Because of my work, I have the great fortune of meeting incredible people who care deeply about children and families. Shamika Battle-Packer is one of those people. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20…Continue Reading
Aug 262020
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Aug 142020
My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete, pictures by Shane W. Evans I love this book! As the mother of a child on the autism spectrum, My Brother Charlie made me…Continue Reading
Aug 082020
Bloomberg ran an interesting article, The Best Anti-Racist Monuments to Visit in America, on August 5. I saw it while watching a rerun of “To Wong Foo, With Love, Julie Newmar” and was reminded of…Continue Reading
Aug 082020
I want to talk about my nephews. They are between the ages of 4 and 15 and each of them is a marvel in his own right. When they smile the whole world lights up. …Continue Reading
Jun 102020
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 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
Dec 152019
We read A LOT of books here at Jambo Book Club HQ to find the best ones for our members. Our basic criteria are that the books star a child of color, be fiction, have…Continue Reading
Nov 132019
JK Rox is a counselor and author of three children’s books that focus on supporting children’s mental health during times of change or conflict in their lives. The Surprise Inside tells the story of a…Continue Reading