We all have family favorites when it comes to books for kids. The ironic thing is that oftentimes some of our favorite books are from authors that are not household names or even have been published traditionally. Hidden gems in the genre of multicultural children's books lurk on every home's bookshelves, but because many of these...
Guest post from the Pack-n-Go Girls Great news! We're just weeks away from releasing Mystery of the Naga at Night, the second book in the Thailand series. Girls from around the world have been pre-reading it and they're loving it. Here's a bit about the book: Welcome to Thailand! Rustle. Crunch. Rustle. Crunch. Something creeps by Jess’ window in a...
Everyone loves a good story about perseverance, faith, and courage. This is especially true when the story comes with the opportunity to be exposed to a new language and culture. Dorje the Yak by Caryn Hartman is a tale of triumph over adversity. It follows the struggle of Dorje, and the struggle of Tibet, to assert...
guest post from Erika Probst Up until several years ago, I lived in an idealistic world that I believed indicated we were in a post-racial society. We had moved beyond racism, hadn’t we? Sure, occasionally we’d see something about racism in the news, but most of society was not racist, right? Then my idealistic view was shattered...
Guest Post by Author, Tim J. Myers One of the greatest things about being a writer is discovering your own life in your work. You can't help writing about what's important to you, and your experiences often show up in different forms, whether you intended that or not. Art often is, among other things, a window into...