On the first day of Black History Month, we started our celebration off by reading, Claudette Colvin I Want Freedom Now. It is a picture book by Claudette Colvin and Phillip Hoose with beautiful illustrations by Bea released November 11, 2024. This autobiographical picture book chronicles the events of Claudette Colvin’s teenages year that make […]
Racquetball. New Friends. Diversity. MATCH POINT is a fun, inspirational and unique graphic novel for cheerleaders of good friendship and the sports lover in all of us. I received this graphic novel from Macmillan Publishers for an honest review of the book. When I got the book in the mail, my daughter was near me […]
With the Winter Olympics underway, I knew I wanted to share my love of figure skating with my daughter. I knew she would love the Grace,elegance, and pageantry of it all. We watched some of the semi-finals and she absolutely loved it. I knew I would blow her mind by showing her the infamous backflip […]
This book review is long overdue! When this book was released in January of 2019, I got a lot of text messages with a link to this book! Of course, I had already pre-ordered it but I loved that my family and friends knew me well enough to send over a book, they knew I […]
Penguin Classroom is a wonderful resource provided by the publishing house, Penguin Random House. Here is a link to a curated list of antiracism books for children of all ages. I would highly recommend joining their email list as they provide some very valuable resources for young readers! I especially love their discussion guides for […]
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, […]
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 […]
Hola! ¿Cómo estás? I am doing rather well. I am getting better settled into having a dynamic duo at home with me. ☺️. They are rather fun, silly, and exhausting at the same time. But it is so worth it! Anyhow, I just wanted to share you with a quick tip that I have learned […]