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Marti’s Song for Freedom, by Emma Otheguy

  Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017 (1/27/18) is in its 5th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in home and school bookshelves … Continue reading

The Crane Girl by Curtis Manley

  Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017 (1/27/18) is in its 5th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in home and school bookshelves … Continue reading

Cinderella in Mexico, on Once Upon a World Series

Title: Cinderella | Author: Chloe Perkins | Illustrator: Sandra Equihua Publisher: Little Simon/ Simon and Schuster | Publication Date: September 2016 Genre: Children’s Picture Book | Number of Pages: 24   Amazon                 Barnes and Noble   My Review There once was a girl who had … Continue reading

Rice and Rocks Blog Tour and $25 Giveaway!

Mami Tales is glad to be a part of this Blog Tour for the charming children’s book written by Sandra L. Richards and illustrated by Megan Kayleigh Sullivan, Rice & Rocks, coordinated by BeachBoundBooks. The tour will run from August 23 – September 13, 2016. About the Book Title: Rice … Continue reading

Dragons are Real Blog Tour

Mami Tales is pleased to be a part of the Blog Tour for the charming children’s book written by Valarie Budayr and illustrated by Michael Welply, Dragons are Real, coordinated by BeachBoundBooks. The tour will run from May 9 – May 30, 2016 About the Book Title: Dragons are Real … Continue reading

Ninja and Bunny’s Big Adventure

About the Book Title: Ninja and Bunny’s Great Adventure | Author: Kara S. Tyler | Publication Date: December 15, 2015 | Publisher: Evolved Publishing | Pages: 48 A children’s tale of imagination and play, of love and loyalty, and of courage and determination. Marian loves playing make-believe, but what if … Continue reading

Mo Willems and his Pigeon Books

What??!! You’ve never heard of Mo Willems’ Pigeon? I had the great fortune to meet the Pigeon for the first time in 2008, in a fabulous basket full of great children’s books given to me by my then managers as a baby shower present for my first child. As Baby … Continue reading