Before reading Book Fiesta, I had never heard of Children's Book Day. A whole day devoted to celebrating reading with children? Yes please! This sounds like my kind of fiesta. Since 1996, Book Day/Children's Day is a time dedicated to sharing Book Joy (my new favorite term) with children. This reading-friendly holiday is featured in... Continue Reading →
Are you looking for some simple Spanish and English preschool activities to practice in your bilingual home or multi-lingual classroom? Or do you want to boost your child's language and literacy skills through exposure to different languages? Even if you aren't bilingual or living amongst multiple languages, exposing young children to different languages can be... Continue Reading →
How can we teach young children about inclusion? Modeling inclusive and welcoming behavior is always a good start, but picture books about inclusivity can really help give a visual perspective on how there is room for everyone. Especially books like The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates and her young daughter, Juniper Bates. Have you... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Picture Books by Black Authors and Illustrators Reading books that center BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) characters is important, especially for white families. Children need to see people of all colors, races, religions, backgrounds, and orientations in their life and their reading materials! It helps to build flexible thinking and a... Continue Reading →
Are you raising bilingual children or working in a multi-language classroom? Or do you want to just share bilingual preschool activities with the young children in your life? When you teach young children more than one language, or speak in a different language from their "home" language, it can help boost their cognition, listening skills,... Continue Reading →
