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April is Celebrate Diversity Month | Book Recommendations for all Ages

Celebrate Diversity Month reminds us to recognize and appreciate the differences around us.   Although Read Your World’s annual online event may be over, this non-profit is dedicated to bringing some of the best (and unsung) books on the market to the attention of readers of all ages.    Read Your World is a non-profit […]

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Sissy Goes Tiny

Gratitude and the new diverse picture book, Sissy Goes Tiny

{guest post from Becky Flansburg and B.A. Norrgard–authors of Sissy Goes Tiny}   There is so much to be grateful for in life. From health to adventures, every day is a gift.   Sometimes those gifts come in unique and even surprise forms as well. When co-author B.A. Norrgard and I (completely out of the

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A Diverse Picture Book that honors Zora Neale Hurston | Zora's Garden

A Diverse Picture Book that honors Zora Neale Hurston | Zora’s Garden

Guest post by Rae Chesny Not nearly enough people in this world are aware of who Zora Neale Hurston was. Zora was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoos. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God,

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Just Breathe | A Picture Book that Is a Wake Up Call to How We Live Life

One day, Cristina \”TinTin\” Santiago found herself curled up in a ball sobbing on the floor of her shower. Her sorrow typically showed up once a month and she was able to shrug it off and keep on with her day. But this time, her sadness felt different. Cristina is an author of young adult/self-help

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A book about a family who chooses to live Tiny and do More with Less

Home is where the heart is and no matter how you define \”home,\” the common denominator is that it is almost always the place where love grows best. But what would you do when the “home” that you have always known is about to change in a very drastic, but exciting, way? One of Audrey

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