Growing up is an interesting journey. You learn more about yourself as you age, and sometimes the lessons are not easy. Books are great at helping people escape these everyday problems and learn from others' stories. What better way to gain some inspiration than by immersing yourself in the autobiographies of the most intriguing people? This list of best autobiographies for kids are guaranteed to excite your loved ones!
Refugees are people who have been forced to flee their home and country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disasters (such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis). It is likely that your child will one day come across another child or adult who has had to leave their home country and we want them to feel confident in speaking to, and interacting with these people; so we came up with a list of books that feature refugees that we think your child will enjoy!
The start of Black History Month is only a few days away. As we mentioned last week, our theme for October is 'Celebrating Black History Month (with a hint of Halloween)'. We have chosen one book that encompasses the importance of Black History Month, and one that is on the witchier side (which we are keeping a secret for now. You'll have to subscribe to see!).
Mbawa Books has expanded! We were lucky enough to be able to take on not one, but three apprentices. Each apprentice will now be focusing on a specific part of the business, and together we can make it run like clockwork.
Finding powerful women leads in books used to not be the case, but as times have moved forwards we have gotten more powerful women written into books, here are our top picks to keep your child interested in!
If you haven’t yet read the book Holes by Louis Sachar, you want to stop whatever you are doing and grab a copy! Like Now! Kirsten took on a challenge we found on Instagram (www.Instagram.com/primarybookstagram) to write letters home from each of the main characters. Read and enjoy!
With the rise of E-books, reading an actual book before you go to sleep has been declining, but is it actually more beneficial to read an actual book before you sleep, and will it help?
