Thank you! Teachers and Librarians. Here I’m sharing with you a new picture book reading list about food and people coming together. It’s inspired by the way A Feast for Joseph has been received as a book that brings happiness around cooking and sharing delicious food. Below are links to more book lists about newcomer…
Here are resources to find diverse books. They are searchable by ethnicity, community, and age range. Diverse Book Finder: https://diversebookfinder.org/Go to ‘search the collection’ and you will find many criteria to search by. I’m Your Neighbor Books: https://imyourneighborbooks.org/Go to Books and you can browse by community or theme. We Need Diverse Books: https://diversebooks.org/Advocacy, mentoring, marketing of books by…
One Moon Reviews
“Always one moon/ Like a silent drum tapping on every roof top…”
from “One Today” by Richard Blanco
Brave in the Water by Stephanie Wildman, illustrated by Jenni Feidler-Aguilar, is a picture book about a small boy who takes his first steps down into a pool. He had been so afraid. But despite his fear, he dips his face into the water. This was his first step in learning how to swim. I…
Sonabai Rajawar, a young mother forced by her husband to not leave her home in the Indian village of Puhphutara, begins to fill her days working with the natural clay she found near the well where she washed clothes.