Next Story Time, Have Dulé Hill Read to Your Students
As Fast As Words Could Fly was written by Pamela M. Tuck, illustrated by Eric Velasquez, and now on Storyline Online read by actor Dulé Hill.
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Diversity Within Diversity: Moving Beyond Oppression
Librarian and Diversity Coordinator Laura Reiko Simeon discusses the need for “diversity within diversity” including multicultural books that go beyond oppression to tell other kinds of stories.
Thirteen African American Authors We’re Reading
LEE & LOW staff share thirteen books by African American authors they’ve recently read.
Book List: 11 Children’s Books About Human Rights
These books explore issues of human rights throughout the world and highlight some of the great leaders who have worked to protect them.
Character Day: Taking a Look at the Traits Needed to Do What’s Right
Our Senior Literacy Specialist, Jill Eisenberg, shares favorite books that will spark conversations centered on leadership, love, kindness, social responsibility, perseverance, fairness, and teamwork for Character Day, September 18.
How Common Core’s book choices fail children of color
In this essay, educators Jane M. Gangi and Nancy Benfer discuss the Common Core’s book choices, why they fall short when it comes to children of color, and how to do better.
Poetry Friday: Walking in Harriet Tubman’s Shoes
Pamela Tuck, author of As Fast As Words Could Fly, shares a poem she penned about Harriet Tubman
Snapshots from the 22nd Annual African American Children’s Book Fair
A few photos from this year’s African American Children’s Book Fair in Philadelphia
Books for Holidays: MLK Day, Chinese New Year, and More
Our resident literacy expert, Jill, recommends books to use in the classroom to celebrate MLK Day, National Hobby Month, and Chinese New Year.
Mama’s Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
In addition to being Black History Month, February also happens to be National Sweet Potato Month! To celebrate, here’s Mama’s Sweet Potato Pie recipe from our book Sweet Potato Pie by Kathleen D. Lindsey: