Do you have a high energy group who like to be involved in your read alouds? Check out these two book recommendations for engaging kids in energetic read alouds: 🛝Today is For You! By Sally Lloyd-Jones and illustrated by Kevin Waldron This is a joy-filled book! The rhyming, the fun and the celebration of living […]
Review: One Sweet Song by Jyoti Rajan Gopal and illustrated by Sonia Sánchez One Sweet Song by Jyoti Rajan Gopal and illustrated by Sonia Sánchez is a globally and community inspired musical journey. It includes counting, music, community and cultural connections. There is so much to talk about – from different instruments and homemade items […]
Louder Than Hunger by John Schu is a very visual novel-in-verse that tells the story of a young man battling an eating disorder. The author uses words as part of visual imagery that contributes to the emotions of the main character Jake. I really liked listening to the audiobook of this one, but I recommend […]
Fitting in. Remembering home. Engaging with community. healing family relationships. This is what Isabel in Bloom by Mae Respicio embraces. This is a beautiful and positive novel-in-verse that will engage you and possibly inspire you to engage in your own community. (Also, I’m a gardener, so I fell in love with the cover as soon […]
Happy Book Birthday to You So Black by Theresa the S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D., illustrated by London Ladd!!!! It is my honor to host a book tour stop today for You So Black for Hear Our Voices Book Tours! Review: If you are looking for a book to kick off Black History Month, this is it baby! This […]
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander is the kind of historical novel that those of us who are adults now deserved when we were in school. This book embraces and emphasizes the narrative that the history of Black people in the diaspora did not begin in the countries where they were enslaved. Our […]
Welcome to today’s book tour stop for the WHEN I’M WITH YOU by Pat Zietlow Miller & Eliza Wheeler Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway for a free book! Review: Are you ready for Spring?! I know I am and this gorgeous new children’s […]