Guest Post from Janelle Diller and Pack-n-Go Girls® ::Big sigh:: The world has changed—we hope just temporarily. But here we are. No travel. Extra days out of school. Uncertain times. Thank goodness for books to distract us! We have some great multicultural recommendations to pass the time and expand your children’s world. Hopefully, your library has them,...
Guest Post from author Connie-Vee Hawkins People often say I was born with a camera in my hand. I loved taking my parent's camera and snapping pictures. I saw each picture as a story. As I grew older, everyone realized I was indeed the storyteller of the family. Storytelling is therapeutic. It helps us to process...
Earlier this week, we shared how lucky we are to have enthusiastic participation and brilliant talent from all over the globe--specifically from our authors and diverse book reviewers from Greece. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Global CoHost, Agatha Rodi, we continue to be able to round up an amazing array of multicultural children's...
Guest post by Sailaja Joshi, CEO and founder of Mango and Marigold Press Did I just wake up to the best year of my life? Because folks, I’m going to share with you a secret that I’ve been keeping to myself for almost seven days. Last week, I had a dream. I was strolling through a garden full...
Guest post from Pack-n-Go Girls® All of us in the diverse kidlit world know the importance of not only the need for young readers of color to see themselves in the books they read but to also get those types of books into the hands of these same readers. Taking extra steps to make this happen...