When I was a kid, I would've rather went to school in my underwear than talk to my parents about sex. It was a topic we just did not discuss. I've had three kids and I am still waiting for my...
Category: Chapter Books
"There are no trains in this story!" This was my youngest son's reaction when I brought home a stack of books about the Underground Railroad. My boys quickly learned, however, that while this...
Most of us know that Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 for refusing to move to the back of a public bus in segregated Alabama, starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott. But what else do we know about...
Writing this list taught me something important. We need more books about black boys. The books on this list are compelling stories of young men who are using their brains and hearts to...
Every January, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We often want to reduce Dr. King to inspiring quotes we can repost on social media, but he was so much more than an...
Children's books are slowly becoming more diverse, but there's still a long way to go. Thirty-seven percent of the population of the United States are people of color, but only 13% of the children's...
