I know I may be biased, but I always get excited when a picture book comes out with mixed heritage family. Maisie’s Scrapbook was sent to me a little while ago in PDF form by Lantana Publishing. They wanted us read it and comment for the blurb. However, reading a book...
On 1 February 1968, two Memphis garbage collectors, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, were crushed to death by a malfunctioning truck. Eleven days later, frustrated by the city’s response to the latest event in a long pattern of neglect and abuse of its black employees,...
Although both my kids are in school full time now, their world is still small and protected. Sometimes I see things on the news and I think I should talk to them about it but I shy away. However, when they ask questions I try to give them age appropriate truthful...
It really is true; we learn new things every day. Last year I attended the World Travel Market, at the Excel London. While there, I sat in on a presentation on The Wellness and Wellbeing hour – Global. It was there that I first heard about the country of Bhutan....
I’ve been writing about diverse toys for years. There is a lack of diverse toys on the Great British high street, especially black dolls, which is a shame. During this season there is a high volume of toy shopping and it’s glaring how absent those toys are. On...
February is a tricky month for our family, that’s when our cultures clash. It’s the month of Chinese New Year, Shrove Tuesday and Carnival in Trinbago. It’s a challenge to celebrate it all with the children sometimes. England is their country of birth. Pancakes...
