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Tag: Diversity

Aug 112022

My Beads and Me: Freedom Eyes!

  • By Mijha Godfrey
  • Posted on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

My Beads and Me is a jubilant book about a girl and her love affair with her hair.

Aug 272021

Diversity in Children’s Books from 2012 to 2020

  • By Mijha Godfrey
  • Posted on August 27, 2021August 27, 2021

How it Started (2012): How it’s Going: As a connoisseur of children’s literature, I *feel* these statistics. It is incredibly difficult to find new books about Indigenous characters and Middle Eastern kids. I’m holding onto…Continue Reading

Mar 172021

7 Children’s Books with Strong Asian American female characters

  • By Mijha Godfrey
  • Posted on March 17, 2021April 1, 2021

On March 16, an all-too-familiar tragedy struck in my hometown, Atlanta. Whenever there is a hate crime, especially one that ends lives, I feel broken. There are 8 people in my town who will not…Continue Reading

Aug 292019

Getting To Know You – KidLit version

  • By Mijha Godfrey
  • Posted on August 29, 2019August 29, 2019

“Jambo” means “Hello”. Part of Jambo Books’ mission is to try to spark conversations that will help people make fresh connections with each other and think creatively about how we can live together in equity,…Continue Reading

Jun 062019

My White Privilege Score: 130 vs 15

  • By Mijha Godfrey
  • Posted on June 6, 2019June 6, 2019

I live in a pretty incredible town. Decatur, GA is a small city adjacent to Atlanta. It is just 4 square miles. Decatur has gone through many changes over the last twenty years. It’s a…Continue Reading

Jul 162018

Conversation with Christopher Silas Neal, Illustrator of Over and Under the Pond

  • By Mijha Godfrey
  • Posted on July 16, 2018

One of the books Jambo sent to 3-4 year olds in June was Over and Under the Pond, written by Kate Messner and illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal.  Chris was kind enough to do an…Continue Reading

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