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    I’m Naima, a multi-passionate creative. When I’m not folding laundry I’m searching for picture books that enchant, surprise, encourage, inspire, and bring joy for my kids and yours!

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    ⚽ World Cup energy is already getting started in A ⚽ World Cup energy is already getting started in ATLANTA. I'm not sure whether to brave the traffic and hit the events or stay home and read. Either way  I've got a summer book series that will keep soccer lovers engaged. 🏟️🔥

📖 THE ACADEMY Book 6 : Rise of the Scorpions : the latest book in the bestselling soccer series for middle-grade readers just dropped a few weeks ago. Our hero Leo K. Doyle back in England playing for the U16s, where he'll be a newbie all over again. Not familiar with the series? Start at book 1! 

⚽Reasons this series scores GOALS⚽
🏅 NYT Bestseller
🎬 Optioned for film
⚽ Perfect for ages 7–13 

🏟️ Drop a ball 🍑in the comments if you're hyped for the World Cup in ATL!

Drop a ⚽️ if you have an athlete who would love to add this to their summer reading list!
    When will your kids be home for the summer? I'm no When will your kids be home for the summer? I'm not ready but I'm getting there. 

Because I freelance, summer has meant a complete disruption to my work, you cant read, video, or write with constant interruptions without slightly losing your mind. 

I could wing it but having a plan helps so much. So I prep the house the best I can, book some camps and hope for the best.
    Sturdy books for curious kids with "curious" (aka Sturdy books for curious kids with "curious" (aka rough) hands 😬 are a must. 

Why?:

❤️These are the books that will get read over and over.

❤️These are the books that will get  thrown in diaper bags, or purses, when you're out and about because you know the harm that screens do to little brains and little attention spans. 

❤️These are the books they will come back to when they have a hard day at kindergarten and 1st and just need to unwind with something easy and familiar. 

❤️ These are the books that will inspire a love a reading. 

Thank you yo the publisher ls for sending these review copies! Now go and get your own 🤗
    Happy Mother's Day to all💐 What are you doing t hi Happy Mother's Day to all💐 What are you doing t his weekend?
    Graduation season is upon us and if you haven't th Graduation season is upon us and if you haven't thought about gifting a meaningful picture book and writing a sweet message on the inside cover to mark this milestone then consider these two sweet books as great options. 

🫣I know, I know, GASP, SHUDDER, writing in a book, shame on you. 

But, a book like either of these with their gorgeous illustrations, the poetic affirming text, and your signature in gold sharpie???...instant keepsake!

From the publisher:
BLACK GIRL, BLOOM BRIGHT celebrates girlhood and female friendships, instilling in young readers pride in their roots and a deep belief that they’re worthy, whole, and unstoppable. BLACK BOY, TAKE FLIGHT is a radiant love letter to Black boys—honoring their brilliance, culture, and boundless potential, and celebrating boyhood and male friendships.

Thank you to @mackidsbooks for sharing both of these with us.
    "Middle school is so noisy mom". That's been one o "Middle school is so noisy mom". That's been one of her biggest complaints this year. By the end of a long school day her sensitive soul is completely vexed. Add in homework from multiple teachers and after school activities and every week it gets harder and harder to make time for recreational reading.

But with daily reading rates dropping for 11-16 olds, making time to browse books or slow down and read is essential for mental health in the overstimulating world of 2026. Reading for pleasure isn't just a hobby, it's a necessary escape from noise both digital and otherwise.
    ♻️🌎🚮 Happy Earth Day...I guess🤷🏾‍♀️ ♻️🌎🚮 Happy Earth Day...I guess🤷🏾‍♀️
    More Earth Day book recs!♻️🌎🚮 Which books would yo More Earth Day book recs!♻️🌎🚮 Which books would you add?
    🌎📚❤️ Earth Day books with diverse representation i 🌎📚❤️ Earth Day books with diverse representation is essential! Because if Black and Brown kids dont see people who look like them taking care of the Earth, then they will grow up thinking that's a problem for "other people" to solve.

 ♻️🚮🌎Taking care of plants and animals as well as learning to reduce, reuse and recycle is EVERYONE'S issue!
    With gas prices what they are we weren't flying or With gas prices what they are we weren't flying or driving anywhere but we made time for this....

and the slow and simple was exactly what our souls needed.

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