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BOOKISH BLOG | Helping Kids Rise Books

Children's books recommendations; including picture books, middle grade books, early chapter books, and more! Every child deserves access to

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Booklists for Your Next Library Visit or Shopping Trip

Helping Kids Rise Bookshop

We are an independently-owned pop up and online bookstore located in South Carolina that highlights positive representation in literature, h

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Black History 101: 10 Children's Books Perfect for Learning Black History All Year Long

Black History Month is February, but learning Black history is a year round activity. One of the best ways to learn Black history is with books. We've rounded up ten books that each contain multiple stories of Black people, culture, and events in history. These books are perfect for learning Black history all year long. Happy reading!

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Helping Kids Rise on Instagram: “COVER REVEAL!!! On February 12, 1900, 500 schoolchildren sang Lift Every Voice and Sing in Jacksonville,

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Helping Kids Rise on Instagram: “Shoutout to Angie Thomas who took the #1 spot on the NY Times Bestseller list from HERSELF. 😉 On The C

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Helping Kids Rise on Instagram: “Will Smith to revive iconic character in children's book series Fresh Princess. So excited for this seri

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“Carole Boston Weatherford has so many AMAZING #childrensbooks! We're so excited to meet her this weekend at our local library @accessfree

Carole Boston Weatherford has so many AMAZING #childrensbooks! We're so excited to meet her this weekend at our local library.

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Get serious about writing that picture book—and set reachable goals to move you towards publication. When creative people get too focused on "getting

The Highlights Foundation has many writing workshops and retreats available for children’s writers, including this workshop with Carmen Oliver and Don Tate. Scholarships are available.

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2018 Walter Award Submission Guidelines

2018 WALTER DEAN MYERS AWARD FOR YA and MG CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: NOVEMBER 1, 2017 WNDB is pleased to invite submissions for the annual Walter Dean Myers Award, also known a…

WNDB is pleased to invite submissions for the annual Walter Dean Myers Award, also known as “The Walter,” named after the celebrated children’s book author Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014). The 2018 Walter Award will be given in the Young Adult and Middle Grade categories.

The Walter Award will be decided by a judging committee of esteemed librarians, educators, and authors. The co-chairs of the 2018 Awards are Terry Hong and Maria Salvadore.

One book will be awarded the 2018 Walter Award for YA. One to two books will be chosen as 2018 Walters Honor Books for YA. The age range for YA titles is 14-18.

One book will be awarded the 2018 Walter Award for MG. One to two books will be chosen as 2018 Walters Honor Books for MG. The age range for MG titles is 9-13.

The 2018 Walter Award winners will be announced in January 2018.

The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2017.

Find out more on our website.

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Teaching your kids not to “see” race is a terrible idea, studies have found

There's a right way and a wrong way to talk about race.

“Many parents, especially white parents, still avoid the topic of race, and teach children that it’s a rude, taboo topic—believing perhaps that not talking about skin color will make it seem irrelevant.

That’s tragically wrongheaded, says Brigitte Vittrup, a psychologist specializing in child development at Texas Woman’s University: ‘We have to talk to our kids about it, and we shouldn’t be afraid that we’re bringing something up that they haven’t discovered, because they have.’ Science has shown that kids recognize skin colors as toddlers, and develop ideas about races as superior or inferior by the time they start primary school.”

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Muslim Girl Teamed Up With Getty Images to Change the Way You See Muslim Women

OMG, finally! You know how the only stock images we ever see of Muslim women online, in blogs, and in advertisements are the same stereotypical depiction? They are usually hidden behind veils, wearing black clothes, not really doing much besides being… stereotypically Muslim. The images we’re used to seeing of Muslim women elicit a negative feeling […]

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"A great nation is built with the hopes and dreams for it's children." #dreamers #buildinganempire

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South Asian Kidlit Books in 2017 – Part 2

Welcome back! Summer is flying by and we’ve got a lot of wonderful South Asian Kidlit books coming out in the next few months. It is wonderful to the see the breadth of South Asian books that…

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Here’s What Happens When Stores Carry Books By Women, People Of Color — And No One Else

79% of people in publishing identify as white — and so are a lot of our fictional 'good guys.'

Pamela Blair, owner of children’s bookstore EyeSeeMe in St. Louis, Missouri, was originally inspired to seek out books for her children when she home schooled them. “It was a struggle finding African American and black history books, and I couldn’t find books that had characters that kind of mirrored  their lives or looked like my children,” says Blair. “What we did find we shared with our friends and family and the children of our friends, and families loved the concept that their kids were able to see images of kids that looked like them.”

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You can’t be what you can’t see: @GirlsWhoCode launches 13-book series with @penguinkids 🔹 "We’re doing this because literary representation matters. One of the best ways to spark girls’ interest is to share stories of girls who look like them. . We are all very familiar with the image of a male programmer in a hoodie. What we want to show are images of relatable girls, coding. Lucy, Maya, Sophie, Erin and Leila — the 5 characters that are featured throughout the series — represent the diversity and range of backgrounds of our girls who code across the US. Lucy loves science, music, video games, while Maya loves art & fashion. Sophia is into sports & selfies, Erin participates in theater & baking, and Leila loves robotics." (Girls Who Code CEO & Founder, Reshma Saujani) . . #GirlsinStem #Girlswhocode #girlsintech #mglit #coding #representationmatters (at Manhattan, New York)