Teach your child about diversity and inclusion with these multicultural children's picture books, perfect for toddlers, preschool, and elementary students! I'm fortunate my kids attend a school that prides itself on its diversity and celebrates the different cultures that make up its population. Our city demographic is just as diverse, from the people you see in the neighborhood and even to the delicious smell of their home-cooked food. You see, I didn't start out exposed to the different cultures of the world. I grew up in the Philippines with only one predominant ethnicity. Even after … [Read more...]

Want to show your child the importance and diversity in different families? Check out these children's books about family, perfect for toddlers through big kids! Talking about families to kids can be both simple and complex, don't you think? Families can simply be parents and children, but it can also include a wider web of relatives galore (I grew up with 27 cousins just on my mom's side!). A child's family can be his grandmother, an aunt or uncle, or even an older sister as a guardian. And all families are different. Kids can also look nothing like their parents, or their parents … [Read more...]

Ready to welcome spring? Check out the best children's books about spring to read with your child. They're the perfect picture books for springtime! Out on our patio, I have 10 pots of soil sitting empty. Apartment-living doesn't stop our family from trying our hand at gardening, hence the line of pots outside. But weather? Even we Los Angelenos still struggle through the cold days and nights of winter, when it's too cold to plant anything new. That's why when the weather warms and spring is in full swing, so is our little patio garden. Last year, we planted seeds into the soil, … [Read more...]