This month I’m collaborating with fellow children’s book authors and featuring a series called “Why Representation Matters in Children’s Literature.” Each week, I’ll be sharing a guest essay by one of my favorite children’s book authors on this topic culminating with a book giveaway. Today I’m excited to welcome my friend Dorena to the blog. [...] Keep Reading
Book Reviews
A blog series: Representation gives readers a glimpse of Heaven
This month I’m collaborating with fellow children’s book authors and featuring a series called “Why Representation Matters in Children’s Literature.” Each week, I’ll be sharing a guest essay by one of my favorite children’s book authors on this topic culminating with a book giveaway. Today I'm excited to welcome my friend Xochitl to the blog. [...] Keep Reading
Mosaic Voices: Why representation matters in children’s literature and beyond
This month I'm collaborating with fellow children's book authors and featuring a series called "Why Representation Matters in Children's Literature." Each week, I'll be sharing a guest essay by one of my favorite children's book authors on this topic culminating with a book giveaway. Please share and let us know your own thoughts on this topic in [...] Keep Reading
Summer’s heating up: Check out our Family Summer Reading List 2021
One of our favorite ways to relax during the hot days of summer is to read. Our family of five likes to read in all different genres. Sometimes we read books out loud together and sometimes we read solo by the pool, in our bedrooms, on the airplane, or any place. The beauty of reading is that even if you can’t go on some exotic vacation or you [...] Keep Reading
12 inspiring books I read in 2020
Books were my companions in 2020. In my early mothering years, I didn’t have the space to sit with books, to let them fill my soul’s pores in ways they had when I was a child voraciously reading in the corner. My busy schedule and exhausted lifestyle didn’t leave space for me to stay with words, to linger long. I know that sounds crazy since I’m [...] Keep Reading
Top 10 influential books I read in 2019
A few years ago, I made a New year’s goal to be more intentional about time for reading. I was an avid reader as a young person and in my single days, but somehow along the way of having babies and chasing a career I stopped reading for fun and inspiration. Now reading has a more prominent place in my life again. In 2019, Shawn and I made a [...] Keep Reading