“Do you have the new Dogman yet?,” Julio earnestly asks as he rushes into our K-8 Spanish bilingual library. His face visibly deflates as I tell him that I do not. Edward, another second-grader standing nearby says casually, “Just tell … Continue reading Librarian Perspective: Laura Gonzalez
Since I am an elementary school teacher and a children’s author, I am often asked how the adults in kids lives—parents, teachers, librarians, and others—can help kids begin to develop a since of social justice. Because I am a gay … Continue reading Creating LGBTQIA+ Friendly Classrooms
The State of Picture Book Offerings with Same-sex-parented Children Anna was born in our 2008 Subaru Outback on a cold night in January 2013. She is named after a Tolstoy character. We, Anna’s two moms, were married in a library. … Continue reading Alli Harper: We Need Everyday Books With Families Like Ours
One of my earliest memories from first grade is being on the playground with one of the handful of other Indian-American kids in the school, when a group of older girls approached us. They told us that they were vanilla … Continue reading Supriya Kelkar: “Finding Your Voice”
