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12 Picture Books with Brave Black Men

Have you seen the excellence being published in picture book biographies lately? During Black History Month, when I want to take a deep dive into the legacy of one particular person I turn to biography books. They are always so chock full of information in the text and usually in the author's notes ...

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12 Books with Bold Black Women

The contributions that Black women have made to our global community are so numerous they deserve their own blog post. As a mother of girls it is vitally important that I raise them knowing that in spite of the limitations others may try and put on them because of their gender and race they are ...

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12 Books for Black History Joy

The focus for Black History Month this year is JOY! Gone are the days when we spend 28 days ONLY reliving Black pain, struggle, trauma and oppression as our main focus. We don't want to ignore or erase our history but rather focus on stories of triumph, resilience, perseverance and great ...

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12 Books for Kwanzaa Joy

Joyous Kwanzaa! If you are unfamiliar with this holiday let me give you a VERY brief explanation. Kwanzaa, established in 1966, is the non-religious celebration of African-American community, family and culture. It begins the day after Christmas on December 26th and lasts for 7 days ending on ...

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Black Girl Magic: Grandmother Books

The older I get the more complicated Mother's day becomes. It is supposed to honor you, as a mom, for all the work and sacrifice that you pour into your children. Yet, there is not a bouquet of roses big enough, or brunch buffet long enough to repay you....and you know you would do all of it for ...

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15 Black Girl Magic Mother’s Day Books

Mother’s Day has become more complicated the older I get. There are so many different types of mother’s and mothering situations and the hope is that your children or the children in your lives are able to find themselves represented in their picture books. Here is a SMALL slice of beautiful picture ...

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Goodbye September, Hello October 🎃👻! Halloween pi Goodbye September, Hello October 🎃👻! 
Halloween picture books are here! Spy one you want to read??#
Fall Picture books on your shelves have all the le Fall Picture books on your shelves have all the leaves, pumpkins and squirrel nuttines so common this time of year but do they also have books that represent the readers in your household or classroom? 

This becomes increasingly harder to do the older kids get. So make sure to let kids seem themselves frolicking in leaves, and picking pumpkins and living their best cozy lives early on.
🍁🎃 Okay...maybe its not exactly sweater weather bu 🍁🎃 Okay...maybe its not exactly sweater weather but its below 90°. I'm calling that a win. 🎃🍁
I'm a writer not a yapper yall. Took me days to ge I'm a writer not a yapper yall. Took me days to get this down to 3minutes)  This probably should of been an article but these are my thoughts as a Black parent of tweens 5th and 7th grade, and a person who went to predominantly White elementary, middle and high schools. THERE ARE NO EASY ANSWERS.

I'm also speaking as someone who literally has no idea what high school her kids are going to because I live in a school district that restructuring and closing schools but their is overcrowding at the current schools (make it make sense).
Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month is celebrated i Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month is celebrated in the U.S. from September 15th through October 15th. The 2026 theme is "Unidos, Somos Mas" (together we are more) which is a perfect way to describe this collection of picture book titles I'm sharing. 

This collection is just a small representation of what's on my shelves and on the shelves of your local library. If you look around bookstagram everyone is sharing something differemt and I love that. 

My roundup is a combination of old and brand new favorites that celebrates Hispanic values, culture and impact of historical figures on us all.
This new picture book is a win for Hispanic Herita This new picture book is a win for Hispanic Heritage Month and made my own freckled faced baby feel seen. 

Its a perfectly joyful book that all freckled faced kids can relate to.
Take me out to the ballgame...but only if its an e Take me out to the ballgame...but only if its an evening game and then I'll still probably sweat through my shirt. 

We surprised my husband with tickets to a Braves game for his birthday, but it was also all of our first time at the new Atlanta stadium the Battery and the girls first ballgame. 

These picture books, board books and historical middle grade fiction novels are a beautiful tribute to one of my husbands favorite pastimes.
...and then she 🫠 melted. The end! ...and then she 🫠 melted. The end!
Let's talk, mamas with school aged kids are ya'll Let's talk, mamas with school aged kids are ya'll okay this September? Or no???
If you value books and reading in front of your ki If you value books and reading in front of your kids they might just follow along 🤷🏾‍♀️

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