Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. And today is a very special Friday because it’s also Multicultural Children Book Day. I’ve been a sponsor for several years because I love the mission of this nonprofit initiative: to lift up diverse books.
This year I was thrilled to review two books from Inhabit Education Books. Here’s a little bit about the publisher.
Continue readingHappy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. This has been an exciting week! Tuesday was launch day for my own From Here to There. Wednesday was Inauguration Day. And today I get to share a brand new book from one of my dearest critique buddies, Carrie Finison.
Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. I’ve always loved road trips. When my husband and I were first married, we were both teachers, and with the summer ahead of us, we’d plan a road trip. Twice we went cross-country…and many times we drove up to Canada or down to Washington, DC. We worried about money. We worried about weather. But we didn’t worry about whether it would be safe for us to be in a certain town after dark. And we didn’t worry about finding a place to eat or sleep. That’s because we were white. Traveling back in the day wasn’t so easy for people of color. In fact, it could be downright dangerous. Then Victor Hugo Green created the Green Book.
VIVIAN KIRKFIELD - Writer for Children 