It’s October, which means you will see a lot of the colors orange around! It’s starting to look like fall, and the weather is starting to cool. One of my favorite things about October are the ghosts! There are a lot of ghost themed books, toys, decorations, etc. that are popping up during this month!…
Our Read Woke Challenge this week on homewood.beanstack.org is all about girl power! We are celebrating characters and stories with strong female voices. Here are some of our favorite titles that can help you with the Female Voices badge on Beanstack. I’m a Girl by Yasmeen Ismail https://encore.bham.lib.al.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2980495 Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman https://encore.bham.lib.al.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1239308…
Our Read Woke challenge on homewood.beanstack.org is going strong this month! To celebrate LGBT History Month we are highlighting some of our favorite Kid Lit titles that can help with the LGBTQ+ badge on Beanstack. Daddy, Papa, and me / by Leslea Newman ; illustrated by Carol Thompson – Board Book Pride 1 2 3/ by…
City shapes / by Diana Murray ; illustrated by Bryan Collier – Ebook City shapes / by Diana Murray ; illustrated by Bryan Collier – Book Round is a tortilla / by Roseanne Greenfield Thong ; illustrated by John Parra – Ebook Round is a tortilla : a book of shapes / by Roseanne Greenfield Thong ; illustrated by…
This week’s READ WOKE challenge is all about African-American Voices. These are some of TCL’s favorite African-American authors and illustrators that use their voices to promote and uplift their culture and their people! As always, HAPPY READING! PICTURE BOOKS JUVENILE CHAPTER BOOKS
We’re celebrating Banned Books Week September 27-October 3 at the Homewood Public Library! One of our Read Woke badges on homewood.beanstack.org is about reading a book that has been challenged before. Many of our favorite kid’s books have been challenged over the years, so we have included a list of some of our favorites. Ban…
