I have been eagerly waiting for the launch of this new book, and I am excited to be able to share it on Perfect Picture Book Friday. It was written by a dear friend and was inspired by one of her beautiful daughters. Title: HOOP DREAMS Author: Julia Wilder Banta Illustrated by: 1000 Story Books […]
Friendship
NINA SONI: Former Best Friend – A Multicultural Children’s Book Day Review
I’m celebrating Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2021 #ReadYourWorld NINA SONI: Former Best Friend by Kashmira Sheth (author) and Jenn Kocmiersky Peachtree Publiishing: 2019 Setting: home and school Themes: friendship, family, problem solving In this first title of a new series, written by #ownvoices author, Kashmira Sheth, we are introduced to a spunky but […]
The Chestnut Challenge – starring The Nocturnals
One of my neighbors recently put a video camera near his dock and recorded all the critters that wandered along the river at night. It turns out that skunks, possums, rats, cats, raccoons, and a coyote all passed by. I began thinking about the nighttime animal activity that goes on and how these animals interact […]


