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Fun way for kids to celebrate the right to read
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Hi Reader, Did you know that April 7th (next Monday) is Right to Read Day? As I'm sure you're aware, challenges and bans against children's books (especially those by authors of color and LGBTQ+ authors) have been rapidly rising the past few years. While this is a very serious issue, I also wanted to share a fun and easy way that kids (and adults) can celebrate the Freedom to Read. United Against Book Bans is encouraging folks of all ages to mail (or deliver) postcards to your local library expressing your support for their work. They have printable postcards, coloring sheets and other resources here. There's also a link to send an electronic postcard if you'd prefer to do that. You can also find more ideas of how you can stand up against book bans as a caregiver or educator here. There's a lot happening in early April, and I want to make sure you know about free resources I have to support you: April is Arab American Heritage Month. I've just updated my booklist of picture books and middle grade books that are perfect for Arab American Heritage Month, with both fiction and non-fiction reads. April is also National Poetry Month. I have two booklists that fit this topic: The Jewish festival of Passover begins on April 12th. Check out my list of picture books about Passover here. Happy learning, Rebekah |
Nurturing antiracist kids
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Hi Reader, As families and educators head toward the end of the school year, it's easy to forget two important heritage celebrations that take place in May. May is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month AND it's also Jewish American Heritage Month. I know you've got a lot on your plate, so I've created book lists that will make it easy for you to get what you need at the library or the bookstore: Children's books for Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander...
Hi Reader, How inclusive and accurate was the history you learned in school? I often tell people that going to majority-Black public schools, I learned more Black history than many students did in the early 1990s. But I don't remember learning anything about Asian American history. Because of this knowledge gap, I learned so much reading Sarah-Sooling Blackburn's book for kids ages 8 - 12, Exclusion and the Chinese American Story (affiliate link). I share some of what I learned from the book...
Hi Reader, When I started my business nine years ago, it never occurred to me that one day I’d need to explain to kids what birthright citizenship is and its history. I talked frequently about immigrant rights and the need for reforms that provided undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. Still, I assumed it would always be taken for granted that children born in the United States are citizens. After all, it’s in the constitution! Yet, here we are. On day 1 of his second term, President...