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...
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Mar 31, 20222 min read
The Most Beautiful Garden is What Blooms Inside
The Gardener of Alcatraz, a True Story written by Emma Bland Smith and illustrated by Jenn Ely, published by Charlesbridge. Emma Bland...
Mar 25, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
The Magic Within Us
Malala's Magic Pencil written by Malala Yousafzai and illustrated by Kerascoët, published by Little, Brown, and Company. Children are...
Feb 24, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
Imagining Friendship...
Encounter written by Brittany Luby and illustrated by Michaela Goade, published by Little, Brown and Company. Each time I read Encounter,...
Nov 19, 20212 min read
How to Catch a Thief...
The Powwow Thief written by Joseph Bruchac and illustrated by Dale Deforest, published by Reycraft Books. Titles in the Powwow series...
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Celebrating the Beauty of Friendship
Planting Friendship: Peace, Salaam, Shalom written by Callie Metler, Shirin Rahman, and Melissa Stoller, illustrated by Kate Talbot....
Sep 17, 20212 min read
Fun for Everyone
Violet Shrink written by Christine Baldacchino and illustrated by Carmen Mok, published by Groundwood Books. No matter how you say it, a...
Sep 10, 20212 min read
Friends in All Situations
My Friend! written by Kaye Diggs and illustrated by Shane W. Evans, published by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing....
Sep 3, 20212 min read
When Emotions Get Away from Us
Way Past Jealous written by Hallee Adelman and illustrated by Karen Wall, published by Albert Whitman & Co. Another addition to the "Way...
Aug 20, 20211 min read
When Life is Scary
Big Bear Was Not the Same written by Joanna Rowland and illustrated by John Ledda, published by Beaming Books. Joanna Rowland does a...
Aug 13, 20212 min read
Kids + Inspiration = A Better World
Inspire the World: A Kid's Journey to Making a Difference written by Sammie Vance and illustrated by Talitha Shipman, published by Spork,...
Aug 6, 20211 min read
Sharing is Hard!
Harmony Humbolt: The Perfect Pet Queen written by Jenna Grodzicki and illustrated by Mirka Hokkanen, published by Spork, an imprint of...
May 13, 20211 min read
A Story to Help Heal
Addy's Cup of Sugar, Based on a Buddhist Story of Healing written and illustrated by Jon J Muth, published by Scholastic Press....
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