Category: Non-Fiction

• She Persisted: Harriet Tubman

  I have to admit, I am late to the party with the She Persisted series. For those of you who missed the memo like me, She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World is a picture book that was published back in 2017, written by Chelsea Clinton and illustrated by Alexandra Boiger. With a […]

  Devyn

  December 30, 2020

  Biography, Non-Fiction, Reviews

  Alexandra Boiger, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Chelsea Clinton, children's books, Harriet Tubman, inclusive children's books, inclusive kids books, kids books, she persisted, Underground Railroad

• Songs In A Rainstorm – The Story of Musical Prodigy Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins

  Songs in A Rainstorm by Glenda Armand is an amazing picture book biography of Thomas Wiggins, also known as Blind Tom. I have to admit, I didn’t know much about Thomas Wiggins before I read this book, and I’m so disappointed in myself because his story is so incredibly inspiring! Thomas Wiggins was born without […]

  Devyn

  December 28, 2020

  Biography, Black Representation, Non-Fiction, Reviews

  Blind Tom, childrens books, inclusive children's books, inclusive kids books, kids books, musical prodigy, Songs In A Rainstorm, Thomas Wiggins

• Our Era Is Now – A Diverse And Inclusive Feminist Biography Collection

  Teen author Zoe Yu hopes to inspire young girls and relay the message that women of all colors can achieve what they put their minds to. I think she has done just that with her debut Our Era Is Now. As the title implies, Our Era is Now is a wonderful collection of mini-biographies of […]

  Devyn

  December 9, 2020

  Activism, Biography, Feminism, Non-Fiction, Reviews, Women’s Rights

  Biography, children's books, Feminism, inclusive children's books, inclusive kids books, kids books, Nonfiction, our era is now, zoe yu

• Ways To Say I Love You – A Book About Love for the Budding Biologist

  Ways to Say I Love You by Marilyn Singer is an adorable book, perfect for young readers who are beginning to show an interest in biology or animals. In this book, we learn of the mating rituals of certain animals and compare those behaviors to the actions humans take to say, “I love you”. There […]

  Devyn

  December 5, 2020

  Reviews, Science

  children's books, inclusive children's books, inclusive kids books, kids books, mating habits, ways to say i love you

• Nonfiction November Inspired by a Board Book

  A few weeks ago, my mother stopped by for a visit and surprised us with a board book. My mom obviously knows about my passion for building an inclusive library for my son, and likes to contribute her own picks occasionally, which I am forever grateful for. This particular book was called Little Heroes of […]

  Devyn

  November 4, 2020

  Biography, Non-Fiction

  Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Before There was Mozart, Bessie Coleman, Between the Lines, Bryan Collier, Carole Boston Weatherford, childrens biographies, childrens book reviewer, childrens books, Corinne Naden, David Heredia, Don Tate, Dow Phumiruk, Ekua Holmes, Ellen Levine, Eric Velasquez, Ernie Barnes, Fly High, Henry Box Brown, Henry's Freedom Box, James Ransome, Jeane Walker Harvey, Jim Thorpe, Joseph Boulogne, Joseph Boulogne Chevalier De Saint George, Joseph Bruchac, Kadie Nelson, kid lit, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Little Heroes Of Color, Louise Borden, Mary Kay Kroeger, Maya Lin, nonfiction november, Rachelle Baker, Ro'ns Big Mission, Ronald McNair, Rose Blue, Sandra Neil Wallace, Schomburg, SD Nelson, Shirley Chisholm, Shirley Chisholm is a Verb, Sitting Bull, Sonia Sotomayor, Teresa Flavin, Turning Pages, Veronica Chambers, Voice of Freedom