a celebration of childrens books
When Eliana heard that a woman was running for vice-president, she immediately asked that we find a book at the library to learn more about Kamala Harris. The catalog didn’t offer many choices, so we selected the first one available: Superheroes Are Everywhere, written by Kamala Harris herself. Due to the pandemic, we had to request it sight unseen, and we were a little surprised that it ended up being not a straight autobiography but […] Read More
What a lovely book this is! The daughter’s love and admiration for her mother shine through on every page of Ebony Glenn’s beautifully vibrant illustrations. It’s a tender story of how the daughter loves to wear her mommy’s khimar (also known as a hijab, or headscarf) because it makes her feel like a superhero, a queen, and a mother bird– in short, it makes her feel like her beloved mom. What I love most about […] Read More
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children Written by Jan Pinborough Illustrated by Debby Atwell I found this book by chance in the Women’s History Month display at our local library, and I’m so glad I did! It’s a sweet, encouraging story of Anne Carroll Moore, the librarian who changed the culture of libraries to be more accepting of children. She established our current practice of separate child-friendly library […] Read More