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Author: Valarie Budayr

Nothing is better than when you can get input and thoughts from those who are "in the trenches." From the people who are "all in" on a topic or issue. This is the case (we feel) with  parents, grandparents, caregivers, librarians and educators. We wanted to know what THEY were concerned with when it came to children's...

Please welcome Stacy McAnulty today with her list of picture books about true beauty. We are giving away a copy of her book, Beautiful. Please see the bottom of the post to enter. When creating my picture book BEAUTIFUL, my editor encouraged me to write my definition of the word. I came up with this: “True beauty...

“Daddy, daddy, look- I finally found one!” My daughter Savannah yelled to me in the middle of the Barnes and Noble bookstore. You see, a few months earlier my lovely wife and I decided that we were going to infuse Kwanzaa into our family holiday celebrations. The only problem was that we both grew up...

The 4th Multicultural Children's Book Day has come and gone and as expected, it was a HUGE success. We couldn't be more proud of our team, our sponsors, our reviewers,  the young readers, moms, educators, librarians, authors, illustrators, publishers and organizations that help us continue to do what we do :) As you can imagine, there...

Please welcome Kathleen Burkinshaw with a list of diverse historical fiction for ages 9 and up. We are also doing a giveaway of her book, The Last Cherry Blossom. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. Diversity in Middle Grade Historical Fiction Just a Drop of Water by Kerry O’Malley-Cerra Two boys-Jake and Sam are best friends. Sam...