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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)

All Because You Matter by Tami Charles & Bryan Collier (A Book Review)

I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes & Gordon C. James (A Book Review)

Multicultural Children’s Book Day: The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan + Barefoot Books Review #ReadYourWorld

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Literary Road Trip: Kalahari Resorts & Conventions

For our latest literary road trip, our family visited Kalahari Resorts & Conventions @kalahariresorts in the Pocono Mountains. Did you know Kalahari is home of America’s largest indoor water parks? #hosted

Inside, the entire resort is African themed. It felt like we entered the fictional world of Wakanda from the movie The Black Panther. I enjoyed learning about the history and inspiration behind Kalahari Resorts and Conventions. It’s inspiring to read about the resort owners’ efforts in fostering entrepreneurship and creating various partnerships throughout Africa.

Read more about our trip over on the blog (linked in today’s stories). For this trip we also visited @bookwarehouse.tannersville and the @poconomountainpubliclibrary.

Thank you to @kalahariresorts for hosting us! We can’t wait to go back!

Have you ever visited Kalahari Resorts? I’d love to hear about your experience! 👇🏾#literaryroadtrip #hereweeread #kalahariresort #kalahariresorts #kalahariwaterpark #familyroadtrip

Ah, back to school, the smell of new clothes, crayons, scented markers, and the excitement of a new school year. For some children, September means starting anew with a clean slate. For others it’s a reunion of friends being united once again. #ad

Every year when August rolls around, I start getting the kids’ learning and homework space organized. In this reel I’m sharing some of my favorite @lakeshorelearning items for back-to-school. The best part, you can find most of these items on sale in the Lakeshore Back-to-School sale!

There’s still time to shop Lakeshore Learning's biggest sale of the year! You can shop Lakeshore Learning's back-to-school sale online, in-store or save time with Curbside Pickup. The sale ends on 9/11/2022.

Products featured in this reel:

Turn-In-Your-Work Organizer
Store-It-All Rotating Caddies
Sort & Store Book Totes
Create-A-Story Paper Center
Multiplication Machine
People Colors® Jumbo Colored Pencils

BOOK GIVEAWAY (3 Winners!)

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❌This giveaway is now CLOSED. ❌

To celebrate the release of our picture book A Planet Like Ours, I’m giving away books to three individual winners!

Our planet Earth 🌍 is as individual and special as each one of us. It's ability to sustain and nurture life is unique in our solar system--and beyond. In this book, celebrate all the wonderful, miraculous, astounding qualities of our Earth while learning how to protect her for future generations. Afterall, "If not us, then who?"

To enter:
1️⃣ Ensure you are following me @hereweeread AND @frankmurphybooks.
2️⃣ Tag at least (1) one of your friends in the comments who you think would enjoy this giveaway.
3️⃣ Tell me in the comments your favorite tip to help save the environment.

For two (2) BONUS entries, SHARE this post in your stories and tag @hereweeread AND @frankmurphybooks so we can see it.

Giveaway only open to U.S. residents age 18 and over. Three (3) random winners will be selected by Wednesday, August 10th. All entries must be received by August 9th at 11:59pm EST.

Look for A Planet Like Ours wherever books are sold August 15, 2022!

#aplanetlikeours #aplanetlikeoursbook #hereweeread #frankmurphy #kaylaharren #sleepingbearpress #newreleasebooks #newreleases #saveourplanet🌍

A Planet Like Ours

Illustrator @kaylaharren made these awesome seed paper bookmarks to go along with our picture book, A Planet Like Ours. Written by Frank Murphy @frankmurphybooks and me @hereweeread. Look for it wherever books are sold on August 15, 2022.

Have you planted seed paper before? If so, did you see wildflowers grow? 👇🏾#aplanetlikeours #aplanetlikeoursbook #picturebookillustration #seedpaper #seedpaperbookmarks #protectourplanet #protectourearth #ourplanetourhome #ourplanetourfuture

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Tehlor Kay Mejia's third chilling story based on Mexican folklore. Paola Santiago is back! #ad

In Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows, the final book in the trilogy, Paola comes face-to-face with El Cucuy (the Boogeyman) while searching for her friend Dante who has been missing for the past 8 months. This fast-paced adventure story by @tehlorkay masterfully weaves several themes throughout the book in an age-appropriate way.

Readers are exposed to more serious topics like racial struggles, sexual identity, class, politics, and gender. There's also a budding romance, humor, and plenty of excitement to keep readers engaged eagerly anticipating the turn of the next page.

Recommended for ages 8-12 and on sale now from @readriordan!

#PaolaSantiagoAndTheSanctuaryOfShadows

COVER REVEAL: Lift Every Voice and Change

I’m so excited about my next picture book illustrated by @aeroncargillart, published by @quartokids!

Look for it wherever books are sold January 2023. It can be pre-ordered now (link in bio) through January 2, 2023.

Aimed at readers ages 7-12 and up, this picture book features sound clips from twelve Black leaders amplified by bold illustrations and background facts from pivotal moments of Black history in America.

SWIPE to see a few illustrations by @aeroncargillart.

Let me know what you think in the comments. Your support means so much to me. Thanks in advance!

#lifteveryvoiceandchange #lifteveryvoice #blackhistory365 #blackhistoryfacts #blackhistory365✊🏾 #representationmatters #diversebooksforkids #diversebooksmatter