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Valentine’s Day Picture Books

Multicultural Children’s Book Day

20 Diverse Back to School Books

A Black Girl Magic Christmas

It’s a very Black Girl Magic Christmas blog post! YAAAAY! I love Christmas guys, like I go all in. My two girls 4 and 6 have inherited my Christmas glee, so it’s no surprise that I want books that my girls can see themselves in. Ya’ll this is the first year I’ve actually been able to count to 12 ...

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Thanksgiving Books for a Thankful Heart

We are a week away from Thanksgiving, so why am I just writing this post? It has taken me forever to think what books I wanted to share with you. Why? Thanksgiving, the holiday, is complicated, really complicated. Thanksgiving as we were taught in school is a gross misinterpretation of history, an ...

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A Black Girl Magic Women’s History Month

Passing through Black History Month and into Women’s History Month, I have noticed a trend in newer non-fiction biographies. These beautifully illustrated picture books are being published with much hype but I really don’t think they seem to know or understand who their target audience actually is. ...

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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. 

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 🤷🏾‍♀️
Dolly Parton's biggest flex wasn't..... 🎵being in Dolly Parton's biggest flex wasn't.....

🎵being inducted into the country music hall of fame, 
🎤winning eleven grammys,
🎬 starring in movies, 
💰donating millions in philanthropic efforts, 
🎢or building her own freakin amusement park

📚It was books! Specifically 332,411,218 books📚 through her Imagination Library Program. 

If you want to do something  besides rewatch 9 to 5 or Steele Magnolias tonight considered donating to keep this organization going! 

She was an angel walking among us. Rest in peace Dolly!
🎒🏫🍎 Why do we even need a Black back-to-school boo 🎒🏫🍎 Why do we even need a Black back-to-school books list? 

When books featuring Black kids are automatically included in back-to-school roundups, library lists and bookshelves then there will no longer be a need for me to create a separate post to highlight books that feature Black children doing the very normal thing of going to school. 

The only thing that makes these books special is that there are not more of them. 

Wishing everyone that has started or is about to start a wonderful season!
5th and 7th grade? So rude! Yesterday we were hesi 5th and 7th grade? So rude! Yesterday we were hesitantly sending them to school after a year and a half of the 🌎➡️🦠and then I blinked and here we are.

Happy back to school season 🏫📚❤️
Was this the fastest summer ever or what? 🤪 Wishi Was this the fastest summer ever or what? 🤪

Wishing everyone who started this week a wonderful back to school season! ✏️🎒🏫

#summerwenttoofast
Honestly potty training was the major parenting mi Honestly potty training was the major parenting milestone but nobody needing anything from me at the pool anymore is a close second.
Last night Atlanta bid farewell to the WORLD CUP⚽️ Last night Atlanta bid farewell to the WORLD CUP⚽️. 
I'm going to miss how it transformed our city into a 6 week party. Watch parties everywhere, free concerts, community events and celebration vibes everywhere. I wish we could have gotten out more. But really proud of how our city showed the world what we could do!

If your little readers have caught soccer fever keep the party going after Sunday's final with these books for every age group.

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