Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls, a middle grade book readers will love. A tale infused with Mexican American culture and Mesoamerican magic.
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Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls, a middle grade book readers will love. A tale infused with Mexican American culture and Mesoamerican magic.
Read moreTime is a Flower by Julie Morstad
Time is a Flower by Julie Morstad is a beautiful book featuring the concept of time through many perspectives. Find it here and here.
Read moreBC Yukon Bookmail with Julie Flett & Joy Kogawa
“The handwriting in the letter was as even as waves along the beach, row on row of neat curls and dots, perfect pebbles and shells on an ordered shore.” ― Joy Kogawa A tree, a seed, a kind elderly friend, these things hold generations of stories. The anticipation and gift of …
Read moreThe Rock From the Sky by Jon Klassen
The master of the side eye returns! At first sight, this turtle might look familiar but this one comes packing much attitude! Change of hat or different turtle, you decide. Which is one of the reasons we love Klassen books so much after all, isn’t it? The characters never tell …
Read more2020 – The Year We Protected Childhood
“I think it is unnatural to think that there is such a thing as a blue-sky, white-clouded happy childhood for anybody. Childhood is a very, very tricky business of surviving it. Because if one thing goes wrong or anything goes wrong, and usually something goes wrong, then you are compromised …
Read moreFrida Kahlo
“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she …
Read moreShare Mail – Stay Connected with Book Mail
Make a new friend, discover a new book – stay connected through a love of stories. Books & Mail go together and have a powerful way of keeping us connected.As we begin a new school year with many children moving to online schooling, this is a fun way to stay …
Read moreRead & Eat- The Food Edition
Presenting the Food Edition. Truthfully I don’t have editions but I’ve always wanted to say that. Switching it from Read & Make to inspire you with Read & Eat through these delicious picture books. image from Apple Cake A lot, but not all these books have real recipes you can …
Read moreEat some cake and stay inside
Cheers to all the March and April birthdays! Two birthdays in our home will be celebrated under quarantine. This cake box is easy to make and fun to fill & gift! You could drop one off on door step, ring the bell and sing Happy Birthday from 6 feet away! …
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