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: Parenting
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
I am neither a baker nor a teacher. I am a mom and like so many people, I am trying to work full-time while making sure my kids learn something or just have a shorter…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
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
Dec 202018
In a heartbreaking blow, my oldest daughter told me she preferred white Santa to brown Santa. …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