Maine K-5 Educators & School Librarians! An Invitation to Apply Picture books, featuring Immigrant and New Generation families are essential tools to create a classroom environment that promotes welcoming and belonging The idea of teaching stories about Immigration and New Generation families can feel overwhelming. Many of us think we don’t have enough experience to… Read more »
“Переказ і запис книги Story Boat були зроблені трьома українками, щоб дати надію там, де вона потрібна.” —Liza Pedash This Story Boat translation and recording was created by three Ukrainian girls to give hope where hope is needed.” —Liza Pedash Listen to the Book Read in Ukrainian It is best to listen with a copy… Read more »
On the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), I’m Your Neighbor Books and DiversifiED Consulting held a conversation with award-winning author Dina Nayeri about the 2022 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-honored The Waiting Place: When Home is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found (Candlewick Press). If the world could uphold… Read more »
How can you help children in Waiting Places? In her Author’s Note at the end of The Waiting Place (Candlewick Press), author Dina Nayeri invites readers to help displaced children. Follow this post for an evolving set of ideas and resources. “But we can listen to stories of those have been gripped in its [the… Read more »
Dear Neighbors, This giveaway has closed… I’m Your Neighbor Books and Farrar Straus Giroux have given away a 100 free copies of the award-winning novel A Galaxy of Sea Stars to schools and libraries. Named Bank Street’s Best Children’s Books of the Year: 2021 If you feel like you could afford to purchase books for… Read more »
I’m Your Neighbor Books Executive Director Kirsten Cappy is honored to by keynoting the 2021 NHSLMA Library Camp on their themes of WELCOME | INCLUDE | REPRESENT. Participants, watch this post for resources. The Suitcase: Unpacking Children’s Books for Stronger Community Our collections and future acquisitions hold the tools for a more equitable school and… Read more »
Hate and discrimination thrive on false narratives, on “othering” our neighbors. I’m Your Neighbor Books strives to put new narratives into the hands of American educators, librarians, parents, readers, and citizens. In the last year Asian Americans reported 3,795+ incidents of hate to the organization Stop AAPI Hate —incidents were 2.3 times greater for women…. Read more »