If you missed the earlier post on diverse picture books, start there for the full background on the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign. The short(er) version is this: the majority of books published, reviewed, and talked about are books about the majority view: that is, Caucasian, able-bodied, heterosexual, average weight, of a two-parent family, and with no discernable …
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Just six years after building Council Tree Library some updates were needed. Anyone that has built a custom home can attest to the fact that no matter how many times you stare at the blueprints, there is always the realization after the house is actually built, you wish you had changed a couple of things,,, …
If you’re a parent of little ones, or even little ones big enough to resent the term “little ones,” you may have noticed a problem with the books available for children. Or maybe you haven’t. It took me awhile to catch on because the books available largely reflect my own experience. The problem is this: …
Participating in a book discussion group has many benefits. For me, the accountability alone ensures that I am continually engaging in activities that sharpen the saw so the speak. When I know that I’m going to be sitting around a table to discuss a book with others, I will push through and finish reading it …
When my sister and I were kids, we felt deprived because we never had the privilege of eating a frozen dinner, aka, “TV” dinners. All the rest of the neighborhood kids got to partake of this modern convenience, and they taunted us with tantalizing tales of the ambrosia that was found in the grocer’s freezer …