Ashlie (she/her) is an educator, librarian, and writer. She is committed to diversifying the reading lives of her students and supporting fat acceptance as it intersects with other women’s issues. She's also perpetually striving to learn more about how she can use her many privileges to support marginalized groups. Interests include learning how to roller skate with her local roller derby team, buying more books than she'll ever read, hiking with her husband and sons, and making lists to avoid real work. You can find her on Instagram (@ashlieelizabeth), Twitter (@mygirlsimple) or at her website, www.ashlieswicker.com.
OrangeSky AudioIn Shakespeare’s London, where the Fae walk in disguise among humans, sixteen-year-old Joan Sands is one of the Orisha-blessed ...
Find a mix of fictional and nonfiction children's books about frogs to teach young readers about the delightful world of frogs. Start with A Frog Ate My Sandwich! by Christine Durkin and Mousam Banerjee.
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Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month and share these picture books with the youngest readers in your life.
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Use these awesome picture books to teach children that there are lots of ways to think about a situation and lots of possible outcomes, too.
Roald Dahl was a hateful person who included that vitriol in his books. His work doesn't deserve to be sanitized.
Celebrating the difference between academic reading and pleasure reading helps students see what role reading might play in their lives.