Book Review: What Are You? by Ilduce Brandão-DaSilva, illustrated By Sarah Jane Docker This new children’s book first caught my attention because of its title. It’s a question that I have been repeatedly asked my entire life. All through my childhood and teenage years, other kids were always asking me, What are you? It was […]
Book Review: When Chicken and Duck Talk: Learning to Swim by Joana Szeto, illustrated by RaeAnne Lee Welcome to my stop on the Hear Our Voices book tour for When Chicken and Duck Talk: Learning to Swim by Joana Szeto and illustrated by RaeAnne Lee. Embedded Audio for Multilingual Read Aloud Learning to Swim […]
Family changes that include loss of family members and/or placement with different family members can generate lots of anxiety and fear in children. In Stronger Together by Ginger Healy and illustrated by Maine Diaz, a young otter meets a sad young boy who is about to go through something similar to what he has gone […]
Silenced Voices is a generational tale that is fictional, but based on true events. Beginning in present day, Young José knows nothing of his mother’s childhood and past. But one day in 2013, he gets curious when he learns about the genocide trial of former Guatemalan president, Efrain Rios Montt. The trial triggers his mother, […]
Kids often get the wiggles. But some kids have a harder time than others with dealing with them. It’s Hard to Be a Verb! By Julia Cook, illustrated by Carrie Hartman is a very positive story about a child struggling to manage everyday activities with his ADHD. I highlight the term positive because even the […]
Will You Be the “I” in Kind? By Julia Cook, illustrated by Jomike Tejido If you are looking for a book to add to your social emotional learning library, check this out. This book is a great way to get kids to be mindful about their own behavior. Are you being kind or selfish? When […]
Worry Says What? By Allison Edward’s, illustrated by Ayesha Rubio, illustrates how loud the voice of worry can be in your head as you go about your day. It will help children who suffer from anxiety or have a case of the worries to put into words their feelings and frustrations. The books is a […]
Well this post was definitely meant to go up earlier today! But it’s okay because April is Happy Earth Month!!!! Review: Why We Celebrate Earth Day: Everything To Know About Your Favorite Holiday by Kelly Anne McLellan; illustrations by Javiera Mac-lean This is the perfect book for an elementary reader who needs to do research […]
Review: The 10 Minute Gardener by CaliKim Do you have the desire to start a garden this year? Can’t figure out how you could possibly squeeze it into your busy schedule? Maybe you’re a mom of young kids. Maybe you are neurodivergent and need a different approach to gardening that swings between hyper focus and […]
Welcome to my book tour stop for The Filling Station by Vanessa Miller, hosted by Hear Our Voices Book Tours. Vanessa Miller’s latest novel, The Filling Station is historical fiction that tells the story of two sisters who survived the massacre and how they try to pick up the pieces of their lives left in […]