Review:Purchased this book for a preschooler, with the intention of introducing social consciousness in an age-appropriate way. Characters are believable, illustrations are interesting, and the story is relatable. Makes me feel slightly less guilty about buying my too-young-to-understand-yet child the kind of brand name shoes that I never got as a child. Read more

Review:This is a really cute book. My daughters love it, they love the concept and had no idea what to expect in the end. (Girls ages: 8 & 7).

This past week my daughter asked to be "The girl from The Name Jar" for Halloween. That speaks volumes to me as a Mom because she is finding strength in something other than the mainstream.

It is a Must have for my kids bookshelf and will hopefully be a great thing to read for years to come! Read more

Review:The story is easy reading and has a great meaning. I think it should be required reading for children in middle school thru high school. The story shows how one can overcome deep rooted anger and also the feeling of helplessness. I read it along with my granddaughter (she's in 6th grade) and we had some good discussions. Going to try and get my grandson to read who is in high school (9th grade). Read more

Review:The Birchbark House is a very good topic book for people learning about Native Americans. Though it is historical fiction, it shows a daily Native American life very well using the example of a little girl called Omakyas and her siblings. Louise Erdrich is very descriptive in her writing, and I recommend it to readers of any age. Read more

Review:My 5th grader was assigned this book as an assignment. Me being the extra involved Mom, decided to read it and couldn't put it down. I actually bored it from the teacher, then purchased a copy. This was only book of the series that interest me. Read more

Review:Crashing magic and daily lived experience together in the vivid streets of Brooklyn and the singular person of Sierra Maria Santiago, Older has given the SFF world a whole new mythos built on the immigrant experience and a heroine who is utterly relatable without diminishing her cultural point of view. As a third-Gen American from a multilingual extended family, reading Shadowshaper brought back a lot of memories in the best way. And made me miss Brooklyn a lot. It's an adventure worth taking, a... Read more

Review:The book is filled with fear hatred love bullies and everything we could not live with out I think this sets a great example what things were like during the civil rights movement I think Mandela is feeling that same way too. Read more

Review:The picture did not match the product. I bought what was described as a hardcover book and according to the picture it's the same hardcover with paper pages that I own already. What came however was a board book version. I did not see in the description that it is a baked boos but it was fine for my need. The outside of the book was rather worn and scuffed, moreso than I would expect from a book in "very good" condition. But the inside was very nice, rather dirty and after I wiped the pages off ... Read more

Review:I enjoyed the thought of this book because I think Debbie Allen is an inspiration to Black ballerina's. Also I am a huge fan of Kadir Nelson's art. I was not so excited about the writing in this book. I felt as thought the paragraphs were lengthy and it was a bit challenging to follow the story line. I see a few comments on Amazon about the content of the book particularly the name calling, but I think it lends a good cultural element to the book. Growing up in an African-American household (and... Read more

Review:I love this author! Peter Reynolds has a great way of writing stories about art that help encourage children's creativity and love of art. It is a great way to foster a love of creating art in young children. Peter Reynolds also helps to teach children through his stories to have confidence in their ability to create. Read more