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Here's a little Honky Tonk History for Monday. Th Here's a little Honky Tonk History for Monday. The picture book CHARLEY'S HONKY-TONK Mission The story of America's First Black Country Music Superstar by Beatrice Winifred Iker and Miguelina Milien is about Charley Pride. It's about his musical career that took off after he was injured as a professional baseball player. 2026 needs some honky-tonk history! If you love music, check out this book to read with your children. #CharleyPride #MondayHistory #PictureBooks #PictureBookBiography
Super excited for Tiffany @tiffygc1 this week as Super excited for Tiffany @tiffygc1 this week as her memoir BLACK WOMAN RUNNER released into the world for all to read. Tiffany ran a half marathon in all 50 states and she has some thoughts! She shares them with us in her new book. Here’s the short description — One Black woman's transformative journey of running through grief. If you go to nyupress.org/author/tiffany-gayle-chenault/ and use code NYUAU30 for a 30 percent discount. Tiffany is amazing in all the things she does. Read the book and you’ll understand. Grateful to call her friend (and in 2027 sister-in-law)! I saw her cross the finish line at a marathon in Savannah and she was smiling all the way! #Blackgirlsrun #NewYorkUniversityPress #TiffanyGayleChenault #Sociologyprofessor #marathoner #halfmarathon #50statechallenge
Mushrooms? Red Bananas? Blood Oranges? TRY IT! How Mushrooms? Red Bananas? Blood Oranges? TRY IT! How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat by Mara Rockcliff and Giselle Potter is a fun biography about a woman who introduced new foods to the market. This is a great book to read together. I would use this to talk about trying new foods! You can also make a list of the foods you may want to find at the grocery store. Check out the foods Frieda introduced into the market. I hope you can find this book at your library or where you buy books. #food #MondayHistory #FriedaCaplan
It’s not a picture book, but I can’t resist sharin It’s not a picture book, but I can’t resist sharing a family member’s book release. I’m so excited that @tiffygc1 Memoir BLACK WOMAN RUNNER releases into the world this week. Tiffany shares her journey of running a half marathon in every state in this book. From the book description: In the wake of profound grief at the loss of her mother, Tiffany Gayle Chenault decided, at age 40, to run a half-marathon in all 50 states. Black Woman Runner explores running as a space of survival, healing, joy, while also shedding light on the experiences of Black women who participate in the largely white-dominated world of recreational running. It’s available where books are sold. If you go tonyupress.org/author/tiffany-gayle-chenault/ and use code NYUAU30 for a 30 percent discount. Tiffany is amazing in all the things she does. Read the book and you’ll understand. Grateful to call her friend (and in 2027 sister-in-law)! #Blackgirlsrun #NewYorkUniversityPress #TiffanyGayleChenault #Sociologyprofessor #marathoner #halfmarathon #50statechallenge #blackwomanrunner
We found items in the new picture book FOR ALWAYS We found items in the new picture book FOR ALWAYS FRIENDS? by Tootie Nienow, @katherineahmed and @bluedotkidspress in our refrigerators! The Critical Friends critique group is ecstatic to see Tootie’s words brought to life in this children’s book about friendship, moving, and imagination. Find FOR ALWAYS FRIENDS where books are sold or at your library. “For Always Friends is a tender, relatable story about finding a best friend, making mistakes, and learning how true friendships grow stronger through kindness and forgiveness.” #refrigeratorfinds #refrigerator #Picturebooks #childrenbooks #critiquegroups #childrenswriters #KatherineAhmedart #BlueDot
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