Reviewed by Makai Kellogg Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: We Care: A First Conversation About Justice shows young readers how anyone can contribute to community care and justice, even if it takes time and multiple attempts. This book is a blueprint on how to disrupt existing structures and radically envision what is possible. […]
We Care: A First Conversation About Justice
Reviewed by Brad Manker Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: We Care: A First Conversation About Justice by Megan Madison and Jessica Ralli, with illustrations by Sharee Miller, introduces young children to the concept of justice as an active process. In their introduction, the authors state: “All children deserve to grow up in a just […]
Un dia de nieve / The Snowy Day
Reviewed by NPR Staff Review Source: NPR.org Book Author: One morning many years ago, a little boy in Brooklyn named Peter woke up to an amazing sight: fresh snow. Peter is the hero of the classic children’s book by Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day, which turns 50 this year. Peter has a red snowsuit, a […]
“Seasons of Alaska” board books
Reviewed by: Debbie Reese Review source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Let’s Play Out! by Yaari Toolie-Walker Button Up! by Angela Y. Gonzales Mittens and Mukluks! by Joni Spiess Bye-Bye Ice! by Carla Snow With delight, I’m here today to tell you about four board books that came out in 2020 from Best Beginnings Alaska. The four books […]
Nibi Is Water
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Last month I (Debbie) was in Toronto at the 2020 Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference. There, I spoke (and ate, and laughed–a lot!) with Native women. At one of these moments, they were asking me if I’d seen Joanne Robertson’s new board […]
Kiss by Kiss / Ocêtôwina: A Counting Book for Families /Peyak oskan ohcih-Akitah-Masinahikan
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: You know how some things are so dear that you hold that thing close to your heart and give it a squeeze? Every year, Richard Van Camp creates books for young people that make me want to do that. This year, it is Kiss […]