The ReaderKidZ are happy to step out of our summer hiatus to share a much-appreciated post by Lauren Davis and the folks at All The Wonders. Here’s a sneak peek: … sometimes, in the midst of this darkness, it becomes all too easy to forget about the other side of the coin—the side that suffuses… Read more »
Beyond Boundaries
LUIS PAINTS THE WORLD, a picture book of waiting, hoping, connecting
LUIS PAINTS THE WORLD, written by Terry Farish and illustrated with dramatic swirls of color by Oliver Dominguez, presents a story of how confusing and scary it is to have someone in the family deployed. Luis’s big brother, Nico, doesn’t have to join the army and leave home to see the world. “No!” argues Luis…. Read more »
TWO WHITE RABBITS
TWO WHITE RABBITS “Older readers will appreciate the allegory, and younger ones the simplicity of this spare immigration tale.” Booklist “Two White Rabbits belongs on bookshelves everywhere: it’s an extraordinary, compelling first step to understanding and empathy, and a persuasive teaching tool to inspire effective doing.” BookDragon This three-star reviewed picture book will cause you to smile, to… Read more »
THE LITTLE BLACK FISH and other delights from Persia
I share with you a treasure. As part of encouraging young readers to keep reaching for that next book all summer, hand that reader a copy of THE LITTLE BLACK FISH. This book is newly out by the brand new children’s picture book publisher, Tiny Owl. Their 2015 “first books out,” present some of the… Read more »
MARTIN LUTHER KING, BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Martin Luther King, Black History Month This week as a nation we celebrate the life, work, and words of Martin Luther King. We celebrate his courage to have a dream of justice for all. Until the moment of his death, he maintained the ideal that only when all people are free from fear to learn,… Read more »
Grandfather Gandhi Giveaway
Have you ever felt mad enough to strike? Angered to the boiling point? Frustrated inside like a tangled ball of yarn? This year Grandfather Gandhi, by Arun Gandhi with Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Evan Turk (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014), came along at just the right time and helped readers understand anger. Like young… Read more »
THE NIGHT BEFORE HANUKKAH and THE DREIDEL THAT WOULDN’T SPIN
THE NIGHT BEFORE HANUKKAH by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Amy Wummer HANUKKAH – the Festival of Lights, eight wonderful days of families celebrating that miracles do happen. Sometimes the miracle of today is found in the unselfish act of giving. In Natasha Wing’s rhyming introduction to this special Jewish holiday, a little girl contributes the… Read more »
