We had a great conversation with Tonya Duncan Ellis about her SOPHIE WASHINGTON series of chapter books for our 7-9 year old subscribers. Here, she has provided us with another excerpt from SOPHIE WASHINGTON: HURRICANE,…Continue Reading
We had a great conversation with Tonya Duncan Ellis about her SOPHIE WASHINGTON series of chapter books for our 7-9 year old subscribers. Here, she has provided us with an excerpt from SOPHIE WASHINGTON: HURRICANE,…Continue Reading
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
Happy New Year! We’d like to help you get a head start on your reading resolutions with a 15% OFF sale on all subscriptions of 3 months or more. Just use code READ2019 at checkout.…Continue Reading
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
In a heartbreaking blow, my oldest daughter told me she preferred white Santa to brown Santa. …Continue Reading
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
Sunday, Dec. 2 was the first day of Hanukkah. This year Hanukkah’s last night will be on Dec. 10th. My daughter had a Jewish friend over for a playdate who was enthusiastically telling us that…Continue Reading
Back in June we wrote a post encouraging folks to Be the Sprinkle, meaning to put yourself in situations where you are the minority. Recently we had the pleasure of talking with a fourteen year-old…Continue Reading
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
