Category: Chapter Books

This post was created in partnership with The Children's Book Review and HarperCollins. All opinions are my own. I love it when a book speaks right to a child's feelings and concerns. That's...

Botham Jean. Sandra Bland. Philando Castille. Alton Sterling. Tamir Rice. Eric Harris. Michael Garner. Michael Brown, Jr., Adam Toledo. George Floyd. Brionna Taylor. These names represent just a...

I was so sad to hear of the passing of actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for his role as King T'Challah in the Marvel Black Panther films. Boseman died at the age of 43 after a battle with colon...

I was 20 years old on September 11th, 2001, and like many people, I remember exactly where I was when it happened, and exactly when I heard about it from the person sitting next to me in my music...

Only 27% of about 3700 children’s books published in 2018 featured a protagonist of color. That may be higher than the 11% seen a decade ago in 2009, but it still doesn’t meet the needs of the...

“Mom, what’s climate change?” This question from my middle son stopped me in my tracks. Truth is, I don’t know a whole lot about climate change. I know it’s real. I know it’s awful. But...