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:...
“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...
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...
What an honor to have distinguished author Julius Lester here today with his list of diversity picture books and poetry books. We are also giving away a copy of his newest book, The Girl Who Saved Yesterday, illustrated by Carl Angel. Did you notice that Carl Angel is also a part of our #ReadYourWorld Book...
Today, Scholastic released the latest research from the newest Kids & Family Reading Report, 6th edition. We learned what kids – and parents – want in books, as well as kids need for more guidance on books to read for fun. For 10 years, this nationally representative research from Scholastic has surveyed kids ages 6-17...