Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Home Away From Home is a picture book for young elementary readers that dissects the concept of home as both a physical and mental refuge and encourages children to be open to exploring the unfamiliar, which contributes to building a more faceted sense of selfhood. […]
Super Nani and Captain Yaz
Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Super Nani and Captain Yaz is a picture book for elementary children that tells the story of how a young girl grows and cultivates a bond with her grandmother despite speaking different languages. Nani will be visiting for the first time from her small village […]
My Paati’s Saris
Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: My Paati’s Saris is a picture book for young elementary children that tells the story of a Tamil boy’s bond with his grandmother via her saris and the impact of her support on his journey to individuality and self expression. The narrative opens with “My […]
The Heart Never Forgets
Reviewed by Veronika Jenke Reviewed Source: Africa Access Book Author: The Heart Never Forgets, written by Ana Ot, is the story of a young girl who attends a celebration of ancestors without her grandfather, who recently passed away. This annual celebration brings together the entire town with music, dancing, and masquerade performers. But the little […]
Yáadilá! Good Grief!
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Back in 2016 I read a comic called The Wool of Jonesy — and I loved it. Since then I’ve followed Jonathan Nelson’s work. Again and again, his words and art are precisely what I want Native kids to have. Then in 2022, […]
My Hands Tell a Story
Reviewed by Sophia Hines Review Source: Reading Is Resistance Book Author: My hands tell a story if you listen. In My Hands Tell a Story by Kelly Starling Lyons, a grandmother and granddaughter stand in the kitchen making cinnamon bread together with the sun shining through the window. While making bread, the grandmother tells granddaughter […]