Picture books provide windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors but for some reason we feel that cancer belongs in a picture frame. With sides to carefully enclose it. Reserved for charitable organizations to champion.
Category Archives: Children’s Literature
Inclusive Picture Books
As realistic fiction, these books fill a need that talking animals cannot. Children who have never seen themselves in a book, now have a mirror.
Joyful Animal Books
A beautiful cat climbed fences and dodged screaming kids to enter the library seven times on a cold February day. Three months later she needed a home – and was pregnant. So we are a cat family now, drawn to all things feline. Around that same time, I found Dianna Wilson Sirkovsky’s book, James’ ReadingContinue reading “Joyful Animal Books”
Cancer Awareness
If children’s literature aims to represent all children, picture books about medical challenges need to be available and visible in libraries and bookstores.
Board books
I will be a Grandma soon! It’s time to add to my board book collection! My mom bought me The Sneetches when I was 17 and inscribed it with a message about starting a collection for her future grandchildren. So, when a high school daughter and I were in an art museum gift shop andContinue reading “Board books”
Holiday Celebrations
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Comp titles
Picture books show that there can still be a happily ever after, even when today doesn’t go as planned.
I can’t wait until…
How often do we hear that? “I can’t wait until…” followed by an upcoming event that is going to make everything better. Instead of waiting for future happiness, let’s follow the advice of Julie Berry in Happy Right Now. What would life be like if we didn’t procrastinate joy? The book begins with a young girl claiming she will beContinue reading “I can’t wait until…”
Sharing your Voice
I miss the days of browsing the library, reading new books displayed on top of the shelves. And the days of sitting on the floor of the bookstore, finding treasures for my collections. Not that sitting on the floor is the intention, but some books justify reading them immediately. Walking to the tiny chairs inContinue reading “Sharing your Voice”
Goodbye 2019-2020
Schools often celebrate their annual ending with field day, assemblies, graduations, and parties – a two-week conclusionary hurrah. With or without the celebrations, it’s time to say goodbye. Highlighting books that include sentimental hopes for future endeavors feels like a good way to close out this school year – books that substitute for the yearbookContinue reading “Goodbye 2019-2020”
Loving the Library 