Folk music has always held a special place in my heart. Summer camp meant singing time honored songs of this genre, and while others were listening
Tag: social history
Nonfiction 10 for 10 2017 – Black History Month
Every year there is a meme for lists of nonfiction picture books called the 10 for 10. I don’t always remember to participate, but I
Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Back in 2014 when this blog was only a few months old and I was trying to find my voice, a blogger that I followed
Separate is Never Equal
Most of us are well versed with the history of school segregation in the American South, but did you know that there was a massive
Learning from the American Girls
Last weekend I had an unusual opportunity to have a long uninterrupted conversation with my soon-to-be-8 year old as we drove to see Wicked. She was telling
sitting in for change
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, I wanted to try and bring some books about civil rights into J’s reading rotation. Since I