Joanna Marple
In my 20's, with only my guitar and a rucksack, I wandered the continents, immersing myself in the lives of some wonderful people, projects and stories, which changed the way I view my responsibility to others and this earth. Right now I'm a European transplant in the US who writes books for children and young adults. Stories can help us not only navigate our world but can connect us to others, and allow us to inspire and help each other. I believe that equity and empathy should be at the core of our all actions, words, and stories. I am also a school librarian and I get a kick out of book-matchmaking! And I use the pronouns she/her.
Diverse Children’s Books
12×12 Challenge
Category Archives: Children’s literature
YA Book Recommendation – The 57 Bus
Title: the 57 bus, a true story of two teenagers and the crime that changed their lives Author: Dashka Slater Publisher: Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 2017 Ages: 12-18 Themes: crime, burning, race, justice, gender, morality, identity, class, hate crime, white privilege, aspergers, lgbtqia+, agender, nonbinary, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's literature, diversity, nonfiction
Tagged agender, aspergers, burning, class, crime, diversity, Gender, hate crime, homophobia, identity, justice, LGBTQIA, morality, nonbinary, race, white privilege
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Aunt Pearl – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Aunt Pearl Author: Monica Kulling Illustrator: Irene Luxbacher Publisher: Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press, 2019 Ages: 6-9 Themes: homelessness, family, love, garbage, acceptance, imagination, ambiguity, free-spirit, mental health, compassion Opening: Aunt Pearl had no home of her own. She slept wherever she … Continue reading
One Plastic Bag – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: One Plastic Bag Authors: Isatou Ceesay and The Recycling Women of Gambia (and Miranda Paul) Illustrator: Elizabeth Zunon Publisher: Milbrook Press, 2015 Ages: 4-8 Genre: Nonfiction Themes: plastic scrap, environment, conservation, recycling, community, plastics, single-use plastics, sustainability, pollution, waste, getting involved, solutions, Gambia … Continue reading
Posted in Book recommendation, Children's literature, nonfiction, Perfect Picture Book Friday
Tagged community., conservation, environment, Gambia, getting involved, Isatou Ceesay and The Recycling Women of Gambia Miranda Paul), Miranda Paul, plastic scrap, plastics, pollution, recycling, single-use plastics, solutions, sustainability, waste
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