Sitting on my office is a list of lessons gleaned from All I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum. I’d like to add one lesson that I think also has some…Continue Reading
Jun 102020
Category: Diversity
Jun 082020
We are delighted to send Meenal Patel’s Priya Dreams of Marigolds and Masala to our 5-6 year subscribers this month. We originally met Meenal as a JambArt Box artist. We saw this print and asked…Continue Reading
Apr 082020
New babies arriving into families with children create the magical relationship of “sibling”, but that doesn’t mean older kids don’t feel nervous or put-out by the prospect of a new addition. Books that address the…Continue Reading
Aug 082019
A friend told me that he appreciated what Jambo Books is trying to do because he believes that all of us have quirks, personality traits, some discrete and insular, others that can be hidden at…Continue Reading
Jan 282019
In October 2018, we launched JambArt boxes. These boxes are covered in beautiful art that features children of color. Jambo Books’ mission is to center the stories and lives of children of color. We want…Continue Reading
Jan 232019
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Their mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’…Continue Reading
Jan 222019
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Their mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’…Continue Reading
Jan 072019
Tonya Duncan Ellis is the author of the SOPHIE WASHINGTON series. She lives with her family in Houston, Texas. Here, Ellis speaks with us about her writing career, Sophie Washington and what and who inspire…Continue Reading
Dec 292018
What can the first four days of Kwanzaa teach us about confronting the immigration crisis at the southern border? Today is the fourth day of Kwanzaa, the African-American holiday from Dec. 26-Jan 1 that celebrates…Continue Reading
Dec 262018
Kwanzaa is a 7-day celebration beginning on Dec. 26 and ending on Jan. 1. Kwanzaa is blend of different African tribes’ harvest celebrations. The blending of traditions from different tribes reminds us that most African…Continue Reading