by admin.maria | May 9, 2019 | Book Review, Diversity, Product Review, Product Review- books
We first met Princess Arabella back in 2016. I bought the books at the Cassava Republic UK Launch, in London. I also met the author Mylo Freeman and interviewed her for the blog. We fell in love with Princess Arabella’s cheeky spunky personality. Now, she’s a little...
by admin.maria | Mar 26, 2019 | Diversity, Education, Product Review, Product Review- books
When I was first offered a review opportunity for From Anna Wintor to Zadie Smith (A to Z), I was uncertain. Perhaps it was the title, in my mind it would be images of personalities. I can stand corrected and totally got the mission of Raimah Amevor, author of the...
by admin.maria | Mar 19, 2019 | Book Review, Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Product Review- books
If you know me, you’ll know I love to talk all thing hair, especially curly hair. In my family, we have four different textures. My daughter wonders why her hair isn’t like mine. She’s got looser curls (more like waves) than mine. She and I could totally relate to...
by admin.maria | Feb 12, 2019 | Book Review, Children's Literature, Mixed Heritage, Mixed Race Families, Multi Racial, Multicultural, Product Review, Product Review- books
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...
by admin.maria | Jan 25, 2019 | Book Review, Multicultural, Product Review, Product Review- books, Reading
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,...
by admin.maria | Jan 24, 2019 | Book Review, Multicultural, Product Review- books, Reading
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...
