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...
by admin.maria | Jan 23, 2019 | Book Review, Multicultural, Product Review- books
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....
by Maria Tumolo | Apr 24, 2017 | Book Review, Children's Literature, Product Review- books
I was delighted to read The Wooden Camel picture book with Angelo and Valentina. It contains valuable life lessons wrapped up in such an captivating story. The Wooden Camel is the newest publication coming out of Lantana Publishing. It was written by award winning...
by Maria Tumolo | Feb 27, 2017 | Book Review, Product Review- books
In 2015 I reviewed the tactile book Off to the Park! by Child’s Play. The book was a collaboration between the Book Trust Charity and Child’s Play (International) Ltd. It was the first of its kinds to be inclusive of all children at the early years learning stage....
