Hispanic + Latino history
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These 21 magnificent children’s and YA books bring Hispanic Heritage Month to life for our kids
Read Essay →: These 21 magnificent children’s and YA books bring Hispanic Heritage Month to life for our kidsSeptember means new backpacks and football kickoff and pumpkin spice everything, but mid-month, September becomes Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15…
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Barbie’s Inspiring Women collection of dolls make the best gifts. (And not just for girls)
Read Essay →: Barbie’s Inspiring Women collection of dolls make the best gifts. (And not just for girls)I want to be cynical, because you know, Barbie, but something moves me about the new Barbie Inspiring Women set…
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In the Heights movie is a celebration of love, dreams, community, family, and the melting pot that makes New York the greatest city in the world
Read Essay →: In the Heights movie is a celebration of love, dreams, community, family, and the melting pot that makes New York the greatest city in the worldFair warning: This is not so much a review of the new In the Heights Movie, opening tonight, as it…
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Terrific music to diversify your kids’ playlists, after 3 children’s music nominees back out of the Grammy awards
Read Essay →: Terrific music to diversify your kids’ playlists, after 3 children’s music nominees back out of the Grammy awardsWhen three of the five nominees for this year’s Children’s Grammy awards declined to accept their nomination due to a…
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5 wonderful new books for kids celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. You’ll love reading along too!
Read Essay →: 5 wonderful new books for kids celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. You’ll love reading along too!Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 – October 15 each year, and our favorite way to honor the occasion…
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3 new books for kids that make you proud to be American
Read Essay →: 3 new books for kids that make you proud to be AmericanWith July 4th coming, up, this is a time my family often discusses what it means to be American, how…
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The simple difference between Latino and Hispanic, in one clever cartoon
Read Essay →: The simple difference between Latino and Hispanic, in one clever cartoonThere is so confusion about the difference between Latino and Hispanic, whether you can use the terms interchangeable, and whether…
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7 parent bloggers share their own immigrant and refugee stories, and they’re wonderful.
Read Essay →: 7 parent bloggers share their own immigrant and refugee stories, and they’re wonderful.We talk a lot about how to create more kindness and empathy in our kids, when it comes to all…
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7 diverse family music albums that could teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. Or at least your family.
Read Essay →: 7 diverse family music albums that could teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. Or at least your family.Exposing our children to multicultural music, art and culture is a simple way to help raise globally minded, compassionate, and…
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The online Diverse Book Finder: A must-bookmark resource for families.
Read Essay →: The online Diverse Book Finder: A must-bookmark resource for families.As avid advocates of diverse books of all kinds, but especially diverse children’s books, we work hard to share carefully curated…