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Baby book review: Good Night, Wind by Linda Elovitz Marshall and Maelle Doliveux

March 15, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury Book reviews, Fairy Tale, Jewish, Seasons, Winter

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the picture book Good Night, Wind: A Yiddish Folktale by Linda Elovitz[…]

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11 of the Best Feminist Board Books for Babies and Toddlers

March 6, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury American, Babies and toddlers (0-3), Board Book, Book lists, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, Feminist

I can’t remember a time I didn’t consider myself a feminist, so of course, when building Marian’s library, I made[…]

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The Best Board Books According to Children’s Book Author Amanda Rowe

March 1, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury American, Board Book, Love

This is our first guest post from new children’s book author Amanda Rowe! Amanda Rowe is a freelance writer, an[…]

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Must-Read Black and White Board Books for Babies

February 22, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury Board Book, Book lists, Diverse Authors, Diverse illustrators

This post originally appeared on Book Riot. Becuase of that, you may notice that Marian is suddenly an infant once[…]

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Baby book review: Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed and Stasia Burrington

February 20, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury American, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, Feminist, Nonfiction

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the inspirational picture book Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed, illustrated by[…]

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7 Children’s Books About Love To Give You All The Feels

February 11, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury Board Book, Book lists, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Love

I’m definitely one of those people who feels that Valentine’s Day is kind of a farce. Yet at the same[…]

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Baby book review: A is For Awesome! by Eva Chen and Derek Desierto

February 8, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury Board Book, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, Feminist, Nonfiction

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the totally awesome board book A Is for Awesome!: 23 Iconic Women[…]

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Baby book review: Be Bold, Baby! Michelle Obama by Alison Oliver

February 6, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury American, Board Book, Diverse Characters, Nonfiction

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the decidedly bold board book Be Bold, Baby: Michelle Obama by Alison Oliver.[…]

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Baby book club: Baby Feminists by Libby Babbott-Klein, Art by Jessica Walker

January 25, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury American, Baby Book Club, Board Book, Diverse Characters, Feminist, lift-the-flap

Welcome to another baby book club! Today, baby librarians Tilly and Marian discuss the lift-the-flap board book Baby Feminists by Libby[…]

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Library Haul Flash Reviews #2

January 23, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, Library Haul Flash Reviews

In our second installment of our library haul flash reviews, I review 4 picture books and 1 board book we[…]

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Baby book review: The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds

January 21, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury American, Diverse Characters

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the vociferous picture book The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds. Marian Reviews[…]

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Baby book review: Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

January 16, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury American, Diverse Characters, Latino, LGBTQ+

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the gorgeous picture book Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love. Marian reviews Julián[…]

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2019 Children’s Books To Be Excited About: Board Books

January 2, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury Board Book, Book lists, Books to look forward to, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators

Happy New Year in children’s books! Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret have scoured the 2019 children’s book releases[…]

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Baby book review: Little Christmas Tree by Jessica Courtney-Tickle

December 21, 2018 Margaret Kingsbury Board Book, British, christmas, lift-the-flap

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the lovely lift-the-flap Little Christmas Tree by Jessica Courtney-Tickle. Marian reviews Little[…]

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Baby book review: A Christmas Carol by Jennifer Adams, illustrated by Alison Oliver

December 19, 2018 Margaret Kingsbury American, Board Book

Baby librarian Marian reviews the BabyLit board book A Christmas Carol: A Colors Primer by Jennifer Adams, illustrated by Alison[…]

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Baby book review: Hats of Faith by Medeia Cohan, illustrated by Sarah Walsh

December 10, 2018 Margaret Kingsbury Board Book, British, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the lovely and informative board book Hats of Faith by Medeia Cohan[…]

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Board book giveaway on Instagram!

December 3, 2018 Margaret Kingsbury Board Book, Book reviews, Giveaways!

If you have an Instagram account, Baby Librarians is co-hosting a book giveaway with children’s book author Aviva Brown! Baby[…]

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Cyber Monday Children’s Book Deals for 2018

November 26, 2018 Margaret Kingsbury Book Sales

Baby Librarians Marian and Tilly are hard at work today finding all the best Cyber Monday children’s book deals! We’ll[…]

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Baby book review: The Thank You Book by Mo Willems

November 21, 2018 Margaret Kingsbury American, Book reviews, readers

Baby Librarian Marian reviews the funny reader The Thank You Book by Mo Willems. Marian reviews The Thank You Book[…]

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Book review of Homemade Love by bell hooks, illustrated by Shane W. Evans

November 16, 2018 Margaret Kingsbury American, Board Book, Book reviews, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators

Baby Librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the lovable board book Homemade Love by bell hooks, illustrated by Shane[…]

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