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Dec 1, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
The Importance of Perspective
Keepunumuk written by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Bunten, illustrated by Gary Meeches Sr., published by Charlesbridge....
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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 19, 20222 min read
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 read
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 15, 20222 min read
A Passover Adventure
Pippa's Passover Plate written by Vivian Kirkfield and illustrated by Jill Weber, published by Holiday House Publishing. In a rush to...
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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 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 29, 20222 min read
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 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...
Mar 15, 20222 min read
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 read
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 25, 20222 min read
A Comforting Legend for Difficult Moments
The Legend of the Storm Goose written and illustrated by Fiona Halliday, published by Page Street Kids. Fiona Halliday's lyrical text and...
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...
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