by Lexi Petronis | Books for Kids, Books for Adults
Holocaust books for kids? Absolutely. Without a doubt. There’s no room for “but we have to keep our kids innocent!” — this is important. This week was Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, and we were all shocked to see the...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids, Books for Adults
Wow, journals have come a long way since I was a kid and I had a choice between a plain lined composition book or some cutesy diary with an easily pickable lock. Now, journals are so creative, with so many different kinds of approaches and prompts, making them far...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
Today marks the beginning of Holi, the Indian festival of color, love and springtime. You know, the one with the bright, colorful powder that’s tossed in celebration of good triumphing over evil, fertility and love. (Concepts we can totally get behind!) Every...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
The Rabbit Listened, by Cori Doerrfeld, is hands down, my favorite kids’ book that’s come across my desk lately. It’s a simple story about how to respond with compassion when you see someone suffering and it couldn’t come along at a better...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids
This is a sponsored message from Candlewick Press It’s here, it’s here! Splish, Splash, Ducky has hit the stands, ready to mesmerize your little ones with interactive prose and friendly drawings from New York Times best-selling author Lucy Cousins. Fans of...
by Georgette Gilmore | Books for Kids
It’s Black History Month and hopefully you and your children are spending time learning and celebrating our nation’s Black inventors and innovators, activists and leaders. There are just so many wonderful children’s books about African American...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids
Today is World Read Aloud Day (or for those of us on social media, #WorldReadAloudDay) and there are so many great ways to celebrate with your kids. And not just today, either! When you consider how essential a love of reading is to a child having success and options...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids
As avid advocates of diverse books of all kinds, but especially diverse children’s books, we work hard to share carefully curated lists of children’s books. Our amazing writers have shared impressive lists of wonderful books about diverse families, notable...
by Georgette Gilmore | DIY
We recently discovered the coolest gift idea when our friend Tina Roth Eisenberg at Swiss Miss shared a Favorite Things Gift Box she received from her friend Jessica Kausen. Jessica filled a box with a few of her own favorite things (no offense, Oprah) along with a...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids
As a strong proponent of bookshelves filled with diverse books — in our libraries, our schools, and certainly at home — I’ve become much more aware of not seeking out books featuring heroes of color, but ensuring that a diverse group of authors and...