As 2020 PRIDE month concludes, and because I have been asked a lot this month, I’m sharing some of the picture books I most often recommend for #classroombookaday around LGBTQIA+ characters & gender identity themes. Because ALL students and ALL types of families should be able to see themselves and their lived experiences celebrated in the books we share in… Read More
Archives for June 2020
Honoring Black Lives: A Virtual Picture Book Library
Edit 1/21/22 – Newly updated with additional books. All updates are in the embedded slides below, or visit the new post. I’ve been working on a thing! I was already planning on making a slideshow similar to this that would link to my own read aloud videos for my staff at my schools to utilize in further distance learning and… Read More
Recommended: You Matter by Christian Robinson + Giveaway
I am always searching for picture books for my school library and to read aloud for #classroombookday that will show students that they matter. The kinds of books that affirm their existence, validate their beings, and support their lived experiences. Books that remind kids that we believe in them and support them, and that even though they are little, the… Read More