Category: Social Issues – Friendship

Odd Dog Out by Rob Biddulph

This book has just about everything required for repeated readings to or by pre and early readers: rhyming narrative; colorful, geometric illustrations; and a playful plot that delivers a gentle message about individuality. For adults, there’s even a little dig…

PIE IS FOR SHARING

What a discovery of words and images that inspire! I found in this delightful picture book, PIE IS FOR SHARING, a sense of renewed hope in the basic values of who we are and what we care about as a…

The Secret of a Heart Note

Guest post by Padma Venkatraman THE SECRET OF A HEART NOTE By Stacey Lee Pub date: 12/27/16 Katherine Tegen Books, Harper Collins   I can’t remember when I last read a romance. In fact, I’m not sure I ever read a…

BE LIGHT LIKE A BIRD

Thank you, Readerkidz and Stephanie Greene, for sharing your review of BE LIGHT LIKE A BIRD and author interview: In “Be Light Like a Bird” by Monika Schröder, 12-year-old Wren is faced not only with the loss of her father,…

Review: The Quickest Kid In Clarksville

At the 1960 Olympic Games, African American sprinter Wilma Rudolph became the first woman from the United States to win three gold medals at the same Olympics.  Rudolph grew up in Clarksville, Tennessee, a segregated town. After her victories, Rudolph…