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The Best Children’s Picture Books of 2019

Discover the best children’s picture books of 2019 about topics like identity, acceptance, friendship, history, feelings, and even worms. I know you’ll love reading all the books on this list with your kids and students. This is my longest best-of picture book list ever! Can you believe what a year it’s been in publishing? I’m […]

Martial Arts Picture Book + Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019

Welcome to our 6th annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day! I can’t wait to tell you about a beautiful multicultural picture book I’m reading and a Twitter party we’re having tonight. A Morning with Grandpa by Sylvia Liu, illustrated by Christina Forshay is an absolutely lovely picture book from Lee and Low! What strikes me immediately […]

Picture Books with Stories of Loving Grandparents

It’s wonderful when grandparents spend loving, quality time with their grandchildren. Such is the case in these picture books… children spending time with a grandparent, often it’s just time together but sometimes it’s sharing memories, adventures, or wisdom. Picture Books with Stories of Loving Grandparents Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo The boy doesn’t […]

Positive Affirmations for Kids

Let’s build on mindfulness by showing kids how positive affirmations can help improve their lives. First, help your kids be aware (mindful) of their self-talk. I didn’t figure this out for myself until my thirties (in therapy) so I want my kids to start with this as a core foundation. I shared previously that we’ve started […]

4 New Emotional Intelligence Picture Books

If you’re like me, you’re searching for great ways to build your child’s emotional intelligence. Of course, we’re our children’s first role models but picture books can also be helpful as you intentionally build your kids’ EQ. The conversations that occur before, during, and after reading these books will be rich. 4 New Emotional Intelligence […]

KinderGuides Retell Literary Classics for Kids

Are you a book nerd like me? Now you can introduce your favorite classic stories to your children with KinderGuides, engaging picture books that retell literary classics for kids. I LOVE THESE BOOKS! But I was skeptical at first. I wondered why would kids want to read these stories because I imagined the retellings to […]

Nighty Night! Bedtime Stories About Going to Bed

If you’re a bedtime book reader, and I think you are, you know that going to bed stories are fun to include in the mix. Consider one of these recently published (2017) choices. Bedtime Stories About Going to Bed Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli SO FUNNY! Owl tears up his house to find the “noise” […]

2017 Newbery and Caldecott Children’s Book Winners

Announcing the children’s Newbery book award winner and and Caldecott Medal award for 2017 and the honor winners for each!! This year, the The Newbery for 2017 goes to The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill while the Caldecott for 2017 is Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat illustrated by Javaka Steptoe. Read […]