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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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🎒🏫🍎 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.

We're at the anything-goes-just-let-mommy-sit-in-

We're at the anything-goes-just-let-mommy-sit-in- peace part of summer. (Aka, when boredom turns into genius) . Here in Georgia it's either 100° or thundering and lighting, sooo where are we going anyway.

Reading Across America with Black authors (part 2)

Reading Across America with Black authors (part 2) so you can't say you cant find books for your tweens (8-12 yrs old) to read this summer....

Still cant find books for the missing states (Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah , Vermont, ) drop them in the comments below if you know.

The midsummer burnout is real. Realizing that the

The midsummer burnout is real. Realizing that the marathon you just finished running at the end of last school year starts again in a few weeks is defeating. 😞🫩😵

Read across America with Black Middle Grade Books

Read across America with Black Middle Grade Books (Part 1) is the summer sidequest that made me constantly ask myself "why are you doing this..." and the answer is: because I wanted a challenge🤷🏾‍♀️ aka I was bored🤪

I had already created a diverse read across america list that I'll link in my stories but I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could do middle grades, SPECIFICALLY Black protagonist and Black author books and the answer is NO.

✊🏾There were some states that completely lacking but to my knowledge these books are written by Black authors and feature Black protagonists with the exception of Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

⏳️This took me more than a minute to research but I am confident that there is enough to add to everyone's reading list for the forseable future.

🇺🇸Come back tomorrow for part 2
🇺🇸If you have recommendations for the missing states (Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah , Vermont, ) drop them in the comments below

When you see me celebrating this July 4th its a N

When you see me celebrating this July 4th its a
No Kings
Black is beautiful
Representation in books matter
Science is real
Fully funded education and school lunches
Accessible and affordable Healthcare
Liberty and Justice for all

Kinda celebration!

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