Anti-Racist Books for Elementary and Middle Schools
Recently we have experienced the perfect storm of a global pandemic and racial injustice that has put both these issues at the forefront of our collective consciousness. It is hard for many [...]
Magdalena Mora: Learning to Lean on Imagination
Gary Paulsen: “Everything I Am Is Because of Books”
Room to Read: Why We Leave Space in Stories: Guest Post by Jarrett Pumphrey
Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey are a dynamic duo of brothers who are making a serious splash in the picture book world. Their first book, The Old Truck, won several awards and received multiple [...]
#OwnVoices YA Romance Books for Spring
Spring is the time for new beginnings, which makes it the perfect time for stories of new love. The romance genre continues to be popular for high school students, and these novels are available [...]
Debuts that Celebrate Diverse Friendships
February is known for Valentine’s Day, a celebration of romantic love. But it can also be a time to honor friendships. Friends can be the most important people in our life. In an article [...]
The Case for Comics in the Classroom
Comics are kind of like that one “weird” kid in school no one knows how to be friends with. As a medium, it’s studded with unfortunate tropes. The ubiquitous caped crusaders, the artsy [...]
Christian Robinson on the Art of Communicating Through Pictures
Christian Robinson received a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in Last Stop on Market Street (by Matt de la Peña), as well as many other awards and honors [...]
