Today I am kicking off the 5th Annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day with this stunning picture-book biography: Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil Rights Activist by Alice Briere-Haquet and Illustrated by Bruno Liance. This is the story of one of the greatest voices of the 20th century and the high priestess of soul, Nina Simone. Disclaimer: […]
Happy New Year and welcome to January #DiverseKidLit! Please join us in our mission to encourage taking less selfies and more shelfies in 2018. We would love to have you share your diverse children’s book links and resources, as well as visiting other links to find great suggestions and recommendations. (Scroll to the end for the […]
In response to the increasing number of multilingual and multicultural families, TimTimTom Books has created a beautiful new series of personalized and bilingual books. The books are available in 9 languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Chinese (Simplified or Traditional). You can also personalize the gender, appearance/skin tone, and write your own dedication […]
Welcome to December #DiverseKidLit! Please join us in sharing your diverse children’s book links and resources at the bottom of the post, as well as visiting other links to find great suggestions and recommendations. What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse […]
As you begin buying gifts for the holidays, I urge you to give the gift of reading magic instead of candy or trinkets. The traditional Advent is done for the countdown to Christmas. However, this fun tradition can be done with any winter holiday you celebrate with students or your own children. Whether it be […]
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