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Indigenous People's Day

Here are just a few of the books that I’m going to use to help my kids get a more accurate story of this land’s history and a more authentic understanding of native americans of today.

Book ListsEmily AkinsOctober 8, 2018americanindiansinchildrensliterature, kidlit, kidlitlove, children'slit, children's picture books, children's books, picture booksComment

The Amazing World of Dr Seuss

Dr Seuss, aka Theodore Geisel, was endlessly creative.

ResearchEmily AkinsSeptember 28, 2018dr seuss, seuss, kidlit, children's lit, children's literature, kidsbooks, kids books, theodore geiselComment

The Carle and More

5 cities in 5 days. Were we crazy? Yes. Yes we were.

ResearchEmily AkinsSeptember 28, 2018kidlitlove, kidlit, seuss, dr seuss, eric carle, the carle, the eric carle museum of picture book art, picture, child, children's picture books, children'slite, children'slitComment

Top Ten(-ish) Favorite Picture Books

I didn’t think I could do it but I narrowed down my favorite picture books to ten. Kind of.

Book ListsEmily AkinsSeptember 6, 2018kidlit, kid lit, kidlitlove, picture books, children's boks, children's picture books, children's literature, children's books Comment

Work/Life

Dance with me around the contentious topic of “working moms.” Yikes!

Book Lists, Book Benefits, FamilyEmily AkinsAugust 31, 2018working parents, working moms, working dads, picture books, children's picture books, children's boks, children's books Comments

Prison and Kids

Reading Visiting Day, a visit to an old prison, and a prison writing program all got me thinking about the kids.

Family, Book BenefitsEmily AkinsAugust 29, 2018jacqueline woodson, visiting day, ellen stackable, poetic justice, oklahoma, prison, eastern state penitentiary Comment

RBG and Mr Rogers

What do Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Fred Rogers have in common? So much more than I’d realized.

FamilyEmily AkinsAugust 21, 2018rbg, ruth bader ginsburg, parenting, won't you be my neighbor, mr rogers, fred rogers, kids, kids books, kidsbooks Comments

#NationalBookLoversDay

Today is National Book Lovers Day. (Remind me again how that’s different from every other day of my life?) Here’s a very quick story about one book I love - a picture book that always makes me cry.

Emily AkinsAugust 9, 2018nationalbookloversday, book love, national book lovers day, you've got mail, knots on a counting rope, scbwi, love actually, kidlit, kids books, kidsbooks, heart, heartsComment