Someone tweeted a link to someone else’s blog post about ethnically diverse picture books. The covers were adorable and I was quite interested in reading the books. I took pause to see the blogger chose to market the books by saying they featured characters of color but were not about race. That was so not… Read More Sunday Morning Reads
Being a librarian is all about adapting to change and this conference of black librarians has provided no exception to that rule. Zetta Elliott was out and B. A. (Barbara) Binns was in a few months ago. Our third presenter was an unforeseen no-show. My expectations were to deliver and then attend key presentations with… Read More Cincinnati!!
Male Monday This is a different kind of Male Monday post for me. First, I have to give props to Ari, who introduced me to the Male Monday meme. We reconnected for a short while this past summer on Twitter and she continues to be one amazing young lady. No doubt, I’ll soon be saying… Read More Male Monday
Such a beautiful Sunday morning here in the Haute and all I can think about is dusting off the passport and finding a way to get back to France. Or Asia. Just somewhere distant! I’m heading to NCAAL in Cincinnati this week and to Indy the next to see my children. School’s about ready to… Read More SundayMorningReads
August offers quite an eclectic select of books! From Milati Perkins comedic collections by authors of color to Margarita Engle’s story of a mountain rescue dog, this month has a lot to off middle grade and young adult readers! Open life: Riffs on life between cultures edited by Mitali Perkins; Candlewick; August Listen in as… Read More August New Releases
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