Disclosure: I received this book in exchange for an honest review. Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Tree, Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes from West Africa and the Caribbean is a musical picture books with songs collected by Nathalie Soussana and musical arrangements by Jean-Christophe Hoarau. This picture book is beautifully illustrated by […]
Disclaimer: I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine and 💯 😝 I am excited to share a book that my daughter and I were both super excited to read, “Ruby’s Birds” by Mya Thompson and Illustrated by Claudia Dávila. I first noticed “Ruby’s Birds on the […]
I love to find a children’s book that aligns with a life event and “Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut” by Derrick Barnes is just that! My son loves his hair. Loves his curls. Loves it. It’s my fault and now I am paying the price for keeping his curls looking fresh. But now, […]
For the past two years I have participated in Multicultural Children’s Book Day (Click here for info!) Part of that celebration includes a Twitter party led by co-founder Mia Wenpig. She asks a series of questions and the community answers. One of her questions this year asked “What area’s of children’s books need more diverse […]
This year I am super excited to be a part of the 6th Annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day as a BOOK REVIEWER again! The spectacular picture book, Angel Friends: Let Your Smile Shine by Tara Williams and Illustrated by high schooler Aniena Simone was gifted to us. Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All of the opinions expressed here are my […]
If you follow my Instagram account, you will notice that I post a lot of pictures of books that we read (and we read a lot!) but I rarely write about the books UNTIL NOW! I really enjoy reading children’s books with my littles and get really excited when we find a book that everyone […]
According to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, there were 3500 children’s books published in the United States in 2017. Of these 3500 books, only 319 displayed an African American character or roughly 9.1%. Even more astonishing, only 3% of these children’s books author were also African American.
This year I am super excited to be a part of the 5th Annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day as a BOOK REVIEWER! The spectacular picture book, The Saint Nicholas Day Snow by Charlotte Riggle and Illustrated by R. J. Hughes was gifted to us. Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my […]