With the start of June, we’re ringing in that special time of year to celebrate queer and trans individuals, families, history, and communities. At a time when the LGBTQIA+ community is facing a great number of challenges—from the banning of inclusive literature to attacks on employment and healthcare rights to the basic human right to … Continue reading Happy Pride Month: Celebrating History, Family, and Community!
Tag: middle grade
Happy Book Birthday: June 2nd Edition!
The first book birthday of June has arrived, and with it comes an incredible crop of picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade reads that we are thrilled to crack into! This week’s new releases are filled with joyful summer activities that bring communities together, proud declarations of identity, family, and self, and some silly … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday: June 2nd Edition!
Being Seen: Powerful Blind Representation with Stacy Cervenka and Diane Debrovner
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
20 New Kids’ Books for June That Will Make Spectacular Summer Reading Picks
With schools letting out, it feels like everyone is getting their summer break bucket lists together! There are pool and beach days to plan for, vacations and road trip adventures to set off on, and all manner of lazy days to look forward to. And of course, for readers young and old, summer reading lists … Continue reading 20 New Kids’ Books for June That Will Make Spectacular Summer Reading Picks
Happy Book Birthday: May 26th Edition!
It’s the last book birthday of May, and we’ve got some wonderful reads to celebrate! From warm family stories to spooky fantasy adventures, from partitioned hippopotamuses to uniformed unicorns, from classic tales to brand new fables featuring bunny friends, here are the new releases we’re excited about! One Whole Hippopotamus: A Book About Parts and … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday: May 26th Edition!
