~ Collated by Anne Coppell, Tāmaki Makaurau Aotearoa. Our beloved Lavender Librarian posted on our Facebook group: What's your favourite new book you almost missed? And the group answered! Welcome...
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If only these books weren't necessary. No young child should have to deal with the death of a parent, but it happens. Almost all of the books deal with the...
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The death of a grandparent is often the first human death children have to deal with. This can be deeply traumatic and very hard to understand. All of these books...
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Introduction: Loss and sadness are huge things for anyone to deal with. Grief is not solely tied to death. Sadness is not solely tied to loss. Although this series is...
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By Jessica King, Caribbean Children’s Books Hello! I'm Jessica, and I'm guest posting here today. We timed this post to celebrate Caribbean Literature Day on July 12. I hope you...
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CONTENT WARNING: death and grief. In the dim, distant days of studying for my MLIS we had to complete a research project. When I did it, one of our options...
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Happy Pride 2022 — This And Every Month From the Solidarity Team At Storytime Solidarity every month is Pride. Just as we don't wish to limit our anti-racist work to...
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by Anne Coppell, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand Kia ora. Matariki is a star cluster that appears in the pre-dawn sky in May or June, marking the start of...
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Compiled by Anne Coppell When something tragic happens, children are affected. When it is something big — and it is all over the news — children are affected. As trusted...
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By Kirin Nabi (aka Islamic School Librarian) With help from Shifa Saltagi Safadi (Muslim Mommy Blog) A Note from Miss Kate Every year two billion people celebrate Ramadan. That’s over...
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