“The most important thing that parents can do is talk and read to their children. During the toddler and preschool years, it is critical to provide children with different language and reading experiences.” – G. Reid Lyon I stumbled upon this article about Finland, the world’s most literate nation, and their brand new library in […]
This week marks a week long celebrations to raise awareness about diverse children’s book with the highlight being the 25th of January, the Multicultural Children’s Book Day (#MCBD2019). MCBD is an NGO and their mission is not only to raise awareness for the kids’ books that celebrate diversity, but to get more of these books […]
I love books, I guess you know that by now. So you can imagine my excitement when I discovered Mom’s Favorite Reads, a brand new online magazine for mums that focuses on books, reading and literature. Moreover, Moms Favorite Reads represents an international community of like minded mums, established to encourage reading among adults and […]
This is my first year participating in the online event Multicultural Children’s Book Day as an author and book reviewer. I am honored to be part of this, helping to raise awareness for children’s books that celebrate diversity and inspire a love of learning. I received a digital copy of the illustrated children’s book ‘Amelie […]
Life with small children can often be hectic. What I miss the most in our ‘married with kids’ life are moments of stillness and quiet, being all by myself. Moments where I can sit down, enjoy a cup of coffee, read a book, write, reflect on anything and everything. The kids now are at a […]
Hi mummies, I hope you’re having a great summer till now. Things have been hectic here while running our crowdfunding Kickstarter campaign. Together with Faraxa Publishing and the artist Platon we’re raising the funds we need to create ‘Where am I from?‘, the world’s 1st graffiti illustrated book for children promoting unity and diversity. It’s […]
Hi everyone, I hope you ‘re doing great 🙂 Last week we were featured in four big newspapers and several online magazines and websites with our book project ‘Where am I from?‘. I am humbled and honoured by the response of the media and how much they believe in what we wish to achieve. As […]
It’s always been a dream of mine to write a children’s book – and this is it; “Where am I from?“, the world’s first graffiti illustrated book for young children, promoting unity and diversity. Through stunning graffiti by artist Platon, “Where am I from?” will take our young ones on a journey in search of common origins. Created for children […]
Antonella Grech Gili is a primary school teacher at St Albert the Great College. At the moment she’s on parental leave to take care of their nearly 2 year old toddler. So in between nappies, meals, reading books and play time, she has a tea and scribbles down some thoughts as a poem. Below you […]
Babywearing; is it really a new trend? It seems to be a deeply grounded, unfounded, and actually very recent belief in the Western world, that the close attachment that young babies demonstrate towards their primary caregiver, usually the mum, is something that we need to break off as soon as possible. ‘Don’t spoil that baby’, […]
Members will get my short story ‘Filling the Parcel’, the essential guide ‘How to Raise Confident Multicultural Children’ + an email notification when ‘Where am I from?’ is ready for your children to enjoy!
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