
Choosing Brave
My school education did not include Emmett Till’s shooting, beating, and death by two white men in Mississippi. Three books published after 2005 brought Mamie Till-Mobley into focus.
My school education did not include Emmett Till’s shooting, beating, and death by two white men in Mississippi. Three books published after 2005 brought Mamie Till-Mobley into focus.
This week, I’m recommending two books that will help adults and children find paths into discussions about this part of life, Sitting Shiva and Walking Grandma Home.
I’ve never worked with clay. So when I saw this book I wondered if it’s a way for me to get started. The answer is yes but even more importantly, this is a great book for kids!
The Great British Baking Show winner David Atherton grew up eating vegetarian food, so showing kids that this type of eating is tasty and easy to prepare is a mission for him. Kids appreciate that eating green is healthy for the planet, too.
I wasn’t prepared to fall in love with this book, which I most definitely have.
There is so much to love about this book. It is joyful and something miraculous happens. It made my heart sing.
This book has everything going for it. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll wind up caring about the characters, and you’ll want to eat at the Golden Palace in Last Chance, Minnesota.
I have a love / dislike relationship with cats. If someone had handed me this book after that first incident walking home from school … well, I think I would have understood cats better.
The invention of film and movies? This book captures that very early “how do we record movement and play it back so people can watch who aren’t anywhere near what’s taking place” fervor.
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, stretching for 150 miles along the Canadian border, is the setting for John Owens’ newest wordless picture book.