We all love fairy tales. As a child, one of my favorite television shows was HBO’s Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child. This show brought about so many wonderful memories growing up. I knew these stories, I heard them hundreds of times over, but seeing myself in those characters on television always made…
Critiquing the representations of black characters in children’s literature
August 22, 2017 in Raising Readers
We all love fairy tales. As a child, one of my favorite television shows was HBO’s Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child. This show brought about so many wonderful memories growing up. I knew these stories, I heard them hundreds of times over, but seeing myself in those characters on television always made…
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Critiquing the representations of black characters in children’s literature
in Raising ReadersWe all love fairy tales. As a child, one of my favorite television shows was HBO’s Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child. This show brought about so many wonderful memories growing up. I knew these stories, I heard them hundreds of times...
Explore 7th Grade Life with “Inside Hudson Pickle”
August 17, 2017 in Raising ReadersDescription Cut from AAA hockey last season, seventh-grader Hudson Pickle needs to make the basketball team this year. But, after having an asthma attack at the first tryout, his chances aren’t looking good. His former best friend, Trevor, is also trying out. But he...
Bedtime books for your little scientist
June 17, 2017 in Raising ReadersGoodnight Lab by Chris Ferrie In the great green lab There was a laser And a lab notebook And a picture of Einstein with a stern look Life as a scientist can be strenuous. Find comfort in saying goodnight to everything that is strewn...
D is for Dabbing
April 30, 2017 in Raising ReadersMost kids music sucks. Like sucks holy hell. As parents, many of us are mindful of the type of music that we expose our kids to, so we endure and try to tolerate a lot of things whether its endless plays of the Wiggles...
Isla’s Book Review: Silverlicious
March 14, 2017 in Kid's Activities, Raising ReadersAs part of our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program, this week Isla will be reviewing one of her new favorite books: “Silverlicious”. Be sure to check out our YouTube Channel for more weekly video reviews! Natasha BrownLove of impromptu dance parties, 80’s cartoons, and...
Not Quite Narwhal
February 10, 2017 in Raising ReadersIn NOT QUITE NARWHAL, Kelp is born in the ocean, and though the reader can see he’s a unicorn, he thinks he’s a narwhal since they have tusks. But Kelp knows that his tusk is shorter than theirs, that he doesn’t like narwhal food,...
The Best Read Aloud Chapter Books for Young Kids
January 5, 2017 in Raising ReadersI love reading a chapter book to the kids. My five and eight-year-old are getting to the age where they are now able to grab a book and read by themselves, but our favorite time of the week is Friday and Saturday nights where...
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
December 29, 2016 in Raising ReadersIf you are the parent of a child under the age of five, you will definitely want to read this post. Natasha BrownLove of impromptu dance parties, 80’s cartoons, and horizontal life pauses (aka naps); Natasha Brown is a stay at home mom of...
Jumanji
December 20, 2016 in Raising ReadersRain, rhinoceroses, and monkeys–in the house! While playing the mysterious jungle board game of the title, Peter and Judy learn that virtually anything can happen. The real and surreal blur in this award-winning book with detailed black-and-white illustrations that will draw children in–even those...
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