My family and I visited Arlington national cemetery this summer while my middle child was at a camp nearby. My maternal grandfather is buried there, and I wanted to see his grave. He served in…Continue Reading
Aug 302024
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Aug 262024
Wrapping up her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris said, “Together let us write the next great chapter in The Most Extraordinary Story Ever Told”. She got me with that…Continue Reading
Sep 252023
Would you rather learn about leadership from a former Vice President of the United States or from a beloved KidLit character? I vote for KidLit every time. In the first Republican presidential candidate debate, former…Continue Reading
Aug 112022
My Beads and Me is a jubilant book about a girl and her love affair with her hair.
Jul 152022
Despite the progress made in achieving racial equality so far, our post on ‘Diversity inChildren’s Books From 2012 to 2020’ revealed that children’s books still lackdiversity. Recent statistics show that only 12% of children’s picture books representBlack…Continue Reading
Sep 172021
Here are the top 10 life lessons I’ve learned from the past three years of intensive immersion in kidlit and some books that beautifully illustrate the lessons. You aren’t the only one who feels out…Continue Reading
Aug 272021
How it Started (2012): How it’s Going: As a connoisseur of children’s literature, I *feel* these statistics. It is incredibly difficult to find new books about Indigenous characters and Middle Eastern kids. I’m holding onto…Continue Reading
May 262021
One day I picked my 8 year old child up from a playdate at her friend’s house and before leaving she showed me the art she made. It was a poster in the style of…Continue Reading
Apr 212021
Thank goodness! We did not dare to allow ourselves to hope that the verdict would have been guilty. There are vanishingly few precedents where officers are found guilty of murder for deaths that occur while…Continue Reading
Apr 162021
We have written about Like the Moon Loves the Sky by Hena Khan, illustrated by Saffa Khan before, but it is worth bringing up again during Ramadan because it is a gorgeously illustrated book with beautiful…Continue Reading