Your "One and Only"
It’s common to wonder, at least once in life, if one is the “only” one to think, feel, believe, act, or look the way one does.
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Sep 32 min
Memories Remind Us of the Love that Remains
I Miss You Most written by Charlotte Cheng and illustrated by Xindi Yan, published by Rocky Pond Books*. The themes of grief and...
Apr 233 min
Meeselphe: A Surreal Adventure
I could read this story over and over and still find something new and clever. But let’s start with the title…
Oct 26, 20232 min
High Flying Dreams
Freddie the Flyer written by Fred Carmichael and Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, illustrated by Audrea Loreen-Wulf, and published by Tundra...
Aug 24, 20232 min
The Road Trip Revisited
Road Adventures written, illustrated, and published by artist Nazli Tahvili. This ingenious picture book by author and illustrator Nazli...
Jul 27, 20232 min
The Run of a Lifetime
Rosie Runs written and illustrated by Marika Maijala, translated by Mia Spangenberg, and published by Elsewhere Editions.* Translated...
Mar 30, 20232 min
The Nature of Life
Nell Plants a Tree written by Anne Wynter and illustrated by Daniel Miyares, published by Balzer + Bray. I love the lyricism,...
Feb 9, 20232 min
A True Gift of Friendship
Nila's Perfect Coat written by Norene Paulson and illustrated by Maria Mola, published by Beaming Books. Author Norene Paulson has...
Jan 12, 20232 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, 20222 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 3, 20222 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,...
Sep 29, 20222 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...
Apr 29, 20222 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 19, 20222 min
A Priceless Story
A Penny's Worth written by Kimberly Wilson and illustrated by Mark Hoffman, published by Page Street Kids. For anyone who questions their...
Apr 16, 20222 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...
Mar 29, 20222 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, 20222 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, 20222 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, 20222 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, 20221 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...
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