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Baby book review: Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour, Illustrated by Daniel Egnéus

March 25, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury Diverse Characters

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the picture book Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour, illustrated by Daniel[…]

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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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Children’s Books To Look Forward To In March 2019

February 27, 2019 Jen Sherman American, Board Book, Book lists, Books to look forward to, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators

These are the books we are looking forward to reading and sharing with Tilly and Marian in March (the ones[…]

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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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Books to read for African American History month

February 4, 2019 Jen Sherman American, Book lists, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators

February is African American History month, celebrating the diverse and rich history of Black Americans. While February is set aside[…]

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Books to look forward to in February 2019

January 30, 2019 Jen Sherman Board Book, Book lists, Books to look forward to, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators

These are some books that we are looking forward to reading and sharing with Marian and Tilly in February. For[…]

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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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Baby book club: Dream Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison

January 14, 2019 Jen Sherman Baby Book Club, Board Book, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Feminist

Welcome to another baby book club! Today we are discussing Dream Big, Little Oneby Vashti Harrison, which is the board book[…]

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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: 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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Baby book review: Pretty Salma by Niki Daly

December 5, 2018 Jen Sherman Book reviews, Diverse Characters, Fairy Tale

Baby Librarian Tilly reviews Pretty Salma by Niki Daly. Tilly reviews Pretty Salma I mostly liked this book. It’s about[…]

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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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Baby book review: Rain! by Linda Ashman and Christian Robinson

November 7, 2018 Jen Sherman American, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators

Baby Librarian Tilly and her mummy Jen review the board book Rain! by Linda Ashman, illustrated by Christian Robinson. Tilly[…]

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Book review: Día de los Muertos by Hannah Eliot

October 31, 2018 Margaret Kingsbury Board Book, Book reviews, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, Halloween, Mexican

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the recent board book Celebrate the World: Día de los Muertos by Hannah[…]

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