Picture books these days are so specialised and they provide a window into the world of diverse characters that it warms my heart. Meet a...

A picture book about friendship and the Filipino sign language, “𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀” is a super important book for spreading...

If you are still undecided about the nonfiction title that you’d read aloud next week (check out my previous post), try out Jessica...

Dogs are a tremendous force in easing children’s anxiety and who could have better brought forth this message other than Lauren Castillo!...

Lee is confused when Grandma tells her that she will soon be “going home”. Grandma is aging and is on the verge of passing away. Lee...

Have you checked out the latest in Tom Percival’s feelings series? This is about how one fib leads to the next, creating a fib-loop. A...

It has become increasingly difficult to get books with simple yet witty storylines that our youngest can relate to. “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘆 𝗪𝗵𝗼...

“𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝗔𝗺: 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗜 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳” is the latest in the “𝘐 𝘈𝘮” series by the celebrity duo Susan Verde and Peter...

“𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵” by Olaf Falafel is about Blobfish of course, a lonely deep-sea creature. While all other sea creatures have friends,...

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲” is a timely reminder of the role of majestic trees in urban landscapes. Our little city dwellers will have an...

“𝗪𝗼𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗼! 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁!” – Who doesn’t need to hear this from time to time? Whether you are feeling low or...

Have you read Ashley Franklin’s latest book “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗷𝗶𝗱 𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀”? The book begins by focusing on Kamal’s smile – a...

Oh, the world needs this book! “𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲” is about a young girl from America whose father is from India and her...

“𝗜 𝗔𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱” is one of my go-to books on father-son relationships. Written by Karamo Brown of Netflix’s...

When Grandmas move in, it can lead to a lot of adjustment for everyone involved. “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳...

“𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀” is a book about extended family, change and family ties. This takes me back to the good old...

“𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴!” is a must-read from cover to cover. The protagonist “Joe” is a differently-abled child who notices...

“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳.”...

If your students liked “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘺 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘈 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵” by Sophia Gholz and want to know more about Jadav Payeng, here’s a...

Bahram Rahman’s “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘀” published in 2020 and set in Kabul, still remains one of the finest examples of #ownvoices...