pick4 ⭐If this book was written now, it would probably be banned. And I‘m not talking banned for DEI (as it is February 2025) but banned for guns. We don‘t see the guns, but a character gets shot in a duck hunting accident. I don‘t know if accidents is the right word. This book is about Elmer the duck. Elmer is just a little bit different. He is what used to be called a sissy. They like to play by themselves and play with the girls.
pickListed as a frequently challenged book by the American Library Association, and banned from a public library in 2004…
Elmer does not like to do the same activities other boys in his school do. This earns him a cruel nickname, even from his father. And yet, Elmer shows how truly remarkable he is. I love Elmer, and admittedly, I got misty eyed reading this one. His Mama is awesome too! Letter S #BBRC #PictureBook
I love the diversity of the kids in this classroom as their preschool teacher reads to them! #CharactersReading
pickA beautifully illustrated child‘s first lesson on appreciating the many types of diversity in our world.
pick“just like that rainbow, the world is made beautiful because it‘s filled with many different kinds of people”
A bright and cheerful introduction to diversity, covering not only physical differences but communication differences, culture, family set-ups, liking/not liking big groups etc. It brings things together by looking at what we have in common and celebrating what makes us unique. The pictures are a joy.
#BBRC #A2Z
“Haven‘t you got any romance in your soul?‘ said Magrat plaintively.
‘No,‘ said Granny. 'I ain‘t. And stars don‘t care what you wish, and magic don‘t make things better, and no one doesn‘t get burned who sticks their hand in a fire. If you want to amount to anything as a witch, Magrat Garlick, you got to learn three things. What‘s real, what‘s not real, and what‘s the #difference.”
I ❤️ Granny Weatherwax!
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