I am absolutely thrilled to share with you my friend Maria Wen Adcock’s first-published children’s book It’s a Chinese New Year, Curious George! Hot off the press, it officially launches tomorrow, January 3, 2023! It is already a #1 release in Children’s Asian & Asian American Books on Amazon.Read More →
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated in October and Native American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of November. Last year I wrote a lengthy post on Taíno children’s books to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day but somehow I lost it when I updated my blog. Eeek! I know! Nonetheless, IRead More →
The first book that I purchased on our beloved coquí was Everywhere Coquis!/¡En dondequiera coquies! by Nancy Hooper. I read this book to my son’s preschool class during the Week of the Young Child celebration at his school. It was perfect for the little ones because they all loved repeating theRead More →
Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy take you on a journey of the first inhabitants of Spanish-speaking lands in the children’s book En Alas del Condor (Puertas al Sol) (affiliate link) with beautiful illustrations on the history and culture of the indigenous peoples of Latin America and their contributions. Source: Chasqui, condor,Read More →
Maya and Leela Present: Dances of India is a beautiful cultural children’s book representing the dances, rhythm, and music from India. My child is enthralled by this book because it has two of his favorite elements in children’s books: animals, and music. Each animal is a dancer performing with instruments,Read More →