#whatwerereading for bedtime stories this week!
June 12th, 2024
Crowned: Radical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora
Kahran and Regis Bethencourt
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1️⃣ We are LOVING #Crowned, a collection of original and retold fairy tales and folktales featuring incredibly gorgeous artwork with all #Black characters! When we read the “goldilocks” rewrite (The Girl with the Golden Locs), Shawheen and I turned to each other and said, “wow. that is so much better than the original.” This is exactly the kind of fairy tales we’ve been searching for and I’m so glad we #founditatthelibrary !
Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar
Mojdeh Hassani & Samira Iravani, illustrated by Maya Fidawi
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2️⃣ Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar by Mojdeh Hassani and Samira Ravani, illustrated by Maya Fidawi 🇮🇷 Set in #Tehran in the 70s, the main character is a little girl afraid of being lost at the bazaar and begs her Mama Shamsi to let her hide under her chador! Hilarious and imaginative responses ensue that create great opportunities to playact and be silly with your kids 🐫🦒🦘
One Whole Me
Dia Mixon and Natalia Jimenez Osorio
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5️⃣ One Whole Me by Dia Mixon and Natalia Jiménez Osorio 🇨🇴🇺🇸 a celebration of #biculturalkids and #bilingualkids! Highly recommend for #interculturalfamilies and #multiracialfamilies for positive representation, and for everyone else for awareness and appreciation 🫶
My Grandma and Me
Mina Javaherbin
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4️⃣ My Grandma and Me by Mina Javaherbin 🇮🇷 such a sweet story celebrating a #Persian #Mamanbozorg (grandma) 🥰
Kia Ora
June Pitman-Hayes, illustrated by Minky Stapleton, Maori lyrics by Ngaere Roberts
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3️⃣ Kia Ora by June Pitman-Hayes, illustrated by Minky Stapleton, #Maori lyrics by Ngaere Roberts 🇳🇿 a gift from A’s Omi and Grandpa (my parents) from New Zealand! Thanks Omi and Grandpa! (unfortunately I can’t find a good link to purchase this one to share with you! But you can enjoy the song on YouTube)
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