Thank You Joe Thanks to a generous donation from The Law Offices of Joe Bornstein, 80 Maine school and public libraries won copies of the acclaimed picture book Together We Grow. The donation and the books were given in memory of Joe Bornstein whose commitment to literacy and equality is continued by his family. The… Read more »
AudioFile Magazine and I’m Your Neighbor Books hosted live readings and discussion of New Arrival and New American novels with audiobook narrators. Hear Anthony Rey Perez read from and discuss Adrianna Cuevas’ The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez. Explore the audio at Dreamscape. Hear Priya Ayyar read from and discuss Supriya Kelkar’s American as Paneer… Read more »
Welcoming Library: Tabletop Book Display The Welcoming Library was envisioned from day one as a migrating collection. The entire picture book collection and pop-up display unit was designed to fit into two crates to allow it to be packed up and delivered to schools, libraries, and community spaces every four weeks. How do you fit… Read more »
Thank you to everyone who joined I’m Your Neighbor Books’ “Building Cultural Competency & Allyship in Maine Students” webinar for the Maine Association of School Libraries. And welcome to all of those here who are simply curious about the resources. The first six people to comment or ask a question below will get a copy… Read more »
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. At least 6 Asian American women lost their lives to this unchecked hatred. Hate and discrimination thrive on false narratives, on “othering” our neighbors. I’m Your Neighbor Books puts new narratives… Read more »
Hena Khan joined I’m Your Neighbor Books and Diversifi-ED for a conversation about her novel Amina’s Song and a broader conversation about Muslim children’s picture books and novels in the classroom. Thank you to Hena Khan, school Emergent Lingual & Cultural Competency Consultant Louise El Yaafouri of Diversifi-ED, and I’m Your Neighbor Books co-president and… Read more »
Amina’s Song: Raising Your Voice for New American Literature & Students: Webinar for Educators and Librarians Educators and librarians celebrated the release of of the Pakistani American middle grade novel Amina’s Song (the follow-up to the award-winning Amina’s Voice ) with author Hena Khan in March 2021. Co-hosts I’m Your Neighbor Books, DiversifiED, and Print:… Read more »
Let’s Say Lunar Like us, you may have been referring to this great day in the global calendar as “Chinese New Year.” Here is why it is far past time for us to start calling the holiday “Lunar New Year” or something that more culturally specific. “Because many communities in Asia and in the Asian… Read more »
“The Welcoming Library collection of books migrates, much like the immigrant children it is in the service of depicting and including. When it arrived at our school, it gave our educators the tools to raise awareness about our immigrant, refugee, and new American families through the lens of children’s literature. The collection of books invites… Read more »
time to fix what’s broken In his first hours in office, President Biden signed a group of Executive Orders to reverse former President Trump’s anti-immigration policies. While we are all breathing a sigh of relief, deep harm to individuals, families, and communities was done by these policies. It makes us think about a suitcase and… Read more »