Children's Books for Labor Day
Happy Labor Day! Today is a day to celebrate workers, but often, that gets lost in the hubbub of picnics, parades, barbecues, yard work,...
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Christina Dendy
Jun 21, 20236 min
Hope Away from Home
Yesterday was World Refugee Day, an event first declared by the UNHCR (United Nations Human Rights Commission) in 2000. As I explained in...
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Christina Dendy
Sep 8, 20227 min
The Family Went Over the Mountains
to see what we could see! >> Jump ahead to picture books about mountains if you don't want to read the narrative! So, we love mountains,...
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Christina Dendy
Sep 1, 20225 min
To Pollinate or Not to Pollinate?
>> Jump to books about pollinators. That is NOT the question! Pollination is essential to the survival of flowering plants, which makes...
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Christina Dendy
Oct 6, 20213 min
Books for Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Each year, nearly 1 in 700 children are born with Down Syndrome (DS), a condition that affects as many as six million people worldwide....
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Christina Dendy
Sep 6, 20212 min
Labor Day, Picture Book Style
The word labor has stayed pretty consistent throughout its etymology. In Latin, its distant origins, labor meant "toil, hardship and...
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Christina Dendy
Jul 16, 20214 min
Out-of-This-World Books and More
This is Juno, intragalactic voyager and space explorer. Since launching in 2011, Juno has traveled millions of miles to reach the largest...
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Christina Dendy
Feb 18, 20213 min
Mars
"The ship came down from space. It came from the stars and the black velocities, and the shining movements, and the silent gulfs of...
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Christina Dendy
Jan 11, 20213 min
Books About Hope and Perseverance
We've had a rough week coming on top of a rough year. Some have suffered or overcome more than others. Some we've lost. To be sure, there...
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Christina Dendy
Oct 12, 20204 min
Indigenous Peoples' Day (Not Columbus Day)
It seems I write something about this each year, or at least post something about it. I'm not alone. Challenging the premise of Columbus...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 15, 20204 min
Got Walls?
The short answer should be "probably." Once upon a childhood, I grew up within walls, like most of us do, and admittedly, my home today...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20202 min
False Narratives on Irish History
I’ve seen the false narratives about Irish “enslavement” in the Americas going around again. You demean the true and complicated...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20202 min
Kid Lit: Refugees’ Experiences
This post builds on the previous post. I know there’s a lot going on. COVID-19, systemic and systematic racism, poverty, so much more,...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20203 min
World Refugee Day
On December 4, 2000, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 20 to be World Refugee Day, a day intended to draw attention to...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20203 min
Diverse Kid Lit
I’ve posted about this before, but the best way to educate your kids about diversity and inclusion as well as systemic racism is to...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20201 min
Celebrating Pride Month
I don’t need to build wonderful lists of books because there are already some great lists out there, so I’m sharing them here. from...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20202 min
Basic Grocery Store Etiquette
(Originally posted April 5, 2020, but I think much of it is still relevant today.) Some things to keep in mind right now, in no...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20201 min
Earth Day Videos and Read-Alouds
A few resources for Earth Day (originally posted April 1, 2020) ... Looking for some ways to celebrate Earth Day (which you can do any...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20202 min
Don’t Panic, but Be Mindful.
(I wrote this post on March 14, 2020. Obviously, some things have changed. The gist remains the same.) Folks, keep in mind that there are...
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