Yesterday marked an important day in our history. On November 14, 1960, a sweet little girl in Louisiana became the first African American student to enter (and enroll and learn and endure) the all-white William Frantz Elementary School during the New Orleans school segregation crisis. I saw that Ruby’s new book was going to be …
Chicago hit a cold spell in October and I snuck in a nap after the kiddos’ football and soccer scrimmages. My mind went to hibernation. My fingers dialed up a LOT of library loan requests. Every night I read a few books to Motor in bed before he falls asleep and we had a big …
Thanksgiving sure gets the short end of the holiday rah-rah wishbone, right? Lots of fams look forward to and decorate for Halloween. So many fams get their houses all tricked out for the holidays (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc.). But shoot, where oh where is the hootin’ and hollering for Thanksgiving? Not a rhetorical question. I …
All the Type A mamas, raise your hands. 🙋♀️ Loud and proud. If you’re anything like me and prefer to complete your shopping earlier than later, you know the thrill of these gift guides. Fun ideas for the peeps in your life for the holiday or so you can tuck that nugget away for a …
November 3 is quickly approaching and what better way to celebrate than incorporating voting books to educate and empower our little ones! Here are books that I loved for my smalls and myself. I am so interested in the Voting Rights Act and women’s suffrage and I think each topic deserves a deep dive. On …
