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
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
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
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
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
