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Category Archives: Children’s

The Cartoon Guide to Statistics

An excellent, simple guide to the central concepts of statistics, with pictures and clear explanations.

Posted byCarlenMay 2, 2025May 2, 2025Posted inArchives, Children's

In My Heart – A Book of Feelings

This is a lovely little book that goes through various feelings and explains what they feel like, and if they don’t feel good, how you might go about feeling better.

Posted byCarlenNovember 11, 2024November 11, 2024Posted inArchives, Children's

Mama’s Nightingale

The sad, beautiful story about a family separated, and how immigration policies affect children.

Posted byCarlenJuly 8, 2024July 8, 2024Posted inArchives, Children's

Timeline: A Visual History of Our World

“Timeline” is a beautifully illustrated, quick re-telling of our world’s history, from the beginning of life to the 2010s.

Posted byCarlenMarch 25, 2024June 17, 2024Posted inArchives, Children's

Ava and Pip

A sweet book about sisterhood takes a peek into what sisters think about each other when one is clearly introverted and one is clearly extroverted.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024Posted inArchives, Children's

The Witches – Roald Dahl

The classic Roald Dahl story of a little boy and witches–who have claws, square feet, pink-lined nostrils, and an unceasing appetite for children.

Posted byCarlenOctober 23, 2023October 23, 2023Posted inArchives, Children's

Swing

With Swing, Kwame Alexander gently, kindly reminds everyone that black boys and girls are vivacious, complicated, full of dreams, and deeply loved.

Posted byCarlenApril 24, 2023April 24, 2023Posted inArchives, Children's

The Phantom Tollbooth

An inventive, warm children’s tale about the beautiful expanses of knowledge.

Posted byCarlenOctober 24, 2022October 24, 2022Posted inArchives, Children's

Long Way Down

Someone shoots Will’s older brother, Shawn, and Will is young, frightened, confused, and unknowingly steps in his family’s muddy footprints as he seeks revenge.

Posted byCarlenSeptember 27, 2022September 27, 2022Posted inArchives, Children's

The Short Cheap Tax Book for Students

A short, useful book for any high school student, college student, or anyone else who wants to learn more about the basics of financial savvy.

Posted byCarlenJune 14, 2022June 14, 2022Posted inArchives, Children's

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