5 Children’s Books With Dyslexic Characters

Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that presents in multiple ways: difficulty identifying speech sounds, decoding written words, a slower…

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Baby book review: Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang & Charlene Chua

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the yummy and adorable picture book Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao.…

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Baby book review: The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee and Pascal Campion

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the night adventure The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee, illustrated by…

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20 Must-Read Children’s Books about Family

This post originally appeared on Book Riot. Families can look like many things. When I was a child, children’s books…

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Baby book review: Saturday by Oge Mora

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the very special and splendid picture book Saturday by Oge Mora. Marian…

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Baby book review: My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith, Illustrated by Julie Flett

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the happy happy board book My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique…

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10 #OWNVOICES NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Indigenous People’s Day celebrates the native populations of North America in protest against the celebration of Christopher Columbus—a genocidal racist—on Columbus Day. So…

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Books on a theme: 2019 Comics for children and adults

I love reading comics, from graphic novels to memoirs, and I enjoy reading children’s comics as much as the adult…

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15 of our favorite 2019 picture books, so far

We’ve already written about our favorite books of 2019 so far for babies and toddlers. That list left off some…

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20 Children’s Biographies About Famous United States Women

I have discovered a children’s book obsession of mine: feminist picture book biographies. I have A LOT of children’s biographies…

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Books on a theme: Cinderella retellings for children and adults

I’m a fairy tale fiend. I fell in love with two recently released Cinderella retellings, so I thought it would…

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RAINBOW COLORS, RAINBOW FAMILIES: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR MICHAEL GENHART

This post originally appeared on Book Riot. With more than 25 years of experience working with LGBTQ clients and 15…

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13 of the Best LGBTQ+ Books for Children

June is Pride Month! Stocking children’s shelves with LBTQ+ friendly books is a must here at Baby Librarians. I want…

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25 Children’s Books About Grandparents

This post originally appeared on BookRiot.com. Grandparents are special. They dry our tears, always have a hug, and give us…

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Library Haul Flash Reviews #3: 6 Diverse Children’s Books

Some library hauls are better than others. Originally, I planned to review only one of these books, but the book…

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Books on a theme: Books about Muslim life for children and adults

Welcome to our books on a theme lists! Today’s topic is Muslim life. I (Margaret) pair a couple adult and…

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11 of the Best Feminist Board Books for Babies and Toddlers

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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