January 31 is Multicultural Book Day and that arrives this year on the heels of the American Library Association’s 2020 announcements of youth media awards. Among the rich array of picture books, novels, youth audience nonfiction, audiobooks, and apps, authors and … Continue reading
November’s call for adoption awareness makes it an excellent time to recall awareness to two of our favorite picture books that make adoption accessible to young readers who may not have familiarity with this mode of family building. And Thanksgiving … Continue reading
A recent and welcome mini-trend we’re seeing is the art of featuring children who recognize and respond appropriately to adult sadness. Since virtually all small children do have significant adults in their lives and since all of us as humans of … Continue reading
This is the fourth in a series of four posts with which we ask you to join us in celebrating World Turning to the Southern Hemisphere to explore new books for World Kid Lit Month, we have to start with … Continue reading
This is the third in a series of four posts with which we ask you to join us in celebrating World Kid Lit Month (#WorldKidLit on social media). As we continue our month-long celebration of international kids’ publishers and some … Continue reading
August celebrates Women In Translation as an opportunity to discover voices and perspectives beyond the English speaking book world. When could be a better time to start this exploration than as a picture book reader? While many of our publishers … Continue reading
