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Our children are gorgeously diverse and they love a good read. At the heart of Real Kids/ Good Books are authors and illustrators who are building a new diverse canon, book by dazzling book.
Themes include: children of color, LGBTQ, adoption, special needs, math, science and writing. And of course there is also a mishmash of miscellany and reblogged tidbits that strike my fancy as they float by.
Thanks for stopping by.
-Kate
Our children are gorgeously diverse and they love a good read. At the heart of Real Kids/ Good Books are authors and illustrators who are building a new diverse canon, book by dazzling book.
Themes include: children of color, LGBTQ, adoption, special needs, math, science and writing. And of course there is also a mishmash of miscellany and reblogged tidbits that strike my fancy as they float by.
Thanks for stopping by.
-Kate
Pele: King of Soccer/ El rey del futbol by Monica Brown, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez (HarperCollins, 2009).
As a little boy, Pele played soccer in the streets of Tres Coracoes in Brazil, sometimes with an empty stomach and a grapefruit or newspaper ball. He went on to be one of the most famous and gifted soccer players in history with a career total of 1,281 goals and three World Cup championships.
This book brings his story to life with beautiful artwork and a lot of focus on his amazing soccer skills.
(Image source: Monica Brown’s website)
