by admin.maria | Feb 2, 2018 | Children Animation, Children's Literature, Interviews, Picture Books, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
I first stumbled upon Eprjr Island around 2014, on Instagram. Their branding for the mini Trini t-shirts and baby onesies was so adorable and Trini fuh true. Then, the concept of a book that they were planning on publishing about a leatherback back turtle was...
by admin.maria | Jan 15, 2018 | Book Review, Children's Literature, Multicultural, Multicultural Products, Picture Books
After I signed up to be a part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, I was paired with author Elsa Takaoka. Elsa provided me with a copy of her picture book Yumi’s Extraordinary Collection, to review for the venture. I’ve been a part of the Multicultural Kids...
by Maria Tumolo | Apr 29, 2017 | Book Review, Children's Literature, Motherhood, Picture Books
My Mummy is Superwoman is the second picture book by Casey Elisha and Illustrated by Aliecee Cumming. The Tiger Tales reviewed her first book Love Thy ‘Fro , last year. The kids enjoyed it. Between the two picture books Casey also published My Empowerment Diary, which...
by Maria Tumolo | Oct 25, 2016 | Children's Literature, Interviews, Picture Books
A couple weeks ago, I attended the launch of Tola Okogwu’s first book Daddy Do My Hair. I loved the idea and title from the start. In our household Hubby sometimes does an emergency hairdo for Valentina. The first time I think it was because I was at an event....
by Maria Tumolo | Aug 25, 2016 | Picture Books, Product Review- books
As you know we are fond of books that feature diverse characters and topics. It’s extra special to see a non-white character on the cover of book. Anna Mcquinn recently released a new title from Alanna Books . Zeki Can Swim. We where also sent a copy of Zeki Loves...
by Maria Tumolo | Apr 3, 2016 | Book Review, Picture Books
Lulu is 10 years old this year and she’s still a fun-loving girl with a big imagination. I first came the Lulu books last year when I was looking for picture books with range of ethnicities. Later in the year, I met the author Anna McQuinn at Stokey Lit Fest. As fate...
