Anyone who is not fluent in a language they are trying to speak has had the experience of trying to communicate and feeling like you’re building a house without the necessary tools. In Costa Rica,…Continue Reading
May 192019
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May 152019
I am in love with this illustration by Shannon Wright, who also illustrated one of our May books, My Mommy Medicine written by Edwidge Danticat. Wright is a prolific artist and you should check out…Continue Reading
Apr 242019
We are proud to announce that Jambo will be expanding its book club to include fabulous middle grade novels for 10-13 years! We have some great novels on deck like Ghost by Jason Reynolds, Piecing Me…Continue Reading
Apr 082019
On March 31st, someone drove up in broad daylight and shot to death rapper and songwriter, Nipsey Hussle, in front of his clothing store in Los Angeles, California. His loss is an unmitigated tragedy for…Continue Reading
Mar 122019
A few weeks ago we saw the video below taken in a barbershop in Kutztown, PA. When kids get their hair cut at City Cuts Barbershop, they are challenged to read out loud during the…Continue Reading
Mar 022019
2019 served up a particularly rough Black History Month. All around the world, and especially in Virginia, people figured out how to shoehorn as much anti-black foolishness as possible into this, the shortest month of…Continue Reading
Feb 192019
Coretta Scott King. She was the powerhouse of a woman from Marion, Alabama who was on her way to becoming a professional concert singer before marrying a young pastor from Atlanta named Martin Luther King,…Continue Reading
Feb 132019
We wanted to take a moment to address blackface and suggest a way to rise out of this controversy more connected and more aware of each other than we were before it started. The historical…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