Our Pod
Here at the Pod, we share thoughts and opinions about the growing need for diversity in
children’s literature. As we get rooted, we will feature stories about Mighty Girls and Gentle Warriors of Change. Please stay a while, and join the conversation.
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June 1, 2020
When we emigrated to Canada from England, I taught at a private Montessori school in Toronto for a couple of years. I remember a family approaching […]
March 16, 2020
A four part series providing lessons learned along the journey of independently publishing my children’s books. There were many bloggers who took a chance on me […]
February 17, 2020
A four part series providing lessons learned along the journey of independently publishing my children’s books. As a classroom teacher of colour, it had been […]
June 13, 2018
When you are constantly labeled as the other, then education becomes one way to transform the situation. Believe me, it’s exhausting being part of a community […]
October 19, 2017
When a country is home to a population of over a billion who are practicing any or none of nine recognized religions, traditions and festivity will […]
August 5, 2017
August 5th cannot be buried under a pile of forgotten hate crimes by those privileged enough to never have experienced one. It cannot become another day […]
April 18, 2017
The global political climate has certainly pushed many of us to reflect on social justice issues affecting people within our own communities as well as the […]