In the County of Women is a deeply personal memoir told through the tapestry of three generations of women in one sprawling, multiracial, multiethnic extended family. Mothers, grandmothers, aunts and nieces tackle head-on the searing realities of gender, race and class oppressions, but emerge in their stories as heroines, each of an often-perilous odyssey. Its […]
If there’s any animal that can’t help but steal the show when it enters the pages of a book, it’s the lion. With its golden mane, champion roar, and king-of-the-jungle vibe, a lion makes young readers sit up and pay attention. Here are six great lion picture books to make story time roar. What are […]