To celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day, book review bloggers are matched with publishers and authors who have produced books showcasing diversity in characters and settings. Since I blog about books, places and books that take you places, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to review books published by East West Diversity Press. The publisher sent […]
Books
I Know How to Ni-hao, a Multicultural Children’s Book Day review
I Know How to Ni-hao by Susan Aspley (author) and Lucas Richards (illustrator) published by Susan Aspley as part of the I Know How To series. I am always on the lookout for books that introduce and celebrate a broad variety of cultures and introduce children to people of different backgrounds. I was thrilled to […]
Multicultural Children’s Book Day #ReadYourWorld
One of the unexpected benefits of venturing into the world of blogging has been the opportunity to meet other bloggers. As I started following and commenting, one post led to another. I met bloggers who share many of the same passions that I do, namely children’s literature, family, and traveling. Since our family is a […]
Books of Christmas – Four Favorites
Every year when we bring out the Christmas book collection it seems like we are greeting old friends. We have hundreds of Christmas books many of which have been passed down over the years. We read the books each evening. We decorate with the books and we keep them out long after Christmas is over. […]
A Season of Lights
Not only is it 12-13-14 but it is also the feast day of Santa Lucia, the patron saint of light. We celebrate most holidays and Santa Lucia Day is one of our favorites. It is interesting that a young martyr from Italy has become the center of a Swedish holiday. It is fitting, however that […]