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There was a party for Langston

THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Jason and Jarrett Pumphrey

Jason Reynold’s debut picture book THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON is a celebration in...
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Untangling: Sorting Out Past and Present (Chapter 28)

While I was sorting out my mother’s clothes and belongings in the present my mind...
I want 100 dogs

I WANT 100 DOGS by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Claire Keane

The humor of writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator Claire Keane pair as perfectly as Halloween...
Death of a Jaybird

 THE DEATH OF A JAYBIRD: ESSAYS ON DAUGHTERS AND MOTHERS AND THE THINGS THEY LEAVE BEHIND by Jodi Savage and ORDINARY NOTES by Christina Sharpe

Last week I escaped my old white female perspective thanks to the memoirs of two...
dogtown

DOGTOWN by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko, illustrated by Wallace West

Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko had a blast collaborating on DOGTOWN a book that new...
Dear Stray

DEAR STRAY by Kristen Hubbard, illustrated by Susan Gal

Kristen Hubbard’s DEAR STRAY has two main characters who are made for each other, a...
The Lost Year

THE LOST YEAR: A SURVIVAL STORY OF THE UKRANIAN FAMINE by Katherine Marsh

Katherine Marsh’s THE LOST YEAR: A SURVIVAL STORY OF THE UKRANIAN FAMINE tells the story...
Sir Morien

SIR MORIEN: THE LEGENDOF A KNIGHT OF THE ROUND TABLE by Holly Black and Kaliis Smith, illustrated by Ebony Glenn

Holly Black and Kaliis Smith collaborate on a diverse Arthurian legend of a little known...
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Untangling: What residential living means (Chapter 27)

My mother had always created beautiful homes wherever she lived so moving to residential living...
Grief is an elephant

GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT by Tamara Ellis Smith, illustrated by Nancy Whitesides

For whatever reason the children’s book market place is awash in grief books and I’m...