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Joyous Kwanzaa! Celebrated from December 26 to Jan

Joyous Kwanzaa! Celebrated from December 26 to January 1 Kwanzaa is a celebration of Black cultural heritage and community and a time for reflection, and setting intentions for the upcoming year. Here are 7 books that emody the Nguzo Saba(7 principles of Kwanzaa):

Day 1: Umoja| Unity

The People Remember | Ibi Zoboi
* Lyrical poem about the history of Black people in America and how that history connects to the seven principles of Kwanzaa

Day 2: Kujichagulia| Self-Determination

Great Idea Malia| Alliah Agostini
* A sweet story that explores 'the big power of small ideas' and how one girl is determined to help her mom

Day 3: Ujima| Collective work and responsibility

The Last Stand | Antwan Eady
* A love letter to Black farmers and how we need to continue this legacy and support our community.

Day 4: Ujamaa| Cooperative Economics

Little Daymond Learns to Earn| Daymond John
* A young boy starts a business to reach his goals and motivates his friends in the process.

Day 5: Nia| Purpose

All the Greatness in You| Tameka Fryer Brown
* A warm and encouraging hug of a book as a family celebrates a child's growth

Day 6: Kuumba| Creativity

The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger's Lasting Invetion| Shana Keller
* A picture book biography about the life of Jan Ernst and his invention of a shoe making machine

Day 7: Imani| Faith

When I Hear Spirituals| Cheryl Willis Hudson
* A book that explores how Negro spirituals make you feel when you hear them, with snippets of the most popular spirituals featured throughout the book.

❤️🖤💚All books were sent by the publishers for review.

Wishing you a "SAX"-y Christmas and a New Year tha

Wishing you a "SAX"-y Christmas and a New Year that "defys gravity".

A very satisfying 12 Days of Christmas brought to

A very satisfying 12 Days of Christmas brought to you by @quartokids . What a delight it has been to open these gifts throughout the month of December with my girls.

If you forgot a Christmas gift or are gifting throughout Hannakuh or Kwanzaa, Quarto is
shipping for free + 30% off on their website throuh December 31th with code 12DAYS.

What are you reading on Christmas Eve? These cutie

What are you reading on Christmas Eve? These cuties are new to us, but they are definitely deserve a spot on your shelf.

🎄Christmas Forever-Who doesn’t want Christmas to last forever? Well, the tree ornaments certainly do and they plan on escaping their storage boxes for a year-round Christmas at the North Pole!

🎄A City Full of Santa's - Joanna Ho's super cute story about a little girl searching for the real Santa. I love that the inspiration for this story was the author actually taking her kids to SantaCon in NYC. I had no idea this was a thing.

🎄 Ho-Ho-Ho a Pirates Christmas For Me- an absolutely adorable origin story about a young Kris Beard being shipwrecked on an island of woodworking elves

🎄Chicka-chicka-Ho-Ho-Ho
A told B,and B told C,
“I’ll meet you in the branches
of the Christmas tree.”
I dont need to say anymore. The classic book has a Christmas twist.

All books were sent by the publishers for review and we thank you.

📚 Did somebody say giftable middle grade fantas

📚 Did somebody say giftable middle grade fantasy novels? 😋

🤔 I know I left some off this list. Which ones?

🔗 Comment ➡️ MIDDLE GRADE ⬅️and I'll send the link!

🎅🏾🤶🏾 Did someone say "BLACK SANTA REPR

🎅🏾🤶🏾 Did someone say "BLACK SANTA REPRESENTATION "?🎅🏾🤶🏾

Which one did I leave out?

5 Golden riiiiings, 5 Nana huuugggs. More Macaroni

I'm not gonna say that every celebrity book on my

I'm not gonna say that every celebrity book on my shelf is bad but....👀

There are a few good eggs, but 90% of the time. YIKES! This is just my gentle reminder to

1. Thumb through a few pages of the book while you're at the bookstore and make sure it's a good fit for your little audience and...

2. There are people who make their living as writers, both traditionally and self-published who do really good work and would love our support. IJS

🎄 Does your childs favorite bookish character h

🎄 Does your childs favorite bookish character have a holiday book?🎄

Also, I'm sorry this song will now be stuck in your head?

🎅🏾🤶🏾🎄What's your FAVORITE CHRISTMAS

🎅🏾🤶🏾🎄What's your FAVORITE CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR 2024? When you find it, this is your sign to include those BOOKS in your holiday photos. 🎄🎅🏾🤶🏾

Years from now, when you see those bookish pictures you'll think of the laughs, the snuggles, the sleepy heads on pillows as they were lulled by your read aloud voice, and you'll remember the joy they brought to your family. 📸

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