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Happiness is ... multiple books and to choose from

Happiness is ... multiple books and to choose from and a beach near by!
Wishing you an awesome Friday and rest of the week. May you be well read and well rested. #fridaymood

Books featured:
🌸Girlcott by Florenze Webbe Maxwell, historical fiction set in Bermuda
🌻In This Breadfruit Kingdom selected by Mervyn Morris, an anthology of poetry from Jamaica
🌼 The Beast of Kukuyo by @kjaredhosein , mystery based in Trinidad

#booksbythebeach
#readcaribbean
#caribbean
#jamaica
#trinidad
#bermuda
#readdeliberately

Those awesome folks over at @bklyncbeanlitfest are

Those awesome folks over at @bklyncbeanlitfest are serving up a sweet lime between two Trini YA authors @sarahdasswrites with her new novel Where the Rhythm Takes You and our own @_tamikagibson (Off Track and Dreams Beyond the Shore).

When: May 12, 2021 at 6pm GMT
Check out the BCLF page for the link.

#caribbeanromance
#caribbean
#caribbeanwriters
#caribbeanwritersandpoets
#romancereads

#joysofparenting ... Whether you’re a mother, au

#joysofparenting ... Whether you’re a mother, auntie, grandma or guardian... thanks for all you have done and will continue to do. Thanks for putting up with that foot in the face, for wiping the tears, for those moments when you had to say stop those tears and even some moments when you caused those tears. Mother might be the most dynamic word invented. There is no single way to mother. And so to all those who have mothered, whether those of your own blood or otherwise... we simply say thank you. We love you every day, but especially today.

#mothersday #happymothersday #booksformothers

Absolutely looking forward to talking to Janet Mor

Absolutely looking forward to talking to Janet Morrison - playwright, screenwriter, behaviour change specialist and now author as we talk about her new book A Different Me A Better You - a celebration of difference as normal.

A Different Me A Better You, a collection of five short stories, won the #jeandcostaprize for children’s lit in 2015, as a manuscript - in the lignum vitae awards staged by @jamaicanwriters and @jamcopyja

Thanking @jamaicaobserver for inviting us to their platform for this!

#readacrossjamaicaday
#readjamaica
#weneeddiversebooks
#specialkidsarenormalkids
#celebratingdifferences
#celebratingdiversity

Reading is not a chore and it shouldn’t be treat

Reading is not a chore and it shouldn’t be treated like one! A huge part of getting children to love reading is surrounding them with great books in an environment where they can tap into all the enjoyment reading has to offer without even realizing that they are learning. Because reading is about far more than learning new words (but yeah we do love the word thing). It’s about expanding the mind, developing critical thinking, creating empathy and yes, having fun.
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So with all that said, we are giving a massive shout out to our friends over @wordykids - a book club for the little ones - 6-9yrs and 9-12yrs.

We were thrilled to have Pumpkin Belly and Other Stories in their first round of virtual book club. And now that they are virtual that means they can share this love of reading with kids every where.
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Monthly subscription gets you the book, other support material like games etc and so cool bookish things.

➡️ swipe to see their books for May.
Tag a friend who might want to know about book club for kids.

#readingtime
#kidswhoread
#bookclubbox
#bookclubs
#bookclubofinstagram
#womanowned

Sometimes the most difficult thing to face is your

Sometimes the most difficult thing to face is your own fear. As much as it is an adventure story, Billy Elm’s Lost in the Cockpit Country is about facing and overcoming your fears - whether that fear be of 400 year old duppies lurking in cotton trees, or being lost in the mysterious Cockpit Country.

For readers 9-12 years old.

#adventure
#adventurestoriesforkids
#lostinthecockpitcountry
#cockpitcountry
#jamaica
#jamaicanculture

Bringing a moment of whimsy to start the week off!

Bringing a moment of whimsy to start the week off! It’s poetry month, time to celebrate not only those masterful odes but also the gems written for children. Child friendly rhymes are important too.

Charlie the Crocodile and Other Ridiculous Rhymes is a collection of whimsical rhymes celebrating Jamaican life and encouraging celebration and imagination.

#mondayvibes
#bookmagic
#poetryforkids
#kidlit
#kidlitillustration
#kidlitart
#whimsy
#poetrymonth
#blackkidlit
#pickney

It’s World Book and Copyright Day. So let’s ta

It’s World Book and Copyright Day. So let’s talk about reading. There can be so much pressure about what to read. But ultimately, the only thing that matters is what you want to read. Whether you are into mind bending literary feast like or you just love a good romance or a combination of the two. If poetry is what your heart craves or you just want a good graphic novel, read what thrills you, what keeps you coming back to the page.

And for those moments when you lose your reading mojo, don’t stress. If this book isn’t working for you, put it down, try another ... maybe you’ll come back to it, maybe you won’t. Either way, book don’t judge.

What books do you love to read?
Is there a book you come back to over and again?
What book has soothed your soul or set you on fire?

#worldbookandcopyrightday
#readwhatyoulove
#readwhatyoulovelovewhatyouread
#booklove

It must have been providential that the verdict co

It must have been providential that the verdict convicting Derek Chauvin came back on 4/20. A huge part of Peter Tosh’s label as contentious is related to his insistence on the philosophy that equal rights and justice go hand in hand. That if you do not have these, any attempt at love and unity will be fragile and unsustainable.
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As the protests erupted last year, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, it was a collective call for justice, so elusive despite the years of struggle toward equality. And this verdict whispers that injustice is not inevitable, even in the wake of the news that one of the officers who murdered Breonna Taylor got a book deal and knowing that this was in part possible because, as he was not convicted of a crime he is free to go ahead and profit from it.
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I write this knowing full well my place as a Jamaican, giving me the uncomfortable seemingly paradoxical seat of being in a country that is majority black, but justice still so often ill under us. I write this knowing full well that most times I feel impotent to change this. But I also write this knowing full well this is what brought me to publishing. One of the greatest injustices against black people have been the erasure and distortion of our stories. And this is why I write, more importantly, this is why I keep publishing - despite the often daunting hurdles - because our story is not just one story, it is not just tales of suffering and strife, and there is so much left to tell. And even while we keep moving forward with those stores, we can take a moment and breathe in this moment.

PS - I can’t wait to read the poems that will capture the catharsis of this moment.

#blacklivesmatter
#420
#petertosh
#equalrights
#equalrightsandjustice

Gonna just rest this here and breathe, then will s

Gonna just rest this here and breathe, then will see what comes after. Maybe later can do a proper post.

#justice
#blacklivesmatter✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
#verdict

It’s just hair! Yet so much of how we feel about

It’s just hair! Yet so much of how we feel about ourselves, our confidence, our self love has been knotted up with how we feel about how hair.

Today, we have a slew of books celebrating black hair, and we think that’s a great thing. So, just for the share joy of loving your electric, kinetic, bombastic, twirly, whirly, boonoonoonoonous black hair - we’re highlighting five books that celebrate black hair.
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How do you feel about the black hair trend? Does it still have its place in kid lit?

#blackhairgirl
#blackhairbooks
#blackkidlit
#blackkidlitmatters
#boonoonoonoushair
#celebrateyou
#celebrateyourself

We’re kicking off the week with a tiny taste of

We’re kicking off the week with a tiny taste of Off Track, the sophomore offering from Trinidadian author @_tamikagibson
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Set in the world of high school track and field the book marries the coming of age and romance. It’s told from the perspective of two lead protagonists Kayla and Joel - both determined to be the best at the sport but driven by different demons.

#readcaribbean
#caribbeanyoungadultfiction
#caribbeanromance
#trackandfieldlife

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