In a heartbreaking blow, my oldest daughter told me she preferred white Santa to brown Santa. …Continue Reading
Dec 202018
Category: Diversity
Dec 122018
I will be the first to admit that I don’t know a whole lot about the DC and Marvel universes. But I was floored….FLOORED when I saw this:Did you all know this was a thing…Continue Reading
Nov 242018
Tapenum’s Day: A Wampanoag Indian Boy in Pilgrim Times by Kate Waters, photographs by Russ Kendall is written in the first person from the perspective of a young Wampanoag boy, Tapenum, living in the time…Continue Reading
Nov 202018
As a true book, The Wampanoag doesn’t pull punches about violence and pestilence that swept through the areas of Massachusetts and Rhode Island with the arrival of Europeans to American shores. In fact, the first…Continue Reading
Nov 172018
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian is featuring an engrossing online exhibit called The Americans. It opens with two statements and a question: “Indians are less than 1% of the population. Yet images…Continue Reading
Nov 162018
Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac and illustrated by Greg Shed tells the incredible tale of the life of Tisquantum (Squanto). He was born and raised to be a leader…Continue Reading
Nov 052018
Conversation with Maribeth Boelts, Author of Those Shoes and A Bike Like Sergio’s Jambo Books (JB): You have been writing for nineteen years. Do you have any favorites of the many books you’ve written? Maribeth…Continue Reading
Oct 302018
Gregarious. Art. Statements. An Experience and a Gift Store. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit GAS-Art Gifts in Perimeter Mall in Atlanta, Georgia. This unique space offers autographed children’s books, art…Continue Reading
Oct 272018
Although most characters in children’s Halloween books are green, orange or purple (and we love that), real children do make an appearance in many of this season’s spooky books. Booklovers who are interested in Halloween-themed…Continue Reading
Oct 262018
Halloween is thought to have originated in Ireland. “All Hallows Eve” was the night before the souls of departed loved ones would come back to roam on earth. People wore masks and costumes to hide…Continue Reading