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
Sep 172021
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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
Apr 152021
Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time by Saira Mir, illustrated by Aaliyah Jaleel is a great book to share during Ramadan, or any time. You don’t have to be Muslim to be inspired…Continue Reading
Apr 142021
Ramadan started on April 12th. Some children will be experiencing their first Ramadan this year. Karen Katz has written a short and colorful introduction to Ramadan for kids aged 0-5. My First Ramadan explains important…Continue Reading
Apr 092021
by Shannon Wright Last month we welcomed a new family member: my nephew Teddy, born at the end of February. My parents, newly vaccinated, traveled from our home in Texas to my sister in New…Continue Reading
Apr 062021
The US/Mexican border is in a state of constant, painful crisis. Thousands of people arrive at our country’s southern border seeking admission to the United States so they can try to eke out a better…Continue Reading
Mar 312021
If you hashtagged BLM or put a Black Lives Matter sign in your yard or a mask on your face; if you marched or donated; if you contacted a Black friend or painted a mural…Continue Reading