Category: Holidays
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Review: Ablaze With Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas
Today I want to share another picture book biography with you all, because you know they’re my favorites. Following the life of Alma Thomas, the first Black woman to have her work added to the White House Collection, Ablaze With Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey and Loveis Wise is […]
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Review: Opal Lee and What It Means To Be Free
If you’re looking for a picture book biography to celebrate Black History Month, I have a great selection for you today. Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth by Alice Faye Duncan and Keturah A. Bobo is a beautiful picture book celebrating Opal Lee, a […]
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Review: All Star: How Larry Doby Smashed the Color Barrier in Baseball
We all know that Jackie Robinson was the first Black major league baseball player, but how much do you know about the second? All Star: How Larry Doby Smashed the Color Barrier in Baseball by Audrey Vernick and Cannaday Chapman introduces young readers to the man who joined the major leagues just eleven weeks after […]
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Mutually Inclusive’s 22 Most Anticipated Picture Books of 2022
It’s that time of year again where we are all looking forward and wondering what the new year has in store for us. Personally, the future freaks me out these days, so I really just want to know what books I’m going to be reading. So I thought I would share the 22 books I […]
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Review: The Real Santa
We all know that finding diverse and inclusive holiday books can be a tall order, but if you’re looking for a book with a non-white Santa Clause, it can feel nearly impossible. For Christmas Eve, I want to share The Real Santa by Nancy Redd and Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, an affirming picture book that celebrates […]
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Review: Kids Around The World Series
If you’re looking to introduce a young reader to different cultures across the globe, Albatros Books has a series for you. The Kids Around The World Series currently has two titles (with another coming early next year) that focus on the ways different cultures celebrate different holidays, as well as the ways our everyday lives […]
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Review: The Science of How Series
Today is the first day of Children’s Book Week and National STEM Day! In honor of both celebrations, I want to share two more picture books by Susan Hughes all about science. Illustrated by Ellen Rooney, The Science Of series teaches curious readers about the science of sounds and light with Lights Day and Night, […]
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Flashback Friday: Monsters Like Us
If you’re looking for a not-so-spooky book for Halloween weekend, I’ve got the perfect pick for you! Monsters Like Us by Amy Huntington is an adorable picture book about monsters with a fun twist. Originally published in April, Monsters Like Us teaches young readers that monsters aren’t so different from us humans, and that they […]
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Flashback Friday – The Teachers March: How Selma’s Teachers Changed History
Today marks the 65th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, and I can’t think of a better title to share for Flashback Friday than The Teachers March: How Selma’s Teachers Changed History by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace. Originally released in September 2020, this picture book shares the story of Reverend F. D. Reese […]
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30 LGBTQ+ Children’s Books For Pride Month
It’s almost June, and we all know what that means! It’s Pride, y’all! Though the first Pride rally was celebrated over 50 years ago, the queer community is still one of the most underrepresented voices in children’s books today. So whether you’re a queer family or are raising active allies, I wanted to make your […]
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