This is a Frank Morrison Stan account. If you are looking to support your local library, go there this weekend and check out a Frank Morrison illustrated picture book! When Alexander Graced the Table by Alexander Smalls and Denene Miller; illustrated Frank Morrison I love Frank Morrison’s illustrations and he really did Alexander Smalls’ story justice. […]
Review: Growing Green: A First Book of Gardening by Daniela Sosa Growing Green: A First Book of Gardening is a fun collection of gardening projects for beginners- both kids and adults. As an avid gardener, I can endorse that this is a great way to jumpstart gardening as a family! The projects are not easy […]
Celebrate Black Women’s History Month with young readers by checking out these informative new books about famous Black women. Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark by Allen R. Wells; illustrated by DeAndra Hodge If you love Ada Twist, Scientist then you will really enjoy the true story of Yvonne Clark. She was one of […]
I love a good ABC book! If you want to learn about women’s history, then check out The ABC’s of Women’s History by Rio Cortez, illustrated by Lauren Semmer. It’s loaded with historical and present-day figures that have made change happen in the U.S. It is also full of rhyming and vocabulary. A variety of […]
Welcome to my tour stop for the Frankie and Friends: The Lost Tooth by Christine Platt book tour hosted by Hear Our Voices Tours ! 🦷 🧚🏾♀️This is a favorite young reader series of mine. There are not many early reader/chapter book series that feature Black children as the main character. Here are a few […]
Okay so this book is awesome!!! As a Black gardener, I love the representation this book, Akeem Keeps Bees!: A Close-up Look at the Honey Makers and Pollinators of Sankofa Farms by Kamal E. Bell and Akeem Bell, illustrated by Darnell Johnson gives to young Black children who might want to grow up to be […]
Growing up can mean a lot of things, but it can especially mean gaining the ability to help others. In Your Happy Heart by Amie Dean and illustrated by Susan Keeter, Javon is in fifth grade and has signed up to be a Book Buddy, someone who helps kindergartners with their reading. This is a […]
In the latest book from the Your Magic Backpack series by Jessica Sinarski, Hello, Anxiety follows the story of Destiny Davis and the huge book of anxiety that has been weighing her down. There are more than a few of us dealing with some major anxiety about life lately. This is a great book to […]
Review: They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illustrated by James E. Ransome What better way for a Black Book Influencer to kick off Black History Month than with a book that shares the history of why reading and literacy is so important? Told from the point of view of a young […]
If you have an elementary age student, then you definitely want to check out Be Your Own Hero by Lisa King and illustrated by Colleen Madden. As a parent, upon looking at the cover, my thoughts immediately went to all of the spirit weeks held at my children’s elementary school. Especially the one coming up […]