My Beads and Me is a jubilant book about a girl and her love affair with her hair.
Aug 112022
Category: Diversity
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
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
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
Feb 172021
Today is Love Your Pet Day! Of course, we love our pets everyday but today they are in for extra-special snuggles. We come across A LOT of books that celebrate the special bond between kids…Continue Reading
Dec 012020
Whew! So that election took about 30 years longer than expected. And it’s still being contested in the early part of December. Voters on both sides expected a landslide and we got…a trickle. But do…Continue Reading
Nov 122020
We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation! The Foundation is celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the EJK Award and has an impressive list of Award and Honor books…Continue Reading