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Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better (Book Review)

The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander (A Book Review)

Virtual Book Tour: My Pet Feet by Josh Funk, illustrated by Billy Yong

Review: American Desi by Jyoti Rajan Gopal

Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History by Schele Williams (A Book Review)

Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Jo (A Book Review)

Opal Lee and What it Means to Be Free (A Book Review)

Carla and the Christmas Cornbread: A Book Review

Notable Native People: A Book Review

Cover Reveal: Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady and Gracey Zhang

Brown Girls Reading: A Promised Land by Barack Obama A Joint Book Review with Charnaie Gordon & Nicole Blades

The Last Mirror on the Left by Lamar Giles (A Book Review)

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COVER REVEAL: A Family Like Ours

Everyone's family is unique--and good! From sprawling extended families and close-knit units to adopted and chosen families, A Family Like Ours celebrates all those important connections we build over the years. Regardless of what yours looks like, family is a place for support, safety, growth, and inspiration. What is special, surprising, or sensational about your family?

A Family Like Ours is available for pre-orders now wherever books are sold.

Publishing August 15, 2023 from our friends at @sleepingbearpress. Written by @frankmurphybooks and @allylee21. Illustrated by @kaylaharren. Ages 4-8 and up.

I’ve got a confession: I’m kind of a bookaholic.

#booksaremyhobby #readingismyhappyplace #readingismyhobby #bookaholic #bookaholics #bookstagrammersunite #bookstagram #booksaremylife #booksareessential #booksaremagic #itsjustbooks

Spring is a season of new beginnings.

Books featured in this reel:

Green on Green by Dianne White @simonkids
How Birds Sleep by Sarah Pedry and David Obuchowski @mineditionbooks
A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp, illustrated by @elisachavarri @littlebrownyoungreaders
Harlem Grown by @tonyhillery @simonkids
Plant, Sow, Make, & Grow by Esther Coombs @buttonbooks
Nell Plants a Tree by Anne Wynter @anne_wynter @harperkids
Ruby’s Birds by Mya Thompson

Which one(s) are you excited to read? 👇🏾#springhascome #picturebooksforkids #picturebookart #picturebooksofinstagram #picturebooksaremyjam #picturebookstagram #hereweeread #childrensbooks #picturebookoftheday #kidsbooks #kidsbookswelove #kidsbookshelf #kidsbookstagram #picturebookblogger

Thank you, @southingtonsteps and @southington_library for hosting me for your STEPS story time event! STEPS (Southington’s Town-wide Effort to Promote Success) is a community coalition that focuses on building youth’s skills, values, and connections that all young people need to thrive.

STEPS was kind enough to gift a copy of my book A Friend Like You to each family in attendance. Kids and families also did a fun craft activity after story time.

#afriendlikeyou #sleepingbearpress #franmurphy #kaylaharren @sleepingbearpress @frankmurphybooks @kaylaharren

The Reading Partners Dream Dinner Party at @theplazahotel was #oneforthebooks.

@readingpartners @staceyabrams @questlove @dopequeenpheebs @rpnewyorkcity #readingpartners #dreamdinnerparty #staceyabrams #questlove #phoeberobinson #theplazahotel #theplazahotelnyc

Last night was definitely #oneforthebooks at the Reading Partners Dream Dinner Party at @theplazahotel.

I am still pinching myself that I met @staceyabrams and she signed the book I brought with me to the event for my kids. The after party with @questlove was everything! And @dopequeenpheebs kept us all laughing and engaged as the emcee. What a night! More behind the scenes in my stories.

Thank you @readingpartners for inviting me!

#oneforthebooks #readingpartners #dreamdinnerparty #theplazahotel #staceyabrams

COVER REVEAL: Who Am I?

“Who am I?” wonders one little girl. And with those three words her mama takes her on a journey, discovering the ways she is connected to the plants and animals around her, her present and past, her ancestors, and the land she lives on—the whole of Mother Earth. #ad

Who Am I? is an Indigenous perspective on the ways the threads of our lives are woven in with Earth’s tapestry, the things that came before—and all that is yet to be. A lyrical look at the interconnectedness of life and a mother’s tender love.

Who Am I? is also an Own Voices Own Stories Grand Prize Winner! Publishes July 15, 2023 from our friends at @sleepingbearpress.

#sleepingbearpress #aliyaghare #coverreveal #ownvoicesownstoriesaward @aliyadrawsthings @juliebuchholtz1