Each month of this school year I am getting a chance to share a themed list of 20 recommended picture book titles for #CLASSROOMBOOKADAY read alouds in partnership with Follett Classroom. Each booklist is accompanied by a blog post explaining more in depth my thoughts in creating the list and why I chose those specific titles. One of the great parts of… Read More
Book Trailer Premiere: SHORT & SWEET (Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast book 4) & #classroombookaday Recommendation List from Josh Funk
Josh Funk has been a huge supporter of #classroombookaday since the early days, and the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast books are popular with those participating. And now there is a 4th book coming in the series! I’m honored to host the premiere of the book trailer for SHORT & SWEET today! Take a peek and then scroll down below as… Read More
March #cbadspotlight – Spotlight on Festival of Colors with Co-Authors Kabir & Surishtha Sehgal
Today I’m shining the spotlight on #cbadspotlight pick Festival of Colors, with co-authors Kabir & Surishtha Sehgal and their other books A Bucket of Blessings, The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk, Thread of Love, & P Is for Poppadoms!: An Indian Alphabet Book Learn all about Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors, in this lush picture book from bestselling mother/son duo Surishtha… Read More
Reading Across America with 50 Inclusive Picture Books
You may not be aware yet, but as of last year NEA changed the focus of Read Across America away from Dr. Seuss and to “Celebrating a Nation of Diverse Readers” – moving away from a singular focus on, and raising up of, one white male author who has a history of racist imagery* and toward a year-long celebration of… Read More
February #cbadspotlight – Spotlight on The Roots of Rap with Author Carole Boston Weatherford
Today I’m shining the spotlight on Carole Boston Weatherford, author of #cbadspotlight pick THE ROOTS OF RAP: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip Hop and also many other wonderful nonfiction titles including By and By: Charles Tindley, the Father of Gospel Music, Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library, Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You, How… Read More
#classroombookaday Recommendations: People Who Made a Difference
Each month of this school year I am getting a chance to share a themed list of 20 recommended picture book titles for #CLASSROOMBOOKADAY read alouds in partnership with Follett Classroom. Each booklist is accompanied by a blog post explaining more in depth my thoughts in creating the list and why I chose those specific titles. One of the great… Read More
February #cbadspotlight – Spotlight on My Papi Has a Motorcycle with Author Isabel Quintero & Illustrator Zeke Peña
Today I’m shining the spotlight on #cbadspotlight pick My Papi Has a Motorcycle, with author Isabel Quintero & illustrator Zeke Peña A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, by an award-winning author and illustrator duo. When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people… Read More
February #cbadspotlight – Spotlight on The Proudest Blue with Author S.K. Ali
Today I’m shining the spotlight on S.K. Ali, author of #cbadspotlight pick THE PROUDEST BLUE A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s first day of hijab–by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad. With her new backpack and light-up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of school is going to be… Read More
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