It’s a fascinating concept that every human being living in the world today is the result of a single, 200,000-year-long line of their ancestors. Each of us carries a lineage of not only DNA and physical characteristics, but also of culture, tradition, and memories. As such, our existence often represents the hopes and dreams that … Continue reading The Promise of Dreams Delivered: Marley Dias on Heritage and Hope
Despite being the largest and most diverse minority group—constituting over a fourth of the U.S. population—disabled people are still largely misunderstood by the nondisabled. And while these misconceptions can often manifest as exclusion or discrimination, they can also often take on more subtle forms, such as underestimation, tokenism, and othering. These sorts of misperceptions not … Continue reading Being Seen: Powerful Blind Representation with Stacy Cervenka and Diane Debrovner
With the arrival of a new baby, families always face big changes; some exciting, some exhausting, and some surprising! There are new routines to adjust to, new discoveries and bonds to be made, and new memories to form as the family grows. And this time of adjustment can be especially difficult to navigate for those … Continue reading The Gift of Love: Pooja Makhijani Explores Maternal Mental Health with Little Readers
One of the keystones of growing up is exploring, understanding, and embracing all of the aspects that inform a person’s identity. Each of our identities is an intersection of all the things that make us who we are: race, gender, culture, and even personality aspects that we define ourselves by. By exploring identity, kids grow … Continue reading Listen Up: Chrystal D. Giles on the Remarkable Power (And Joy) of Community Identity
Everyone loves a classic game of capture the flag! In the United States, it’s practically a staple of childhood: the sense of friendly competition, the teamwork, the pulse-pounding possibility of victory. But what if a neighborhood game of capture the flag was so contentious that it lasted past a day... or a week... or seventy-five … Continue reading J.D. Amato, Sophie Morse, and the Most Epic Capture the Flag Challenge Ever Played
The Baby Bookworm 