October 16th is National Dictionary Day!
National Dictionary Day is observed every October 16th, but are folks still pulling out a hard copy of a dictionary to look up the...
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"Beat the Summer Slide" - Resources For Summer Reading
Summer is here, and along with the hot New Orleans weather comes a relaxed and laid-back attitude. Though kids deserve to have a...
New Orleans Public Libraries Have So Much More To Offer Than Just Books! (Resources Inside)
Like many families, we have read many books to our children over the years. When our kids began growing out of most of them, I found...
The Inaugural Black Children's Book Week
Black History Month is getting an extension! In an effort to promote literature that shows love to Black children, Veronica Chapman of...
Louisiana Reading Scores Disappoint Again
Recently I was disturbed by an article I read online at AP News titled, Louisiana reading scores for young students continue to drop. The...
Black Children's Authors for Your Children's Bookshelves
That's why it's important that we support the #ownvoices movement, books written by us and for us. We are empowered to tell our OWN stories
The Praline Lady
This book is a brilliant look back at terms we have come to love in the city (shotgun house, calas, beignet, View Carre).
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