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Dr. Jo – an Unknown Hero in Infant Health

Posted on September 26, 2018September 25, 2018 by michelle @ books my kids read

The children's book industry is brimming with great titles about women in science and other fields who have made an impact in the way that we live. One such book is being published on October 9th about Dr. Sara Josephine Baker and how her work saved many children's' lives. Dr. Jo - How Sara Josephine … Continue reading Dr. Jo – an Unknown Hero in Infant Health

Posted in biography, educational, health and fitness, non-fiction picture book, strong girlsTagged biography, dr. jo, history, medicine, nfpb2018, non-fiction, nonfiction, science, STEM, strong womenLeave a comment

Tiny Stitches

Posted on February 14, 2018 by michelle @ books my kids read

Since being published in 2016, the book Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, by Gwendolyn Hooks, has garnered a lot of praise. This book is special because it tells the important story of Vivien Thomas - both his amazing contribution to the medical world and the struggles that he had to face … Continue reading Tiny Stitches

Posted in educational, health and fitness, multicultural, non-fiction, non-fiction picture bookTagged bio, biography, equal rights, equality, innovation, kindness, Lee and Low, medicine, multicultural, nfpb2018, non-fiction, nonfiction, STEM4 Comments

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It was a beautiful night for a Hanukkah party with my special temple friends. #seventhnight #friendship #foundmytribe

#partner Thank you to the #kidlitexchange for a review copy of this book that was published in October. 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️ “I am Human” is one in a series of mindfullness books by Susan Verde, a teacher of yoga and mindfullness. This book gently reminds young children that they are human, which means that some days are amazing while some aren’t so great, that sometimes we feel we can accomplish anything while other times our fears stop us. We are also reminded to be mindful of those around us and to make good choices, for our actions not only impact how we feel, but how those around us feel 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️ What makes this book extra special to me is the artwork by Peter H. Reynolds. I am a big Reynolds fan and something in his art simply makes me happy. 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️ The author’s note at the end also provides a great exercise to help kids (and adults) be mindful and to “share love and kindess with all humans.” Meditation is a wonderful practive and it is interesting to consider how it can help us treat others with more love and respect. 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️ #bookstagram #mindfullness #mindfullnessforkids #iamhuman #weareallhuman #humanity #kindness #susanverde #peterhreynolds #abramskids #positivity #howfullisyourbucket

#partner Thank you to the @kidlitexchange and @abramskids for a review copy of this book which releases 01/08/19. All opinions are my own 🏘🏘🏘🏘🏘 Einat Tsarfati presents children with a great book to spark their imaginations and conversations in “The Neighbors.” In this fun book, a curious young girl passes different doors on her walk up to the 7th floor where she lives. Her incredibly active mind comes up with vivid ideas about who might live behind each door. For example, the first door has 8 different locks and a surveillance camera but rather than thinking it is a paranoid person doing everything to maintain their safety, she imagines that it is a family of thieves protecting their treasures. Each floor has more and more unusual inhabitants until she gets to the “boring” floor where she lives. 🏘🏘🏘🏘🏘 I had a great time listening to my sister-in-law read this to four kids ranging in ages from 6 to 11. Each one of them loved it. Everyone guessed who was behind each door and commented on their favorite parts of each apartment. The illustrations are fabulous and there are so many neat things to look at and discuss. What a fun book! 🏘🏘🏘🏘🏘 #kidlitexchange #bookstagram #abramskids #einattsarfati #theneighbors #imagination #activeimagination #picturebook #thesearethepeopleinyourneighborhood

#partner Thank you @kidlitexchange and @abramskids for a review copy of this book that was published on 11/6/18. All opinions are my own. Why would a kind giant who helps out a village not want to be seen? “Because people are scared of things that are different. And sometimes, they’re not so nice.” ********* That’s what Billy’s grandad tells him when he doesn’t believe that the “Giant of Gableview” is real. It is a lesson that all of us could use when thinking about how to treat people in this great big world of ours. A lesson that is especially important during the holidays. ******* It can be unsettling to confront or consider things that are different, but as @david_c_litchfield shows us in The Boy and the Giant, things that seem really different on the outside are not always so different after all. In The Boy and the Giant, Litchfield utilizes a giant to represent the “other.” Little Billy had always figured that the giant was a legend because he had never actually seen him. But when the new mural that the town is painting needs work done at the top. Billy’s grandad knows the giant is the perfect person for the job. Billy objects that the giant isn’t really real, but his grandfather give him examples of all of the good that the giant has done. ******* When Billy finally sees the giant, he is absolutely terrified. He screams and runs away as fast as he can, but then he remembers what his graded said about people being afraid of things that are different. He realizes his mistake and makes an effort to apologize and fix the problem. ******* I found this to be an incredibly endearing book. Litchfield also does the illustrations and has drawn a town that really does seem to welcome you in. The giant has an air of magic about him, but he is also entirely human and deep down, he is just like you and me. ****** #theboyandthegiant #kidlitexchange #notsodifferent #bookstagram #picturebooks #whattheworldneedsnowislove

Happy Hanukkah from our house to yours. #festivaloflights #chagsameach

#partner Thank you @kidlitexchange for a review copy of this book. All opinions are my own. 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪 This is one of those books that as an adult, I knew the political statement that was being made and it made me laugh when I wasn’t crying at how closely it mocked our current situation. There are definitely going to be parents who disagree with the statement of the book and that makes me sad. 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪 Catalina is a baker for the King. One day she overhears him planning to build a wall to keep people from the nearby kingdom from entering his simply because they are different and he doesn’t like different. But Catalina’s family lives in the nearby kingdom and she doesn’t want to be cut off from them. She comes up with various schemes to keep the king from achieving his wall. In the end, it was a giant cookie wall and the king’s own gluttony that stopped the problem. 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪 The pictures are super fun and if you are not a fan of the current political situation in the US you might enjoy the story. This is definitely more of a book that I see in people’s homes versus schools since there is such a strong political statement. It is a really fun take on the classic fairytale genre though. 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪 #bookstagram #catalinaandthekingswall #nowall #eifrigpublishing #kidlitexchange #pattycostello #dianecojocaru #leftleaning #leftleaningpicturebooks #picturebooks #xenophobia #cookiesforthewin

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