by Stitch: Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt written by Rob Sanders and illustrated by Jamey Christoph, published by...
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Imagining Friendship...
Encounter written by Brittany Luby and illustrated by Michaela Goade, published by Little, Brown and Company. Each time I read Encounter,...
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