Please meet author and illustrator, Sivan Hong! She writes and illustrates the Super Fun Day Book series about neurodiverse kids. Avery G. and the Scary End of School is her newest book!
Now more than ever, a message of hope, compassion, empathy, and understanding is needed. Now more than ever, children need to see themselves reflected in the pages of the books they read. Readers of all ages need to be able to “read their world” to both see themselves, and those are who different, whether by culture,...
{Guest post from Jackie Bunn and Lois Petren}
Co-founders of The Five Enchanted Mermaids, Jackie Bunn and Lois Petren, have been friends for over 35 years.
This dynamic duo met in Princeton, N.J. back in the early 1980s. In spite of their different backgrounds, the two women hit it off and soon discovered that they had quite a few things in common. Besides a shared love of cooking, travel, working in New York City, and exercise, they were both married, had careers, and each had a couple of children. As the years progressed, Lois and Jackie’s life experiences and geographic locations changed, but the thread of friendship always connected the two across the miles.
{Guest post By Tonya Duncan Ellis}
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
April is National Poetry Month.
Whoo-hoo!
Clearly, my poetry writing skills are lacking, but I love reading and hearing poetry.
Everyone deserves to see themselves in the pages of a book.
This statement has been one of the founding beliefs of this non-profit children’s literacy initiative for nearly a decade.
As our mission states, MCBD has been passionate about raising awareness for children’s books that celebrate diversity by getting more of these books into classrooms and libraries since the first day we launched this company. This non-profit also strives to shine the spotlight on the diverse books and authors that mainstream publishing and media often overlook.