Origin and Where's Auntie are two wonderful kidlit books with a Sri Lanka twist. These two books share a colorful way to learn and appreciate differences and cultures other than their own....
{guest post by Sandra Amoako} My name is Sandra Amoako and I am a Ghanaian mother of two, author, and publisher dedicated to creating unique, fun, and educational multicultural children's books. The inspiration behind writing a bilingual, children’s book in Twi and English started when I was pregnant with my first child. I always had the...
{Guest post from Language Lizard} Every summer, parents, and teachers find themselves worrying about the dreaded “summer learning slide,” when kids potentially lose some progress they made during the school year. This year, there are even more concerns stemming from lengthy pandemic-related school closures across the country. A long break from language learning exposure can erode some...
July is National Make a Difference to Children Month! This month is the time to recognize that ONE PERSON can make all the difference in a child's life. This concept reminds me of The Starfish Story. A man is taking a solitary walk on the beach and notices the beach is littered with starfish; starfish which have washed ashore and which need water...
We’re Kendra and Claire-Voe Ocampo, authors of the new LGBTQ children’s picture book, Mighty May Won’t Cry Today. What inspired us to create the book? We were inspired to write Mighty May Won’t Cry Today after our first daughter was born and we began reading her children’s books. We quickly saw that most of them featured a...