A blog and podcast hosted and written by a speech language pathologist who is passionate about diversity and inclusion in children's literature.
A Walk in the Words When I saw this book, A Walk in the Words recommended by Trudy Ludwig, I knew I had to purchase it! A Walk in the Words written and illustrated by Hudson Talbott is a beautifully written and illustrated book about a child struggling to learn how to read. The book […]
New books available from ASHA Press I was very excited to hear that ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association) Press is publishing children’s books. To check out the ASHA store, click here. To learn more about children’s books being written by speech-language pathologists, check out my article here. An Alphabet Pet Parade in Topsy-Turvy Town, […]
A Long Walk to Water A Long Walk to Water is a narrative of two different people, one occurring in 2008 and another occurring in 1985. This book written by Linda Sue Park is based on a true story. How will these two stories connect? From the moment I began reading this book, I couldn’t […]
Smile and Say Hi Do you have a child with social anxiety? This picture book written by Mary Jo Hazard is about a young boy that is fearful of initiating conversation with others. His parents encouraged him to “smile and say hi” but he would just run and hide. When upstairs in his room, he […]
Tu Youyou’s Discovery Finding A Cure for Malaria Tu Youyou’s Discovery Finding A Cure for Malaria is written by Songju Ma Daemicke and illustrated by Lin. This informative and fascinating nonfiction book tells the story of Tu Youyou. The story begins with Tu Youyou as a little girl growing up in China. She discovers a […]
DJ Funkyfoot Give Cheese a Chance DJ Funkyfoot Give Cheese a Chance To the New Year is part of the Flytrap Files series written by Tom Angleberger and illustrated by Heather Fox. This book published by Abram Books is #2 in the DJ Funkyfoot series, It is a great sequel but also a stand-alone early […]
Lila Lou’s Little Library Lila Lou’s Little Library A Gift From The Heart written by Nikki Bergstresser and illustrated by Sejung Kim is a heartwarming book about a young girl named Lila Lou who decides to build her own library. The story, which will be released on October 5th by Cardinal Rule Press begins with […]
The Adventures of Quintarus…Introducing My Big Biracial Family The Adventures of Quintarus written by Dr. Tracy Williams and illustrated by Abira Das is a wonderful book that celebrates diversity and differences. This cute rhyming book begins with the introduction of Quintarus, who is biracial. The book reads, “My dad’s skin is black. My mom’s skin […]
When Stars Are Scattered When Stars Are Scattered written and illustrated by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed is an outstanding graphic novel and also a memoir of Omar’s childhood. In some bookstores, I believe some books choose you! This book chose me! While browsing in a lovely bookstore in Nantucket, I pulled this book off […]
Hi, It’s Me! I have ADHD Adventurous Determined Hyperfocused Dreamer This is how author, Katelyn Mabry describes ADHD….. When I discovered Katelyn Mabry and her podcast, Journey with Me Through ADHD, I had to get this book! Hi, It’s Me! I have ADHD is a picture book based on the author’s personal history with ADHD. […]
