tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49137174317024797222024-03-04T20:12:44.379-08:00SACRED DIRTThis is where I share my adventures as a mom-to-four, author-illustrator, story-maker, word-finder, book-lover, survivor. I hunt for beauty in the small, light in the shadows, sacred in the daily dirt. Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.comBlogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-59535023798948401132021-03-20T23:28:00.005-07:002021-03-20T23:28:34.188-07:00Picture Books by Asian Creators <p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfMLeO1XGpmQxBY6fnb8Zwrpy7CfZSlV4J4mZoDRZUeEEIFks6hXvBDstAGTHyPdYQQk9fmORrjFc7zzBWAyYSkdX-2I5vQc0KkFdE6T_FIqxU7JBYi2s91WbHzUieABmEaQK0sJanzA/s2048/stophate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfMLeO1XGpmQxBY6fnb8Zwrpy7CfZSlV4J4mZoDRZUeEEIFks6hXvBDstAGTHyPdYQQk9fmORrjFc7zzBWAyYSkdX-2I5vQc0KkFdE6T_FIqxU7JBYi2s91WbHzUieABmEaQK0sJanzA/w640-h640/stophate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Heartbroken about the awful things that have been happening to our Asian community right now. </div></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Our human family is stronger when we circle up with love. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my wildebeests a few years back with their Halmoni. We love her so much. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Let's stand with our Asian community. Support Asian creators. Support Asian businesses. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Stand up, speak up if you see hate happening. </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrGQnOLfDnU_A70FqkfKzbdZE0GCZHA_xpP-kxl5S0HKeRQRP19TT6tjGKPANI3PUo6CrQWZ_H3WsZxhIHZrnDtSt-K0qXqVCBoFmPplH4KeEwbxHAyoiuFJFmQWINq5PJyGLE9Jn1qw/s1440/02D97B19-20E6-455B-B40B-0379126906E5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrGQnOLfDnU_A70FqkfKzbdZE0GCZHA_xpP-kxl5S0HKeRQRP19TT6tjGKPANI3PUo6CrQWZ_H3WsZxhIHZrnDtSt-K0qXqVCBoFmPplH4KeEwbxHAyoiuFJFmQWINq5PJyGLE9Jn1qw/w640-h640/02D97B19-20E6-455B-B40B-0379126906E5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div>Sending out so much love </div><div>to my Asian friends & family right now.</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Here are other ways to help: https://stopaapihate.org</div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Another way we can help is to listen to Asian voices, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">read & share Asian creatives’ work. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Here are a few favorites, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">but I have many more on my to-buy & share list.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNL-csewzerHDiP8PxUrvB-SEh1FkkyN5W7XTlhdD-t-QXS0hWj_baqwntTn3K_fHlDmrHaalF1gNdfIcbmAOw4rFlIuc3IvtVxOj6UGW6ZVvdwiVjphEzsa6Pmb9UFd3g0eK_nR-gf-A/s1440/ACD61EA5-E88B-422F-8553-D1FE84BB1E9E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNL-csewzerHDiP8PxUrvB-SEh1FkkyN5W7XTlhdD-t-QXS0hWj_baqwntTn3K_fHlDmrHaalF1gNdfIcbmAOw4rFlIuc3IvtVxOj6UGW6ZVvdwiVjphEzsa6Pmb9UFd3g0eK_nR-gf-A/w640-h640/ACD61EA5-E88B-422F-8553-D1FE84BB1E9E.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">ARU SHAH series by Roshani Chokshi.LISTEN, SLOWLY (Thanhhà Lai).</span></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON series </div></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">(Grace Lin).</div></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">THREE KEYS and</div></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">FRONT DESK (Kelly Yang).</div></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">STAND UP, YUMI CHUNG (Jessica Kim).</div></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">AMAL UNBOUND (Aisha Saeed).</div></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">DUMPLING DAYS (Grace Lin).</div></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">A WISH IN THE DARK (Christina Soontornvat).</div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQw7VzzOtXHkxsIfrMPkaADFnCH808GYNaipSn0NzcqzGn0mNuxVoSlTKP5KrwjuKEYbwHxrsnnnGXUu6rHyxKZa1pzixJZR8tzgTYEFMf1POhKs_SRlEcS3Cew-Hq8eX3IIbvtQI3c2c/s1440/39F7DDB3-313D-4F12-AB89-AFD7B0EF1950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQw7VzzOtXHkxsIfrMPkaADFnCH808GYNaipSn0NzcqzGn0mNuxVoSlTKP5KrwjuKEYbwHxrsnnnGXUu6rHyxKZa1pzixJZR8tzgTYEFMf1POhKs_SRlEcS3Cew-Hq8eX3IIbvtQI3c2c/w640-h640/39F7DDB3-313D-4F12-AB89-AFD7B0EF1950.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">LING AND TING series (Grace Lin).</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">THE PROTEST by Samantha Thornhill, ill. by Shirley Ng-Benitez .</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">PABLO’S PET by Sheri Tan, ill. by Shirley Ng-Benitez</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">JASMINE TOGUCHI SUPER SLEUTH by Debbi Michiko Florence, ill. by Elizabet Vuković.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">ALVIN HO series by Lenore Look, ill. by LeUyen Pham.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">MINDY KIM series by Lyla Lee, ill. by Dung Ho.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">CLARA LEE AND THE APPLE PIE DREAM by Jenny Han, ill. by Julia Kuo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs050ut2gl0msuBOavkrhS3ddjMm6QOv5MrXBbTmth-0kOsJVQ5Gv23ta7HqI_s0h6ehteNTfRp9LzLXOWoAdmc1fE-_ozNuTxYmpk7N1CPsRTkKAbmPgwaZsQRvILF_4pcxtXFvPTzlo/s1440/83C0B0FC-0BDA-44C6-A83B-E01B98272FC4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs050ut2gl0msuBOavkrhS3ddjMm6QOv5MrXBbTmth-0kOsJVQ5Gv23ta7HqI_s0h6ehteNTfRp9LzLXOWoAdmc1fE-_ozNuTxYmpk7N1CPsRTkKAbmPgwaZsQRvILF_4pcxtXFvPTzlo/w640-h640/83C0B0FC-0BDA-44C6-A83B-E01B98272FC4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">EVERY LITTLE LETTER by Deborah Underwood, ill. by Joy Hwang Ruiz</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS by Lisa Mantchev, ill. by Taeeun Yoo</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzLosbCs-CJm_ihVDGLUZfDuuYwlDTtQmdIll41M-j1MY9aPNm7_3IZCAB6NrpgoEphg-WoTV8H_t8G2EnGCG4sxOIZvHSQkL_jsUYCuqif-W9OhJXK3LqmlGzekhhy38n0WU1L1Uy60/s1440/3C5CEF2C-2BDA-4921-9FD0-359E7FF08D75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzLosbCs-CJm_ihVDGLUZfDuuYwlDTtQmdIll41M-j1MY9aPNm7_3IZCAB6NrpgoEphg-WoTV8H_t8G2EnGCG4sxOIZvHSQkL_jsUYCuqif-W9OhJXK3LqmlGzekhhy38n0WU1L1Uy60/w640-h640/3C5CEF2C-2BDA-4921-9FD0-359E7FF08D75.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING by Kao Kalia Yang, ill. by Khoa Le.</span></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">A MAP INTO THE WORLD by Kao Kalia Yang & Seo Kim. </div></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">THE PAPER BOAT by Thao Lam.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2Iemvmj0r5E9VJso9KC_cfut7G5VkJRsTTccRyUCv_m-lmquNNg5UAG8tXhI80mpMvxQd9E0QPMmbACn39lKANDwi_LlHEXKLgjw2l7u1eMF14R6RPrRT2coyCqCx6p82f2FzzXIVYE/s1440/F557FFEB-33D9-44FE-9267-B8953F887641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2Iemvmj0r5E9VJso9KC_cfut7G5VkJRsTTccRyUCv_m-lmquNNg5UAG8tXhI80mpMvxQd9E0QPMmbACn39lKANDwi_LlHEXKLgjw2l7u1eMF14R6RPrRT2coyCqCx6p82f2FzzXIVYE/w640-h640/F557FFEB-33D9-44FE-9267-B8953F887641.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">THE SEA SERPENT AND ME by Dashka Slater, ill. by Catia Chien.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">MY BLUE IS HAPPY by Jessica Young, ill. by Catia Chien.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcz6zzTZzoQdTe-QakVM65A0CT3Cll35YSQiEwXPwGQvASUiQR9wxaiOibYuJ3sYReFK_zXMG8Ze6P6g-ySM0FypTPVIErpjIsK0-iYcPd_N5bWZQ8P-LhMjuWcG6AZpJPEcqrOMjBVpQ/s1440/D18986C9-0052-42C8-BAA0-9C67A35E3931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcz6zzTZzoQdTe-QakVM65A0CT3Cll35YSQiEwXPwGQvASUiQR9wxaiOibYuJ3sYReFK_zXMG8Ze6P6g-ySM0FypTPVIErpjIsK0-iYcPd_N5bWZQ8P-LhMjuWcG6AZpJPEcqrOMjBVpQ/w640-h640/D18986C9-0052-42C8-BAA0-9C67A35E3931.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS by Joanna Ho, ill. by Dung Ho</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">THE REASON FOR THE SEASONS by Ellie Peterson</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2Tx27WGWqhdKAuYKso6lhpXafTTC4bKj2TXtMD3pw2Z7p70tbsTQP_y_r1X9_EAj5mRlZbKZeWEZ9_8DhyphenhypheniOYcl3Y2wMePMV4XTdjM1ml1D8wqnAUIdGkbB_tOGtMLVVsvgFOe-2X-Q/s1440/C14AFC08-85FB-4632-9860-8343E54AD0AE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2Tx27WGWqhdKAuYKso6lhpXafTTC4bKj2TXtMD3pw2Z7p70tbsTQP_y_r1X9_EAj5mRlZbKZeWEZ9_8DhyphenhypheniOYcl3Y2wMePMV4XTdjM1ml1D8wqnAUIdGkbB_tOGtMLVVsvgFOe-2X-Q/w640-h640/C14AFC08-85FB-4632-9860-8343E54AD0AE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 14px;">BEAR CAME ALONG (Richard T. Morris & LeUyen Pham)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXciw4HzwysPqmBHAxxA_PXBjCMPjF0gFuD5iielC6Vfxz64YycNUFQXv6UzhAcsa0nmZzynzgZGv0GQy_VozzN_25FJQnvGZEoQv4nXTOKxoxcLK90DK9KHv7_zW0ku6QMQ9IcZB-ks/s1440/FC03EF4C-E88A-4366-A0A1-627A570EC766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXciw4HzwysPqmBHAxxA_PXBjCMPjF0gFuD5iielC6Vfxz64YycNUFQXv6UzhAcsa0nmZzynzgZGv0GQy_VozzN_25FJQnvGZEoQv4nXTOKxoxcLK90DK9KHv7_zW0ku6QMQ9IcZB-ks/w640-h640/FC03EF4C-E88A-4366-A0A1-627A570EC766.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div>IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE by Kyo Maclear, ill. by Julie Morstad<br />STORY BOAT by Kyo Maclear, ill. by Rashin Kheiriyeh<br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Sending love to everyone who is hurting.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">You can request titles or work by specific creators via your online library catalog. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Or you could order some from your local indie bookseller!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Win, win!</span></div><div><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div><div><br /></div>Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-68798037127456644062021-01-29T09:00:00.002-08:002021-01-29T09:00:10.796-08:00Multicultural Children's Book Day: Farah Rocks New Beginnings<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxKw5xv1zw1-223-VF9gtC6o3MVEdtGQHCuJEVRAFNTChS05gjTEb-ts-c1MAIxieUwVEXM2MKjFMv-eDZO_lRqa0_d8Fi35pzXYUbR5lTNi-wKNMwCWeL57fNj5cH2Ub9apmQ1bZJ8o/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4b88.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxKw5xv1zw1-223-VF9gtC6o3MVEdtGQHCuJEVRAFNTChS05gjTEb-ts-c1MAIxieUwVEXM2MKjFMv-eDZO_lRqa0_d8Fi35pzXYUbR5lTNi-wKNMwCWeL57fNj5cH2Ub9apmQ1bZJ8o/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4b88.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></p><p><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is another sweet book I was given to review for Multicultural Children’s Book Day. I’m so happy I got paired with this book. </span></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>"<b>FARAH ROCKS New Beginnings</b>" by Susan Muaddi Durraj, illustrations by Ruaida Mannaa, p</span><span>ublished by Stone Arch Books is a </span><span>chapter book about a Palestinian American girl, Farah Hajjar who loves rocks, school, and creative writing. </span></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Farah is just beginning sixth grade at Magnet Academy when her house burns down. While she settles into temporary housing with her family and learns the ropes at a new school, Farah is also plagued with a secret. </span></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>The fire that burned her house down may actually be Farah’s fault.</span><span> </span></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I loved reading about a science-loving, writer girl from a loving Palestinian American family. The thing I found most refreshing and relatable about Farah is that she battled with guilt and honesty and didn’t solve all of her challenges in a tidy bow. </span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While not every reader has the chance to attend a school for gifted kids like Farah does, every reader does deal with issues like guilt and truth. </span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also loved the English and Arabic glossaries and the writing prompts at the end of the book. I can totally see Farah Rocks New Beginnings inspiring readers to write their own stories. </span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">...............................</span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #e4af0a; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/">Multicultural Children’s Book Day</a></span> is a non-profit children’s literacy initiative founded by Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen; two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural books and authors on the market while also working to get those book into the hands of young readers and educators. </span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">MCBD’s mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves.</span></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">FREE RESOURCES from Multicultural Children’s Book Day</span></b></p><ul>
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</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-70170860300558273332021-01-29T08:00:00.001-08:002021-01-29T08:00:03.597-08:00Multicultural Children's Book Day: Camila the Star<p><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF27HVcmQXtJBqAMaMrtaKRHNXVsaV9xj2q6jI-LexdSO6UgYmRLkajU9MOMilrG5vzokOv6kXVr7gKs5NGR-L8GhUBg8R2vua4uQ7w8VAxuYwBf1u29-3E5nbZy8w03YOFkO5Tn6P64U/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4b7e.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF27HVcmQXtJBqAMaMrtaKRHNXVsaV9xj2q6jI-LexdSO6UgYmRLkajU9MOMilrG5vzokOv6kXVr7gKs5NGR-L8GhUBg8R2vua4uQ7w8VAxuYwBf1u29-3E5nbZy8w03YOFkO5Tn6P64U/w480-h640/fullsizeoutput_4b7e.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Happy Multicultural Children’s Book Day<span style="color: #454545;">! </span></span><p><span style="color: #454545; font-family: arial;">What are some of your favorite multicultural children’s books? </span></p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was thrilled to be given a number of beautiful new books to read and review in honor of the big day. </span></p>
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<p style="color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>CAMILA THE RECORD-BREAKING STAR</b> and <b>CAMILA THE BAKING STAR</b> by Alicia Salazar, illustrated by Thais Damiãi, published by Capstone, are vibrant and charming early chapter books for new readers. </span></p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJlwynlPpZ_ZW82c2z4TexnEH8powbCpNHGr9hygNICLtO2jhzEoGDb5WY2NK2Ixau5hMWsUTfjDX_lkcOHgjfPOfHBA9eNOBsNzQo-XaHTY6NEL-pArFPE0YaPn7SJUYuhxGkX4L534/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4b80.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJlwynlPpZ_ZW82c2z4TexnEH8powbCpNHGr9hygNICLtO2jhzEoGDb5WY2NK2Ixau5hMWsUTfjDX_lkcOHgjfPOfHBA9eNOBsNzQo-XaHTY6NEL-pArFPE0YaPn7SJUYuhxGkX4L534/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4b80.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Camila is a determined character who really wants to be a star. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In Camila, the Record-Breaking Star, Camila wants to set a world record, and with a great deal of perseverance, original thinking, and the help of her very supportive family, Camila learns to try, try, try again until she achieves her dreams. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9y5Rki67J3ECwUPO5WNbzJl44C1BxokrWmEKp03Huzkxfn9kNXRSmnRvPDiCrSj6ORmxU3Tec8LoI6LdADHX0M8p9FRMALSzfO_VN-uBRNmxpRfqR6FYO75kpATUuE6aYb1zZEl_AeKg/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4b85.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9y5Rki67J3ECwUPO5WNbzJl44C1BxokrWmEKp03Huzkxfn9kNXRSmnRvPDiCrSj6ORmxU3Tec8LoI6LdADHX0M8p9FRMALSzfO_VN-uBRNmxpRfqR6FYO75kpATUuE6aYb1zZEl_AeKg/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4b85.jpeg" width="640" /></a>In Camila the Baking Star, Camila longs to be on a kids’ baking show. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_nT_8PuO_z-orSFUBw-frhHqQvlf_wujOZjgxzeVySwyrnL106YFrxIhaHEQxLsTjQDM7WkZXfTAPeXR0tiCixTzbmnZTmvQk99cT_6GC-e5sJOOCVed7Z0Xi8Bmvq47bxx9GAshFEI/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4b84.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_nT_8PuO_z-orSFUBw-frhHqQvlf_wujOZjgxzeVySwyrnL106YFrxIhaHEQxLsTjQDM7WkZXfTAPeXR0tiCixTzbmnZTmvQk99cT_6GC-e5sJOOCVed7Z0Xi8Bmvq47bxx9GAshFEI/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4b84.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">When her dream comes true and Camila needs to learn to receive help and not try to do everything alone. That is an excellent life skill I want to develop, too. </p>
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<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Camila’s trials and successes will thrill young readers with big dreams. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Both books are positive, hopeful, and spot on for this age group. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The art by Thais Damiãi is full of color and joy. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Written by former teacher, marine biologist, and #ownvoices author Alicia Salazar, the books are even stronger for the Spanish words woven seamlessly throughout the text, </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Spanish and English glossaries, a page of activity ideas, and a classroom discussion guide at the end. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeytWVLIpgtaKYl6dXNzEwl1qW7yJo-H_u9ZWH42T07eeyCdOuRejPztq-YF2ao9k3Jv13xbeIiFvTQkck4Vi2yLW0f7EMMYRbJOGZdFXOfYT6LBtI9Z7mCgvuEmgx9fHA1I1piTkWGI/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4b81.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeytWVLIpgtaKYl6dXNzEwl1qW7yJo-H_u9ZWH42T07eeyCdOuRejPztq-YF2ao9k3Jv13xbeIiFvTQkck4Vi2yLW0f7EMMYRbJOGZdFXOfYT6LBtI9Z7mCgvuEmgx9fHA1I1piTkWGI/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4b81.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG70TrUM19tFB6SUTEi7XeC7D9rzUnGRo94SEIrZrYhSZ7sjnfEnnAYChc13YHhj_Y_ILNdPPO789i4R1xxKvXHbCZRxAUANh893amgT92hQ_cJzXZHW01e0TUaKG8efRne9_0ZtFQj8M/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4b83.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG70TrUM19tFB6SUTEi7XeC7D9rzUnGRo94SEIrZrYhSZ7sjnfEnnAYChc13YHhj_Y_ILNdPPO789i4R1xxKvXHbCZRxAUANh893amgT92hQ_cJzXZHW01e0TUaKG8efRne9_0ZtFQj8M/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4b83.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">This series will be a hit for young readers.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">.....................................</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div><br /></div>
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<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p>Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-22171476760002024772021-01-29T07:30:00.008-08:002021-01-29T07:30:04.203-08:00Multicultural Children's Book Day: Korean Celebrations <p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAb1epkdjiabf-MeUWrbcCEzW3jXD553c0t1Dbdm5BpDiJRDXMVHeAkuwFFz1FPGTE_gRAYbs1AmlrFQc5n76KTWLOaRPj6BX988bVrnKg4iQi9ka2XsLDxdMvB4lroo2FpRCgF875-A/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4b9c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAb1epkdjiabf-MeUWrbcCEzW3jXD553c0t1Dbdm5BpDiJRDXMVHeAkuwFFz1FPGTE_gRAYbs1AmlrFQc5n76KTWLOaRPj6BX988bVrnKg4iQi9ka2XsLDxdMvB4lroo2FpRCgF875-A/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4b9c.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">I am a huge fan of Tina Cho’s books, so what a thrill to be given </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Korean Celebrations : Festivals, Holidays and Traditions </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">by Tina Cho, illustrated by Farida Zaman, published by Tuttle </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">to review for Multicultural Children’s Book Day. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Many thanks to Tuttle Publishing for this beautiful book. </p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">While my husband is Korean American, there’s so much my kids and I don’t yet know about their heritage. We are going to treasure it. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKV1O6-xw1l76gmfUbiioRrIFlB54RTasu3xVTcr8LGWYb9FURXwSHSYci8k3_nsQ5HonABX1wmPg3Beu7cnpjCDoyeagvlrvfrxTYeOMZwCVB3YdU1lbFKwUb8fZnDa0HKW8MZvSkFDQ/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4ba3.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKV1O6-xw1l76gmfUbiioRrIFlB54RTasu3xVTcr8LGWYb9FURXwSHSYci8k3_nsQ5HonABX1wmPg3Beu7cnpjCDoyeagvlrvfrxTYeOMZwCVB3YdU1lbFKwUb8fZnDa0HKW8MZvSkFDQ/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4ba3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Korean Celebrations: Festivals, Holidays, and Traditions is an appealing overview of traditional celebrations and special days, but the book also shares activities, Korean language lessons, traditional dress, games, and recipes. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ljUMhCN3trXMOpxrVj9cbATzRIZAgDLdGU5FE5s5gZLbLfPBCY2t0iNJk9NAYCTX9KXLTbiujKWCBVeevQL6wQFU39nBAy7MmM_mz_7I9MEPio4576p_qIQx1saUGT89pWVjAxW1w2I/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4ba2.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ljUMhCN3trXMOpxrVj9cbATzRIZAgDLdGU5FE5s5gZLbLfPBCY2t0iNJk9NAYCTX9KXLTbiujKWCBVeevQL6wQFU39nBAy7MmM_mz_7I9MEPio4576p_qIQx1saUGT89pWVjAxW1w2I/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4ba2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbB7M4ImdsfyxNVOyhgzHfNm98gv5duOjCLfPrMIcbTzk3viT6WNI7VfJJG6TyCdtJh6b1bbpex2mdLLPW2PstZoe9dtuJmjVeOL85a8aMScmdB65BxjX9hpYDOI3JQ_UycYLINp6rGW8/s2048/sS2klYGWQXujcs4qzHhdHg.jpg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbB7M4ImdsfyxNVOyhgzHfNm98gv5duOjCLfPrMIcbTzk3viT6WNI7VfJJG6TyCdtJh6b1bbpex2mdLLPW2PstZoe9dtuJmjVeOL85a8aMScmdB65BxjX9hpYDOI3JQ_UycYLINp6rGW8/w640-h640/sS2klYGWQXujcs4qzHhdHg.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">The illustrations by Farida Zaman are sweet, clear, and colorful. My kids will love reading this book.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Plus, they will want to try out the recipes for rice cake and ddukguk (the yummiest soup ever). </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkZHPOhNYuWBTSPBvmZHz1MCgBSnyrK1et5QYb0O-AbmMOA_X9LRj8i1TujMYSsh535Jgr-mTSU5xwQRTgFkO2a8K6tWhmE1RMSj3YARiFw9THUXC4bxlAmlfces9ctlWVhhYrgBB7tg/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4ba1.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkZHPOhNYuWBTSPBvmZHz1MCgBSnyrK1et5QYb0O-AbmMOA_X9LRj8i1TujMYSsh535Jgr-mTSU5xwQRTgFkO2a8K6tWhmE1RMSj3YARiFw9THUXC4bxlAmlfces9ctlWVhhYrgBB7tg/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4ba1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaNdra9rxsU-BNBBJvlIq0OvFVTlelUyLTnE6DH_K7PaXkMxa-DNVhGim4zbJOuOuAC-ZP6MtC_emTqJkae012G7x8152mlKLJ__5fg1D6NlCG4eRoWh2RAB_06u0l6PII8gfARiuPwY/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4ba0.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaNdra9rxsU-BNBBJvlIq0OvFVTlelUyLTnE6DH_K7PaXkMxa-DNVhGim4zbJOuOuAC-ZP6MtC_emTqJkae012G7x8152mlKLJ__5fg1D6NlCG4eRoWh2RAB_06u0l6PII8gfARiuPwY/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4ba0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Here is a paper doll craft we did back in homeschool days when studying traditional Asian dresses. It reminds me of this image from the book of women holding hands and doing a circle dance.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Wouldn't it be fun to do a paper doll chain all in hanboks? </p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRGAEb-PhfQVqf_ZSJq2hJ6O0iGza-LjQPElt0n2up6l-72RFqVbEj-ZWXkmYkgzL7TbFu2JbghPVwhTIzHDT_to7kjmKYglF4k9SUBlTuBkPc-Y6tb6MGBf2UVFjjSaGmon27ZREZLM/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4b9e.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRGAEb-PhfQVqf_ZSJq2hJ6O0iGza-LjQPElt0n2up6l-72RFqVbEj-ZWXkmYkgzL7TbFu2JbghPVwhTIzHDT_to7kjmKYglF4k9SUBlTuBkPc-Y6tb6MGBf2UVFjjSaGmon27ZREZLM/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4b9e.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">Again, thank you to Tuttle Publishing for the beautiful book, and thank you to the host of people organizing and bringing awareness to Multicultural Children's Book Day. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMG3AvdTYn8KzlSbGvR1Z_HBSK_HHvV9fdtw7E6JNJsIMnCtxzvalbnE2ahv0bl6Hv7x16bp4Bq0aCqBlUbT3hrkeNeFMRVSmjccYfJ4X78nlKPAeQ3D0-2_yVtxYMIh1x5X0FqHLtCg/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4b9f.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMG3AvdTYn8KzlSbGvR1Z_HBSK_HHvV9fdtw7E6JNJsIMnCtxzvalbnE2ahv0bl6Hv7x16bp4Bq0aCqBlUbT3hrkeNeFMRVSmjccYfJ4X78nlKPAeQ3D0-2_yVtxYMIh1x5X0FqHLtCg/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4b9f.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYHHpOo-9NfSLXFck5HSrdmRf6Ijdsx67VOPRTAsjENZ0Q-SelP21-fU7ByRZmAPsDY6mA2Ii7rM1MC91lGAyJ7-vdRb0-xUz-ddN6f0cMW-fr8JxoP94rZS8wS3L4mIbhSH_eCjxUUw/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4b9b.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYHHpOo-9NfSLXFck5HSrdmRf6Ijdsx67VOPRTAsjENZ0Q-SelP21-fU7ByRZmAPsDY6mA2Ii7rM1MC91lGAyJ7-vdRb0-xUz-ddN6f0cMW-fr8JxoP94rZS8wS3L4mIbhSH_eCjxUUw/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4b9b.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p>
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-mnXU6OYMWGX8-4iuht704Xl8Rlir087AoCVQownu5JJLxP6BvTU1vW9QPArXNJ0Ju1cdUj4rK2aXppUkWTFhNPU1OlQqi8k85wDdlIHEsReEYiS2rCWgNJZFyEKHhrU8HdusNZt0FM/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4ba4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Happy Multicultural Children's Book Day! </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Just look at these beautiful books I was given to review for the occasion. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Thank you, Tuttle Publishing. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sv3V-qkCW0Kjspd6UwvFFIM9QcUJWxfGtl5JeiWZMLiWwR51od_MjRSbqy3I2ccQhf2pVOmMmZtanjPsjeWlFHRPyfBw1D50skz-JfxUhj1V7oSWJzwpiGJLudwuN69Wou2FDbP_9mo/s2048/WvHEKoojTNWaGVNBWPmvAQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sv3V-qkCW0Kjspd6UwvFFIM9QcUJWxfGtl5JeiWZMLiWwR51od_MjRSbqy3I2ccQhf2pVOmMmZtanjPsjeWlFHRPyfBw1D50skz-JfxUhj1V7oSWJzwpiGJLudwuN69Wou2FDbP_9mo/w640-h640/WvHEKoojTNWaGVNBWPmvAQ.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Three Korean Fairy Tales, Beloved Stories and Legends </b></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">by Kim So-un, illustrated by Jeong Kyoung-Sim</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">is a beautifully designed picture book that contains three Korean fairy tales: </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">The Magic Gem, The Tiger and the Kumgang Mountains, and The Deer and the Woodcutter.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1_2OA-ChPlLqQ4N2zoxyyE5Xn8Tt4lsgR-ie8qOyfSRc5qfirtDfaaN3mOauK9nXujlJoHh5TNtOplBcPJO6hPjMaVUrD5KUPfzdPnNb_8BQx0f7liXKmQ6JLLJA1VzvVCRQYHOacgE/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4ba6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1_2OA-ChPlLqQ4N2zoxyyE5Xn8Tt4lsgR-ie8qOyfSRc5qfirtDfaaN3mOauK9nXujlJoHh5TNtOplBcPJO6hPjMaVUrD5KUPfzdPnNb_8BQx0f7liXKmQ6JLLJA1VzvVCRQYHOacgE/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4ba6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Each story within the book is about 30 pages, fully illustrated.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjSbaA4SRJ8QGj7L0hdM3kFMZwzK8QMK8jgTLt47C8DjW31B1J3ag4I0odcXtFGC-r4v7ytLYoLXZjNyjTdzfI_Okefz8326_rh0LIWma66yDdhy4P0_rOq4p-WWkJNPegwM1SwBVwUw/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4bae.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjSbaA4SRJ8QGj7L0hdM3kFMZwzK8QMK8jgTLt47C8DjW31B1J3ag4I0odcXtFGC-r4v7ytLYoLXZjNyjTdzfI_Okefz8326_rh0LIWma66yDdhy4P0_rOq4p-WWkJNPegwM1SwBVwUw/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4bae.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uRRJ_Jl_rJ7DNEZAZcx_qX9RRymgjxmr5Jv1hx-yovrLPfyPoQFz5-dcPRiD7v5kMa-QD4F4cnhh8ZM_jqNZydp8t-s8u1x96pEUxcfzXnUKqUosCzhyphenhyphenWnIde6FAEKTojPTwgJ6Kkq4/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4bad.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uRRJ_Jl_rJ7DNEZAZcx_qX9RRymgjxmr5Jv1hx-yovrLPfyPoQFz5-dcPRiD7v5kMa-QD4F4cnhh8ZM_jqNZydp8t-s8u1x96pEUxcfzXnUKqUosCzhyphenhyphenWnIde6FAEKTojPTwgJ6Kkq4/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4bad.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">There's a good bit of text within, but less text than a chapter book.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxJ7gGZWVJJdOzcuBNl2lj_spJrxMS2sYAEjUi32NZbxr1hKG1530IIlOb2rPnzsMVgA6_M1RMCvB6YL7mdM-Z2-MCJlPmUoUThfHOOREbCgLkoB95hatKlruE4vjmgjIqVMxIQ02xro/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4ba5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxJ7gGZWVJJdOzcuBNl2lj_spJrxMS2sYAEjUi32NZbxr1hKG1530IIlOb2rPnzsMVgA6_M1RMCvB6YL7mdM-Z2-MCJlPmUoUThfHOOREbCgLkoB95hatKlruE4vjmgjIqVMxIQ02xro/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4ba5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"> </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">The book opens with a chapter on cultural background - Korean folklore. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcoD2Gn6TpPUlxZcKTRPcEWQU9iysPhSGta2pNRag67AZyqWckhGKslp-du3iqSkl8gVbKITik98b3mMHzaVpnG00IExUkg2XCKv-pchHDs9GXe72HmhyAZ9t9ZObV1zN12JlukNGJ2c/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4ba8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcoD2Gn6TpPUlxZcKTRPcEWQU9iysPhSGta2pNRag67AZyqWckhGKslp-du3iqSkl8gVbKITik98b3mMHzaVpnG00IExUkg2XCKv-pchHDs9GXe72HmhyAZ9t9ZObV1zN12JlukNGJ2c/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4ba8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Isn't it powerful to think that a storyteller can pass down a legend, a myth, a belief, a song, a fairy tale from family to family to family over hundreds and thousands of years? </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">I think it is pure magic.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sMmdPHHZToolG4YGodeI1591w1zUBi8B_Vd1_S3XpPm_jazmQcVzL0e10SSLzO0vjiqLatYoICzL3MFXAzCNer404o9r8HW202MlUKc64hUu5NLVcFrIhxlWg6K6V9qgD8KMqx166A0/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4baa.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sMmdPHHZToolG4YGodeI1591w1zUBi8B_Vd1_S3XpPm_jazmQcVzL0e10SSLzO0vjiqLatYoICzL3MFXAzCNer404o9r8HW202MlUKc64hUu5NLVcFrIhxlWg6K6V9qgD8KMqx166A0/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4baa.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">I love reading specific details of Korean culture - talking tigers, mythical fish, magic gems, Kumgang Mountains, but also the way each story is woven with threads of similarity </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">that can be found in fairy tales around the world -</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">quests to prove oneself, lessons in gratitude, contentment, and courage. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Aside from the fascinating text, the illustrations by Jeong Kyoung-Sim are captivating. The art has this gorgeous tone, color, and texture of old, Korean art, but it also has this freshness about it that feels so lush and new. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUpGr3-R_nCapCZ-v_SLS2HXWUSD-HM0JItea-2wkSVNYmQUamBTQhwwrlCmJHweZPtDDIBWvBYMGvZSttXy824MEmZerglE2LFAs-3Q5b1f0mkK7v055VVPxT_CyBLCFYgm21mDUn9w/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4baf.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUpGr3-R_nCapCZ-v_SLS2HXWUSD-HM0JItea-2wkSVNYmQUamBTQhwwrlCmJHweZPtDDIBWvBYMGvZSttXy824MEmZerglE2LFAs-3Q5b1f0mkK7v055VVPxT_CyBLCFYgm21mDUn9w/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4baf.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">And the endpapers. I can't get over the endpapers. Each different. Just stunning. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">The second book is <b>Korean Children's Favorite Stories, Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales</b>, </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">also by Kim So-un and illustrated by Jeong Kyoung-Sim.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpGEVvo467EUfkOG0QOLQTnky7-7M5XdyKu2GYPxmrr1Ckcolz_QxaILlavySE4gVq7d1jPAGh3tCdG3EbReBVk81WQEOn1qJr1oxNrXVMFgOdkx6nhjKmoaIww-PeCOMauZYPA-UPgo/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4bb1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpGEVvo467EUfkOG0QOLQTnky7-7M5XdyKu2GYPxmrr1Ckcolz_QxaILlavySE4gVq7d1jPAGh3tCdG3EbReBVk81WQEOn1qJr1oxNrXVMFgOdkx6nhjKmoaIww-PeCOMauZYPA-UPgo/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4bb1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">This is also a collection of 13 fairy tales, shorter than the stories </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">in the previous book, just as fascinating. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Similarly, I am wowed by the art and book design.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUUh7SxmZ0pwRViPGkFiab6mO2aix-pvZywaHLOPSt76b3UqrgZkK-CNZ1peCTfwUNFwnYFVdsnTJ56KxYM_izpa-SNTnFA6wXxRAUQa-cWbRYxf1BgqP9XNUHxG3iynn4HAjYw0qi40/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4bb2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUUh7SxmZ0pwRViPGkFiab6mO2aix-pvZywaHLOPSt76b3UqrgZkK-CNZ1peCTfwUNFwnYFVdsnTJ56KxYM_izpa-SNTnFA6wXxRAUQa-cWbRYxf1BgqP9XNUHxG3iynn4HAjYw0qi40/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4bb2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Both books will be an excellent resource for teachers, libraries, and readers </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">who are curious about traditional Korean stories. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuiTbsclBSLGqyJ_KE6Y6aeHlLM8rb8xUhX7R6SEfs13HCBNiPHVkmknFswnHDljc2ghAGIJnf3x6P6Y-7twIvZI1q9quzRwwDkcMgR7Vz1CrMyJYpSaarh5rxzr5-Sh8mT62uUUnBv4/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4bb0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuiTbsclBSLGqyJ_KE6Y6aeHlLM8rb8xUhX7R6SEfs13HCBNiPHVkmknFswnHDljc2ghAGIJnf3x6P6Y-7twIvZI1q9quzRwwDkcMgR7Vz1CrMyJYpSaarh5rxzr5-Sh8mT62uUUnBv4/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4bb0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">I love the opening lines of <b>Korean Children's Favorite Stories </b>from author Kim So-un<b>:</b></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">"Stories do not like to be hoarded. They like to be told and retold </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">again and again, passing always from lip to lip. 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Magic.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5-FqCpt7uxJFKRSjpQ7QWF1IyYqUx16uHZHluYNvLEcj_wp6B3mrh-5ixkyU6_xDSU05Whl7NzLUomPvCJYQo0saxDveGlBevcW54Je1E95rejRaTahhq_pnWdA_3qUQi1mqI1uKC_w/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4ba7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5-FqCpt7uxJFKRSjpQ7QWF1IyYqUx16uHZHluYNvLEcj_wp6B3mrh-5ixkyU6_xDSU05Whl7NzLUomPvCJYQo0saxDveGlBevcW54Je1E95rejRaTahhq_pnWdA_3qUQi1mqI1uKC_w/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_4ba7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">.....................................................</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e4af0a; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/">Multicultural Children’s Book Day</a></span> is a non-profit children’s literacy initiative founded by Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen; two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural books and authors on the market while also working to get those book into the hands of young readers and educators. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">MCBD’s mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>FREE RESOURCES from Multicultural Children’s Book Day</b></p><ul>
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</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p>Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-13719571529927098582021-01-28T19:34:00.003-08:002021-01-29T08:49:04.508-08:00Multicultural Children's Book Day: The Farmer's Wife<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNsaEjw33jcgYl9fdIYS6z53CfaJtc2c6yhXkPNWIhcddQ6-ZVGZy6J3YvGvxt6SILFTZ9JZPp3-4aT6fUsj-xCE1PygB-vNfHZlC-dxJFo3rY-de7N4EPwWY0KGrRfs5rPyNLbrYLJc/s628/Farmer%2527s+Wife+cover+image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="470" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNsaEjw33jcgYl9fdIYS6z53CfaJtc2c6yhXkPNWIhcddQ6-ZVGZy6J3YvGvxt6SILFTZ9JZPp3-4aT6fUsj-xCE1PygB-vNfHZlC-dxJFo3rY-de7N4EPwWY0KGrRfs5rPyNLbrYLJc/w478-h640/Farmer%2527s+Wife+cover+image.png" width="478" /></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">Many thanks to Hoopoe Publishing for gifting me a copy of The Farmer's Wife by Idries Shah, illustrated by Rose Mary Santiago to review for Multicultural Children's Book Day!</p></div></div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIpbxlaQDXru3HFvqZ3x7eLT13BaW8p4bq7xZCvioOcs-8Zy6zmx8Eliyl1QekIhqzXaW1wrDanz6SnHuWkvFwy-BWjrSkKNPn3cLym1T5NdLyPAeYDa0_c-8EKb3T2YvKI3SSdqRgeY/s700/shafarm_01010001-0012-thumb14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="527" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIpbxlaQDXru3HFvqZ3x7eLT13BaW8p4bq7xZCvioOcs-8Zy6zmx8Eliyl1QekIhqzXaW1wrDanz6SnHuWkvFwy-BWjrSkKNPn3cLym1T5NdLyPAeYDa0_c-8EKb3T2YvKI3SSdqRgeY/w301-h400/shafarm_01010001-0012-thumb14.jpg" width="301" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWJGHAk28Iga4uxZS-nsAUsBMHMglc8r7M0vmmjDJ_BPOVSqE5TP_u0Gz5HOjGfbmA6lYrZiXKTd9PswcypLUtCRGsVXw1K9Pnmz1wE47dlrB35NVpKzEAPpmh0jcx6fTmknjixQQk_I/s700/shafarm_01010001-0013-thumb14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="527" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWJGHAk28Iga4uxZS-nsAUsBMHMglc8r7M0vmmjDJ_BPOVSqE5TP_u0Gz5HOjGfbmA6lYrZiXKTd9PswcypLUtCRGsVXw1K9Pnmz1wE47dlrB35NVpKzEAPpmh0jcx6fTmknjixQQk_I/w301-h400/shafarm_01010001-0013-thumb14.jpg" width="301" /></a></p><p>The Farmer's Wife is a bilingual picture book, written in English and Spanish. It's about a farmer's wife who wants to rescue an apple and concocts a clever plan to achieve her goal. </p><p>Rose Mary Santiago's illustrations are bright and whimsical, and have a folk art style that pairs well with the text. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3ChWVCIdjMUxdOhrLwLdYP_TIhULhckHenTfJyaFmFyDIQ-QNNnBBboSC_RGoOMQ1HvocA9WE5SuNOu96x4I3W23p1wDiJQYxQyw4cuZhzvyRT5pFFYE0mH0BnOm9hduBN1H3aWmFyM/s700/shafarm_01010001-0032-thumb14.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="527" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3ChWVCIdjMUxdOhrLwLdYP_TIhULhckHenTfJyaFmFyDIQ-QNNnBBboSC_RGoOMQ1HvocA9WE5SuNOu96x4I3W23p1wDiJQYxQyw4cuZhzvyRT5pFFYE0mH0BnOm9hduBN1H3aWmFyM/w301-h400/shafarm_01010001-0032-thumb14.jpg" width="301" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY04Kv0_jBIZV11105mNkH2rymUpeqQDad1833G0Y6XixeOqWlXswvoW8NKj47DOS4gOBMTIqpvlX4b_4XNaaRDLDDe9vX_hbULVfFeAMKWphdKj308eiPQS3gp899J2Sm5AXPcBKUr2Q/s700/shafarm_01010001-0033-thumb14.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="527" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY04Kv0_jBIZV11105mNkH2rymUpeqQDad1833G0Y6XixeOqWlXswvoW8NKj47DOS4gOBMTIqpvlX4b_4XNaaRDLDDe9vX_hbULVfFeAMKWphdKj308eiPQS3gp899J2Sm5AXPcBKUr2Q/w301-h400/shafarm_01010001-0033-thumb14.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Told in a cumulative storytelling style, The Farmer's Wife would be a great complement to classroom units on fairy tales, cause-and-effect, or Rube Goldberg machines. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"> ...............................................</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; 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This epically fun and fast-paced hour includes multicultural book discussions, addressing timely issues, diverse book recommendations, & reading ideas. We will be giving away an 8-book Bundle every 5 minutes plus Bonus Prizes as well! *** US and Global participants welcome. **</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Follow the hashtag #ReadYourWorld to join the conversation, connect with like-minded parts, authors, publishers, educators, organizations, and librarians. See you all very soon on Twitter! <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hashtag:</span> Don’t forget to connect with us on social media and be sure and look for/use our official hashtag #ReadYourWorld.</p></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Xim_X04l0jaZm54pgOlRa6CSo-XBgD7tV2hFnbLXYr4C_pRfNVFvdvnvBpKzkq6qwyxDZGWh3UFNUnbReumAdDSHvd7CMcHLDsVxjItFtEr-j3oSrvBsL78_NpySNbMpNxa6TfFG274/s1024/banner-generic-with-social-1024x312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="1024" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Xim_X04l0jaZm54pgOlRa6CSo-XBgD7tV2hFnbLXYr4C_pRfNVFvdvnvBpKzkq6qwyxDZGWh3UFNUnbReumAdDSHvd7CMcHLDsVxjItFtEr-j3oSrvBsL78_NpySNbMpNxa6TfFG274/w640-h196/banner-generic-with-social-1024x312.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div></div>Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-2025679988425853692021-01-28T19:33:00.002-08:002021-01-29T08:48:39.432-08:00Multicultural Children's Book Day: American History, Asians in America<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlM6dEgVlsS68OGSorAgKjcl87i6VTkHh7d8Xden6v47iJv69mZ7pEB-ZUuWKLrgrKugJb3drKyhutK5GMBEXTTN1e-9EmNV6OGZIq7FqjDPuMGjfV4myrvg8PMHqYT2MEE7OEi5C934/s2048/AmericanHistory-Asian-magcloud+%2528dragged%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlM6dEgVlsS68OGSorAgKjcl87i6VTkHh7d8Xden6v47iJv69mZ7pEB-ZUuWKLrgrKugJb3drKyhutK5GMBEXTTN1e-9EmNV6OGZIq7FqjDPuMGjfV4myrvg8PMHqYT2MEE7OEi5C934/w640-h640/AmericanHistory-Asian-magcloud+%2528dragged%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was gifted a copy of American History: Asians in America, written and illustrated by Casey S. Bell to review for Multicultural Children's Book Day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While it's a bit different from books I've reviewed in the past, I did find Mr. Bell's book informative and interesting. I loved learning about Asian American individuals who have made an impact in recent history. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are a number of books in this series. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love that Casey Bell is enthusiastic about spotlighting history makers in America. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LTTYK6215DL-QrW6RutRhsL_ocrREWgQ2LGILWwH7EbZUGjlWBpAipML-UYCl8PtRCGHKxECf1YNriNVNC4c3CKUAgWeafL0Ml0LrwEzU7qBPyAuzEGwuYZAFvOt1U89R5gsZG3dEiE/s2048/AmericanHistory-Asian-magcloud+%2528dragged%2529+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LTTYK6215DL-QrW6RutRhsL_ocrREWgQ2LGILWwH7EbZUGjlWBpAipML-UYCl8PtRCGHKxECf1YNriNVNC4c3CKUAgWeafL0Ml0LrwEzU7qBPyAuzEGwuYZAFvOt1U89R5gsZG3dEiE/w640-h640/AmericanHistory-Asian-magcloud+%2528dragged%2529+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">.............................................................</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #e4af0a; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/">Multicultural Children’s Book Day</a></span> is a non-profit children’s literacy initiative founded by Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen; two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural books and authors on the market while also working to get those book into the hands of young readers and educators. </p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">MCBD’s mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves.</p><p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>FREE RESOURCES from Multicultural Children’s Book Day</b></p><ul>
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<p style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545;">Poster Artist: <a href="http://www.iwataillustration.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Nat Iwata</span></a> Authors: <a href="http://www.afsanehmoradian.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Afsaneh Moradian</span></a>, <a href="https://www.alvasachs.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Alva Sachs & Three Wishes Publishing Company</span></a>, <a href="https://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/BookDetails/784597-the-secrets-hidden-beneath-the-palm-tree"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Angeliki Stamatopoulou - Pedersen</span></a>, <a href="http://www.olswanger.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Anna Olswanger</span></a>, <a href="https://www.authorcaseybell.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Casey Bell </span></a>, Author Claudine Norden, <a href="http://debbiedadey.com/Books/index.php?gid=136"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Debbie Dadey</span></a>, <a href="http://www.dianahuang.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Diana Huang & Intrepids</span></a>, <a href="http://eugeniachu.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Eugenia Chu & Brandon goes to Beijing</span></a>, <a href="https://www.greenkidsclub.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Green Kids Club</span></a>, <a href="https://www.gwenjacksonstories.com/about-the-book.html"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Gwen Jackson</span></a>, <a href="http://janetballetta.com/index.html"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Janet Balletta</span></a>, A<a href="https://www.joshfunkbooks.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">uthor Josh Funk</span></a>, <a href="https://www.juliainserro.com/books"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Julia Inserro</span></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popcornandbooks"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Karter Johnson & Popcorn and Books</span></a>, <a href="https://kathleenburkinshaw.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Kathleen Burkinshaw & The Last Cherry Blossom</span></a>, <a href="http://www.keiladawson.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Keila Dawson</span></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B077XZJ1JR"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">M aya/Neel Adventures with Culture Groove</span></a>, <a href="https://audreypress.com/portfolio/best-ownvoices-childrens-books-my-favorite-diversity-books-for-kids-ages-1-12-by-mia-wenjen/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Mia Wenjen</span></a>, <a href="https://michaelgenhart.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Michael Genhart</span></a>, <a href="https://www.nancytupperling.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Nancy Tupper Ling</span></a>, <a href="https://amazinglycoolbooks.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Natalie Murray</span></a>, <a href="https://www.natalieperkins.org/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Natalie McDonald - Perkins</span></a>, <a href="https://www.natashayim.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Natasha Yim</span></a>, <a href="https://meonthepage.com/materials/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Phe Lang and Me On The Page Publishing,</span></a> <a href="http://sandraelainescott.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Sandra Elaine Scott</span></a>, <a href="https://www.shoumisen.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Shoumi Sen & From The Toddler Diaries</span></a>, <a href="https://audreypress.com/portfolio/sissy-goes-tiny-by-rebecca-flansburg-and-ba-norrgard/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">SISSY GOES TINY by Rebecca Flansburg and B.A. Norrgard</span></a>, <a href="http://www.innerflowerchild.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Susan Schaefer Bernardo & Illustr ator Courtenay Fletcher</span></a>, <a href="https://www.fiveenchantedmermaids.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Tales of the Five Enchanted Mermaids</span></a>, <a href="http://www.tmackbooks.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Theresa Mackiewicz</span></a>, Tonya Duncan and the Sophie Washington Book Series, <a href="http://mommymimiandme.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Toshia Stelivan</span></a>, <a href="http://www.cocoakidscollectionbooks.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Valerie Williams - Sanchez & The Cocoa Kids Collection Books©</span></a>, <a href="http://www.painttheskypurple.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Vanessa Womack, MBA</span></a>, <a href="http://applevillebooks.com/"><span style="color: #e4af0a;">Author Veronica Appleton & the Journey to Appleville book series</span></a></span></p>
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<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Join us on Friday, Jan 29, 2021, at 9 pm EST for the 8th annual Multicultural Children's Book Day Twitter Party! This epically fun and fast-paced hour includes multicultural book discussions, addressing timely issues, diverse book recommendations, & reading ideas. We will be giving away an 8-book Bundle every 5 minutes plus Bonus Prizes as well! *** US and Global participants welcome. **</p>
<p style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Follow the hashtag #ReadYourWorld to join the conversation, connect with like-minded parts, authors, publishers, educators, organizations, and librarians. See you all very soon on Twitter! <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hashtag:</span> Don’t forget to connect with us on social media and be sure and look for/use our official hashtag #ReadYourWorld.</p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Xim_X04l0jaZm54pgOlRa6CSo-XBgD7tV2hFnbLXYr4C_pRfNVFvdvnvBpKzkq6qwyxDZGWh3UFNUnbReumAdDSHvd7CMcHLDsVxjItFtEr-j3oSrvBsL78_NpySNbMpNxa6TfFG274/s1024/banner-generic-with-social-1024x312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="1024" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Xim_X04l0jaZm54pgOlRa6CSo-XBgD7tV2hFnbLXYr4C_pRfNVFvdvnvBpKzkq6qwyxDZGWh3UFNUnbReumAdDSHvd7CMcHLDsVxjItFtEr-j3oSrvBsL78_NpySNbMpNxa6TfFG274/w640-h196/banner-generic-with-social-1024x312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-88221243696086747602020-06-09T06:27:00.035-07:002021-01-20T11:45:14.237-08:00Book birthday<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pVGbHfn3qYovR5KznsXO3MFqEeUhqu19tK2-e4zTDKPKRItR_TTvS6PNDUeMZ7RjhJJNyU5CcaQXONhg5JE81UsluQ7DVVOLLB2Xct9w5R9h93YQBvD3Ea7Jng7NUuJkTThNyCbqS94/s1440/fullsizeoutput_3ba6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pVGbHfn3qYovR5KznsXO3MFqEeUhqu19tK2-e4zTDKPKRItR_TTvS6PNDUeMZ7RjhJJNyU5CcaQXONhg5JE81UsluQ7DVVOLLB2Xct9w5R9h93YQBvD3Ea7Jng7NUuJkTThNyCbqS94/w640-h640/fullsizeoutput_3ba6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;">Welcome to the world, little book. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;">Outside it is rainy and dark, which feels like the right day for this book to arrive. </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnxuKFSb334aXQQ2wLz_JmCYahezlr9FdLOfG1ZdwemaSgHrqrFtjrWrvBvZCjoSiqbYipL3Q2hS8gYLSCaURkBhhzwJFGWsQR-ITjwz2FL_OWDCTVJEzAjIlnv0t88LcUkNwAQVwRWA/s1440/AB89C418-4C7A-403D-A679-0B65527EABDD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnxuKFSb334aXQQ2wLz_JmCYahezlr9FdLOfG1ZdwemaSgHrqrFtjrWrvBvZCjoSiqbYipL3Q2hS8gYLSCaURkBhhzwJFGWsQR-ITjwz2FL_OWDCTVJEzAjIlnv0t88LcUkNwAQVwRWA/w640-h640/AB89C418-4C7A-403D-A679-0B65527EABDD.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;">So many thanks to the people who helped this story become a book : </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;">To Molly O'Neill</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;"> for helping me find the one story my heart most needed to tell. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;">To my editor Maria Modugno, for seeing possibilities in me 14 years ago when I was trying to write novels. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;">To my art director Sarah Hokanson for the beautiful book design. </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_41XB2ryI4OzNW5wecz9UaQcg-EMjyOwXkxUUT3XCsh0ZXuFP8MKxLVhT-vbA67z1cfO5-24sTAwMpXPy16xr19CfKmkJGZTftooXlL1QYJUszdJUVPxpMXeHViGCW9gS4hDkeMVzFfg/s1440/4BEFCDAF-E139-485C-9231-0B600BF5DB0E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_41XB2ryI4OzNW5wecz9UaQcg-EMjyOwXkxUUT3XCsh0ZXuFP8MKxLVhT-vbA67z1cfO5-24sTAwMpXPy16xr19CfKmkJGZTftooXlL1QYJUszdJUVPxpMXeHViGCW9gS4hDkeMVzFfg/w640-h640/4BEFCDAF-E139-485C-9231-0B600BF5DB0E.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;">To R</span><a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/rootliterary/" style="border: 0px; color: rgba(var(--fe0,0,55,107),1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">oot Literary</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;"> for all the magic you do for your writers and illustrators. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;">And thank you friends, for sticking with me on my </span><a class=" xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/picturebooking/" style="border: 0px; color: rgba(var(--fe0,0,55,107),1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" tabindex="0">picturebooking</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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Thank you for supporting my dreams. </div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACow0Cp66VPlUanOJMP88v1nzhVcI-8pz58zNcKIR7WQYfk-eRtOpAp-s4h-J4C4VHGOMuvRZEhjop9RlnYhmuxYz3KL2DWXRFwqdm0hqBYbjwnE7faTXFG036euyUmhyphenhyphenjMpfy-ZYdpU/s1136/DE4F29F9-E923-4949-B6DA-BC01393E2CD7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1136" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACow0Cp66VPlUanOJMP88v1nzhVcI-8pz58zNcKIR7WQYfk-eRtOpAp-s4h-J4C4VHGOMuvRZEhjop9RlnYhmuxYz3KL2DWXRFwqdm0hqBYbjwnE7faTXFG036euyUmhyphenhyphenjMpfy-ZYdpU/w640-h640/DE4F29F9-E923-4949-B6DA-BC01393E2CD7.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrOAYh-OINmWEFzu5PJUIUYCSnWDa4_OQbKoIQNvVbUpIA-UWwZE5zS84PULJSeUZaVMpi3yIA8fYzNCBVQdSAybAM1EjS6I6nUADVe_FLilfQ0Qvu_0sT0rh_w32JZCdz35hH8lSIcU/s1440/317AC0A2-3D18-4CD8-8DA3-27B41D91658D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;">Off to deliver some stars to our world. </span></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.000000953674316px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaedSMIGcTJV39C72QV35jHW0p26_Mk3ysQcqMV6Ll-EL8uev99UC1Z9OCLjHO1-UJ_1WpP-bhsl3gFa-2vISotjM8AU2IrYWgQHHj8LCh1ulAdXhdGaDXcpKmkOtYTBNvtvVFlambHho/s1440/88268FF3-B2FB-4FDF-8353-4AC5669D432E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">3 weeks. </div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphw6WqP1eiIK3aX15juxMTd0urAvD8ivYUMEWpIX9FIwP888v8VAZV4sN4EIK8CNWKAlMWUR5cbgl80Y18Ysluwm_M-MiZXFqAecEs-nLYtNkIlVpRlXPvYOMvAd_1WNtTD8itEQlZqE/s900/A49E3F6E-D8D8-41A9-A15D-7EED65855D41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphw6WqP1eiIK3aX15juxMTd0urAvD8ivYUMEWpIX9FIwP888v8VAZV4sN4EIK8CNWKAlMWUR5cbgl80Y18Ysluwm_M-MiZXFqAecEs-nLYtNkIlVpRlXPvYOMvAd_1WNtTD8itEQlZqE/w640-h640/A49E3F6E-D8D8-41A9-A15D-7EED65855D41.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>(Apparently that one tasted yummy.)</p><p>Two weeks. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dm0T8WVbFvOmAYdUZHOAwSPrzGjpDTl3IlMhE0RweXRjY5PrzfU8w7uelwb1BnMlk66q1qEXXcEvhr_2wt7V5rgB7V_pLlQKs3NWejTmJoE52v4L9llORIkAkX4VaMrqMdaR4439XJs/s900/7A04DB7D-85C6-4C6B-9C4A-8FAAEABEEFF5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I guess you could say we're a little bit star struck over here. </div>
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It might be because my author-illustrator debut THE STARKEEPER </div>
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is almost out into the world, </div>
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and everything is upside down, </div>
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and everybody's stuck at home. </div>
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Or maybe it's just because I love creating and celebrating. </div>
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So, we made star pillows! </div>
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Up-cycled out of what we already had, a velvety shirt, a funky velour, 60s chenille. </div>
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They might look a little bit like starfish, but shh! We won't tell them that. </div>
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They are very proud to be here and keep the books and kitties company. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Also available for preorder at your local indie booksellers- </b></span></span></div>
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<b>or via <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604696/the-starkeeper-by-faith-pray/">Penguin Random House website</a>, </b></div>
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<b>or at <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/the-starkeeper/9781984892706">bookshop.org</a></b></div>
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<br />Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-5085691676924139532020-03-29T09:26:00.000-07:002020-04-30T22:03:33.579-07:00Stroke-versary : Lights in the Darkness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Seven years ago I had a stroke.<br />
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I struggled to find myself as a writer again.<br />
I couldn't string my words together the way I used to.<br />
Couldn't focus.<br />
Afraid of what might be coming next.<br />
Worried it would happen again.<br />
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It's okay to acknowledge that darkness is scary.<br />
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To look fear in the face,<br />
and then, look for light.<br />
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Because even in darkness, there is still light to be found,<br />
maybe not blazing the way out, but still.<br />
Look around!<br />
We are surrounded by lights!<br />
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Health care workers and restaurant owners,<br />
grocery clerks and custodians,<br />
cleaning and feeding<br />
and risking their lives to serve and heal and care for all of us.<br />
Teachers and school staff setting up homework and food drop-offs,<br />
authors sharing virtual story times,<br />
museums, symphonies, theaters giving their art,<br />
fashion designers sewing masks.<br />
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In a way, my book THE STARKEEPER was born out of my post-stroke darkness.<br />
THE STARKEEPER is about a girl who wants to change the dark world around her,<br />
and a lost star who needs the girl to help it shine.<br />
And the way to shine it?<br />
It's this.<br />
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Even in the darkest times, friends,<br />
we still have one light to give.<br />
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And that light is whatever brave gifts that come out of each one of us.<br />
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Whatever your gifts are,<br />
thank you for giving them,<br />
thank you for lighting up the darkness.<br />
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<br />Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-54264734971718047562020-03-18T11:10:00.000-07:002020-05-07T21:02:16.121-07:00Creative Learning, Part 2: Family Story Journal<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxJ4rk7tAGImn-6wQ-gZtc0wCDRmOQDXWkIdMY9cK5DeZ3ePyZujfBWWcpzjaYnuBWPs2F9LcjVGQlE45oWXIt3rw2lt_3JmBrAg2gwH7xzckPox8CcVs-JlGX2O-lF_yFM6pACFQ19I/s1600/4F31CD57-A044-46A7-A005-80D86868CB26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxJ4rk7tAGImn-6wQ-gZtc0wCDRmOQDXWkIdMY9cK5DeZ3ePyZujfBWWcpzjaYnuBWPs2F9LcjVGQlE45oWXIt3rw2lt_3JmBrAg2gwH7xzckPox8CcVs-JlGX2O-lF_yFM6pACFQ19I/s640/4F31CD57-A044-46A7-A005-80D86868CB26.jpg" width="640" /></a></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The journal gets left on the table along with pens and story aids. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(More on those in a minute.)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The writing has to be done in secret.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We have to be sneaky! We can only write in it when no one else is watching.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Only 1 celebrity /pop star cameo per story.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Each entry continues from the previous one.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Each entry keeps to one page or less.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">*<b>STORY CARDS</b>: They’re made by Eeboo, & illustrated by Stephanie Graegin, (author-illustrator of LITTLE FOX IN THE FOREST and FERN AND OTTO (publishing later this year).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">*<b>STORY CUBES</b> are a fun and tactile way to provoke ideas. They're called Rory's Story Cubes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you don’t have something like the cards or the dice, not to worry! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">*<b>STORY IDEA JARS</b> are a longtime favorite.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The WORD JAR keeps scraps of paper with random words on them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Times are rough, kids have homework, but creativity and writing can always bring some joy.</span></div>
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<br />Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-26781768330590250852020-03-17T12:39:00.000-07:002020-03-27T22:02:41.453-07:00Fresh Page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If there’s one thing I know about creating, it’s that each fresh page has hope in it. </div>
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I like to think that each day on this planet is a fresh page, </div>
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and every day we get to make our own mark on it. </div>
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The more bright, beautiful marks we make, </div>
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the more we inspire others to do the same.</div>
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Yes, times are scary. </div>
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Those of us with small incomes, small makers, small businesses, </div>
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(anxiously awaiting the publication of our first books, etc), </div>
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these times will affect us in big ways.</div>
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But here we are. </div>
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And today is waiting. </div>
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A fresh page. </div>
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With hope in it. </div>
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Waiting to see what we’re going to do with it. </div>
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Let’s do it, friends. </div>
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Let’s paint up every single page we get </div>
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with our best, most unique, most generous work. </div>
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I can’t promise it won’t be hard or scary. </div>
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But we can hold on to Light and Love </div>
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and everything that’s good. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">Many of you are home with kids due to the current world health pandemic. </span><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">{That is a sentence I never thought I'd write. }</span><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">But here we are, facing fear with courage and creativity. </span><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">And in that light, I would like to offer some ideas. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I got to homeschool my kids for four sweet years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">During that time, we enjoyed heaps of knee-deep creative learning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">One of our favorites was when we <a href="https://faithpray.blogspot.com/2017/01/dear-author-dear-year.html" target="_blank">tried to write 100 letters to children's book authors & illustrators</a>. Life jumped in and we only managed about 35 or 40 letters, but many authors wrote back & won fans for life! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0U9KNKvWdfASsnyhF21p9cHK38nKH9Di4XRBA147yqatgyacahhTcKUMj2Zk5ADbe5YoAInFOuPABJbcFeYglgppzT5_4qILWzpD2bFnORT-oNoW4J2Ve9ETmc4vr1nlHaOn1rPjfLE/s1600/fullsizeoutput_364e.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0U9KNKvWdfASsnyhF21p9cHK38nKH9Di4XRBA147yqatgyacahhTcKUMj2Zk5ADbe5YoAInFOuPABJbcFeYglgppzT5_4qILWzpD2bFnORT-oNoW4J2Ve9ETmc4vr1nlHaOn1rPjfLE/s640/fullsizeoutput_364e.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some authors sent bookmarks and "swag." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span data-offset-key="f9tkr-0-0">Some drew the kids beautiful pictures. </span><span data-offset-key="b4k5e-0-0"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReR1sHh5umbxUKaG3LmHEyaQ4TdQNr4WGOCwgEi1M3v3PfoqmLJm65PX7cEjLX8z8flfMLjZa5tfzoHNKrdRu8jF1trLzL0r3XilnaC9pXkQwk8Aa_O2MtIoMTfQLm6q-_xnggDUoi3c/s1600/IMG_2729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><br /></a></span><span data-offset-key="6p52k-0-0"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6iB6Yuq9TkuobtYf7pEOhQceg5AD-W6ZExU-9VXb8jF_w1gfO8_GHfSQGuOPIzhuKbptaK9jdEsASAKHuxLEqZse5St-_-Ppov9mfw_cbO79RbOjK1wR3E7cVKskLKEnvRVt94Vkn4I/s1600/fullsizeoutput_364a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><br /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZhwuNoYA7cDcExHOj0M-KdzeOYbz_4p5YvPCdfKgQD77UFQTwwaUEU34jZnTvfHfPChmAsI66sqhTeKi0q1Y5HKHGB0KMK1ESt39FefxuxH2NZIQhHv6E1iSccB4k2PZPUZruwlrJtA/s1600/fullsizeoutput_364f.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: normal;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZhwuNoYA7cDcExHOj0M-KdzeOYbz_4p5YvPCdfKgQD77UFQTwwaUEU34jZnTvfHfPChmAsI66sqhTeKi0q1Y5HKHGB0KMK1ESt39FefxuxH2NZIQhHv6E1iSccB4k2PZPUZruwlrJtA/s640/fullsizeoutput_364f.jpeg" width="480" /></a>Thank you Nina Laden!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkkxBcXmWHk8Lu1GklgTshLly5cLRCN8Qu4l6WCpkU2rfHh1XXPovVwML0rguW9OpAsCGGMU9O1qfrY_h4znPSZH_mDIR-p7pNPHfbTy2GCYBflaZwKHVlluwUNTxqNKBKY-QTl-VZWU/s1600/dana+sull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkkxBcXmWHk8Lu1GklgTshLly5cLRCN8Qu4l6WCpkU2rfHh1XXPovVwML0rguW9OpAsCGGMU9O1qfrY_h4znPSZH_mDIR-p7pNPHfbTy2GCYBflaZwKHVlluwUNTxqNKBKY-QTl-VZWU/s640/dana+sull.jpg" width="480" /></a>Thank you, Dana Sullivan!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br />Our very dear Kim Baker sent my girl Winnie a PICKLE t-shirt. Swoon!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjlhfVhSyQekikLQPnqEFwHZrPtOBNuefuPWo55lmuCZzvK1gCP9624U3UJqS-0EIsK2n4dDOG3lyyjXzkztb-xfE5I6E1UINb55ucRVvEwowIRegkNx9RzShNDAOyXiH5jR4Qp9w9KM/s1600/author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjlhfVhSyQekikLQPnqEFwHZrPtOBNuefuPWo55lmuCZzvK1gCP9624U3UJqS-0EIsK2n4dDOG3lyyjXzkztb-xfE5I6E1UINb55ucRVvEwowIRegkNx9RzShNDAOyXiH5jR4Qp9w9KM/s640/author.jpg" width="426" /></a> Rayna received a package from author-illustrator Evan Turk that had two of his books in it!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReR1sHh5umbxUKaG3LmHEyaQ4TdQNr4WGOCwgEi1M3v3PfoqmLJm65PX7cEjLX8z8flfMLjZa5tfzoHNKrdRu8jF1trLzL0r3XilnaC9pXkQwk8Aa_O2MtIoMTfQLm6q-_xnggDUoi3c/s1600/IMG_2729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReR1sHh5umbxUKaG3LmHEyaQ4TdQNr4WGOCwgEi1M3v3PfoqmLJm65PX7cEjLX8z8flfMLjZa5tfzoHNKrdRu8jF1trLzL0r3XilnaC9pXkQwk8Aa_O2MtIoMTfQLm6q-_xnggDUoi3c/s640/IMG_2729.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /> </span><br />
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<li>RESEARCH (google author & hunt down a mailing address - or mail to the author c/o the publisher address)</li>
<li>WRITING (How to write a letter is a helpful thing to learn! We always did a rough draft, edits, final draft)</li>
<li>ART (I always had the kids add an illustration inspired by the author's book)</li>
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I got to talk with families about monsters last night. </div>
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We built an exquisite community monster and talked about monsters in books. </div>
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How monsters are stand-in for big and scary things in life. </div>
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How do you defeat a monster? </h4>
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Fight.<br />
Hide.<br />
Do the floss & make everyone laugh.<br />
Be brave.<br />
Stand next to whoever the monster is targeting.<br />
Kindness.<br />
Trickery.<br />
Befriend.<br />
Speak up….<br />
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I read tons of monster books for this and noticed that often it’s creativity that beats monsters best.<br />
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Like small holes in armor, spears in the eye, or pepper.<br />
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So, here’s to the resistance: To courage. To standing with the oppressed. Paying attention. Speaking up. Yes! And...<br />
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To sharing our gifts. our light. our stories. art. music.<br />
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Let your creativity give life to others. </h4>
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Spreading hope and love and beauty.<br />
Those things make us stronger and braver and ready to resist fight monsters.<br />
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Today is <a href="https://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/" target="_blank">Multicultural Children’s Book Day</a>!</h3>
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MY GRANDMA AND ME - <span style="color: #454545; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 12px;">by Mina Javaherbin, illustrated by Lindsey Yankey, (</span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 12px;">Candlewick Press, 2019) </span></h4>
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<b>MY GRANDMA AND ME</b> is a gorgeous picture book about an Iranian girl and her grandmother. It’s about connection with loved ones, specifically a girl and her grandmother. </div>
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I love this window into the life of a Muslim woman and her granddaughter, </div>
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and am warmed by the compassion, generosity, and love-in-action that the grandmother lives. </div>
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At a deeper level this is about humanity and interfaith friendships.<br />
There are two grandmother friends in this story who are of different faiths. Together they make blankets for people who are in need. Together, they share food and community.<br />
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And that’s what struck me most about <b>MY GRANDMA AND ME. </b></div>
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That underneath all of our cultures and faiths, </div>
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at the heart we are mostly the same.</div>
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Woven of skin and bones, </div>
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full of dreams and strivings, </div>
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circled by friends and family, </div>
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that put all together, make up a pretty stunning tapestry.</div>
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Love has a way of weaving us together, and I think <b>MY GRANDMA AND ME</b> shows this beautifully.</div>
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About us. All of us.</div>
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there is so much to love.<br />
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If you haven't yet, I hope you get to discover this book and love it, too.<br />
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And here's an exciting thing: because today is MULTCULTURAL CHILDREN'S BOOK DAY, you can find heaps of "Read Your World" book reviews, teacher resources, classroom empathy kits, and other activities on the Multicultural Children's Book Day <a href="https://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />
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If you do Twitter, there is a <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ReadYourWorld&src=typeahead_click" target="_blank">#READYOURWORLD book party</a> tonight at 9 p.m. ET in which you can win books and discover more multicultural books to love. Find that party by searching the #READYOURWORLD hashtag.<br />
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Thank you to <a href="https://www.candlewick.com/" target="_blank">Candlewick Press</a> for giving me this book to review for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020. </div>
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by <a href="https://minajavaherbin.net/" target="_blank">Mina Javahherbin</a>, illustrated by <a href="http://www.lindseyyankey.com/" target="_blank">Lindsey Yankey</a>, </div>
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ISBN-10/ISBN-13: 0763694940 / 9780763694944</div>
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Can you tell!?!</div>
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I might be using more exclamation points than are allowed for a few weeks</div>
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because...</div>
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TWO MORE BOOKS!!!</div>
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Ah. I am exuberant. </div>
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I am ecstatic. </div>
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Thank you, Molly O'Neill and Root Literary,</div>
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thank you, Nikki Garcia and Little, Brown </div>
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for believing in this story and in me! </div>
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So much of this joy is thanks to my agent Molly O'Neill, </div>
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who talked me through the finishing of my first book </div>
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(THE STARKEEPER which comes out with Random House in June!) </div>
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and helped me face the beginnings of another one! </div>
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Thanks to Molly, I found out that while making book number two is HARD!, </div>
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hard is not necessarily a bad thing. </div>
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See, if we didn't struggle, the end result wouldn't be so victorious. </div>
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I can't wait for you to meet MIRA. </div>
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This story is kind of about being a work in progress, </div>
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and learning to love the journey of becoming. </div>
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Which is something that feels very familiar to me. </div>
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Another fun thing is that during the time this story was in revision, </div>
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I took a writing course with Jolie Stekly "MINDSET MEETS CRAFT." </div>
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MIRA's story is so much about mindset, and revision, too. </div>
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See what arrived in the mail? </div>
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illustrated by...Faith Pray (!!!),</div>
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What a magical feeling to see all of the art together in a book!</div>
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It feels like an extra-special birthday gift - for all of us.</div>
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Kira Lynn and the team at Kane Miller books,</div>
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<br />Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-38843325351519625182019-05-31T11:02:00.001-07:002019-05-31T11:02:08.209-07:00Illustrating June, and an interview! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Quack.<br />
Hello from the ducks.<br />
We live below a wetland and we have ducks that waddle through every Spring, perch on the roof, and nap in our spongy backyard.<br />
When I found out I was to be the featured illustrator for Puddle Jump Collective's <a href="https://www.puddlejumpcollective.com/single-post/2019/05/30/Free-JUNE-Kidlit-Calendar-Illustrator-Interview" target="_blank">June calendar</a>, it had to be ducks. <br />
At first, I thought I'd go back to my early 90's days and draw a punk girl.<br />
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But then I drew this braid girl,<br />
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and she seemed to want to be in this picture as much or more than the other girl.<br />
So I put it to a vote on instagram, and braid girl won the polls<br />
and ended up in the final illustration.<br />
Puddle Jump also hosted me for an <a href="https://www.puddlejumpcollective.com/single-post/2019/05/30/Free-JUNE-Kidlit-Calendar-Illustrator-Interview" target="_blank">interview and a mini studio tour</a>. I hope you like it.<br />
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<br />Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-36416490843688381172019-03-29T09:46:00.000-07:002019-04-07T19:38:15.747-07:00How To Spot a Stroke<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2KKlt1cw6dzpbZEG_98895jTcYfqHo8WtSM26M5lR-Tm8UrzLBDekBicRzVW4HNh1B4bWHKPbaqqvOIQzq38rgp2irT3sSVLUYys75Vnm8fvQDZqr9MwQiqtOPzH2JHWG62LWoTGL-g/s1600/coverweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2KKlt1cw6dzpbZEG_98895jTcYfqHo8WtSM26M5lR-Tm8UrzLBDekBicRzVW4HNh1B4bWHKPbaqqvOIQzq38rgp2irT3sSVLUYys75Vnm8fvQDZqr9MwQiqtOPzH2JHWG62LWoTGL-g/s640/coverweb.jpg" width="640" /></a>Today is six years since I had a stroke.<br />
Because I struggled to find my writing words after the stroke, I turned to art, hoping to find a way to be a writer again.<br />
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What do you call that?<br />
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A moment that diverts your course and sends you in a completely different direction?<br />
A turning point? A boomerang?<br />
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At the time, it just felt scary, and discouraging.<br />
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Like when you go through a labyrinth, and you think you're getting close to the center, but instead, you find you have to go in the absolute opposite direction before you end up where you think you want to be.<br />
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How beautiful is it that hard things can become soil for new gardens?<br />
Thanks to the stroke, I am here.<br />
Making books!<br />
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Who knew?<br />
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Anyway, I guess I just wanted to say how thankful I am.<br />
To be alive today.<br />
Thankful for the way my community lifted me up during that time.<br />
Thankful that this extra hard thing contained ingredients that helped me become an author and illustrator today.<br />
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Friends, for every hard thing you face,<br />
I wish you courageous hope.<br />
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For every detour, I wish you creativity<br />
that grows and blooms and heals.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, this is how we dance with perfectionism and fear - </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">jump in and do the best we can do - </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Because we can only ever be as good </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">as we can be in this moment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm off for a few weeks to finish my deadline, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">blinders on, hopefully, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nose to the grindstone, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">remembering not to stick my paintbrush in my coffee cup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If I can, I'll check in briefly </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">about this thrilling picture book process. </span></div>
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<br />Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-79088518880862527132019-01-17T16:30:00.000-08:002019-01-18T20:43:57.207-08:00Flight<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPpIpIBHEll2-VaP7Z3bSEZ6p3dSNa7k-fIhKWOL2aZdUy5saUTubjVj0v5B-cjHNeblxO4ujwcMm2I9XvWAXTCPEEm9dcVJ4wliWb4-PZiaCxjm4n3HGVOP0OGuEuivRSQFj1uHwemo/s1600/IMG_0905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPpIpIBHEll2-VaP7Z3bSEZ6p3dSNa7k-fIhKWOL2aZdUy5saUTubjVj0v5B-cjHNeblxO4ujwcMm2I9XvWAXTCPEEm9dcVJ4wliWb4-PZiaCxjm4n3HGVOP0OGuEuivRSQFj1uHwemo/s640/IMG_0905.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Yesterday my magical agent Molly O'Neill </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">sensed I needed this poem by Mary Oliver. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">These words brought so much light and life and breath at a most needed moment - </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">and now the day after I only just discovered her writing, she passed away. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It’s almost as if I received a bit of her before she gathered up her wings and headed home.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Even more amazing is to think of how words can live far beyond our short flight here.</span>Faith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.com0