It’s February!! Time to celebrate love and friendship!! While February 14th is Valentine’s Day here in the United States in many of the Hispanic countries I’ve visited the day is called “El Día del Amor y Amistad” or “The Day of Love and Friendship.” I love this more inclusive take on the holiday since I’m… Read more »
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“A Home for Bird” Keeps Me Reading with PLOT
Title: A Home for Bird Author/Illustrator: Philip C. Stead Publisher: Roaring Book Press Year: 2012 Word Count: 383 When the main reason that I keep reading a book is the desire to know WHAT is going to happen, or whether or not the main character is going to be successful at what they… Read more »
Stories To Fight Prejudice
Earlier this month I told the story of Frog and Snake for the first time. This folktale of the Ekoi people from the Cameroon and Nigeria deals with the concept of taught prejudice, making it as relevant today as when it was first told. In the story, a young frog and snake meet and become… Read more »
