These cold, snowy, dark days are forcing me to slow down, re-assess and consider a new plan for a new year. We’re almost two weeks into the new year and two decades into the 21st century. How is my world and my world perspective changing? Twenty years ago, I was a brown haired, struggling… Read More SundayMorningReads
If you are a YALSA member I’m on the ballot to be on the Printz Committee and I’d appreciate your vote. IF you are an ALSC member, please consider voting for Angie Manfredi, Sujei Lugo and Thaddeus Andrecki (both of whom have ended up at the bottom of the list). These individuals are as committed… Read More This n That
We’re firmly in the month of March. Keep coming back here because I will post the March releases by authors of color before the month ends. I promise. February was filled with Writers on Writing and reviews of sources on enslavement. March may be quieter because of offline responsibilities but, I do hope to review… Read More SundayMorningReads
The following post is contributed to my series on enslavement from Debbie Reese. Debbie is tribally enrolled at Nambe Pueblo in northern New Mexico. She is an advocate for diversity in children’s literate and has been blogging for almost ten years at American Indians in Children’s Literature. Here, she discusses the earliest enslavement in the… Read More Guest Post: Enslavement of Native Peoples
I kept waking up to thunder last night and was so happy to see that it had actually rained here! In this drought, we’ve too often gotten thunder and lightning that signified nothing. Icing on the cake will be the 70 degree temps tomorrow! Maybe we shouldn’t have 70 days in August, but we shouldn’t… Read More Drizzles
Cotton Quilts 