Is there a grandparents day, you ask? Yes. Yes there is. Sunday, September 13 is National Grandparents Day. Grandpa Comes Home is a multicultural picture book that reminds us separation by distance doesn't mean separation by love. It’s a great gift for grandparents and grandchildren to enjoy together.
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Read MoreWhere is Happy Harper today? Visiting an area in Brooklyn’s most popular park! Can you guess where? It is comprised of 12 acres in the park and is home to nearly 400 animals of 150 species.
Read MoreWhere is Happy Harper today? Visiting a park along Brookyn’s waterfront! Can you guess which one? Is built on the site of a former famous sugar refinery, .the first rollercoaster, is located in what some describe as Brooklyn’s hipster neighborhood, is around the corner from a small-batch ice cream shop.
Read MoreWhere is Happy Harper today? Visiting an amusement park! Can you guess which one? The home of the first rollercoaster, there you'll find a minor league baseball team and a famous hot dog eating contest. Come along on the adventure.
Read MoreWhere is Happy Harper today? Visiting a cool part on Brooklyn’s waterfront. Can you guess which one? There you'll find ice cream, can hang out on a boat, and learn about bridges. You can even learn about Happy Harper's ancestors. Come along on the adventure.
Read MoreWhere is Happy Harper today? Visiting her favorite library branch in Brooklyn. Can you guess which one? There you'll find a penguin, a giraffe, and even a tiger! Step inside the doors (designed to resemble an open book!) and come along on the adventure.
Read MoreNonblack parents are actively seeking resources and tools to support in raising anti-racist kids. Commendable, but I worry about nonblack parents—especially white parents—seeking stories about black pain as a way to create empathy in their children. If you as a nonblack parent are looking for books that celebrate diversity to encourage your nonblack children to see Black people as humans, start with stories that actually show them how Black kids live their lives every single day just as they do.
Read MoreFifty-three years ago today (yes, only 53!), the landmark Supreme Court Case, Loving Vs. Virginia, “struck down laws banning marriage between people of different racial backgrounds.” Otherwise it would have been illegal for Happy Harper’s Black mother and her white father to get married.
Read MoreHaitians at home and abroad are celebrating National Flag Day. In celebration of Haitian Flag Day 2020, here’s a brief history of the flag. Did you know there’s been 9 flags (10 if you count the one used twice!) in Haiti’s history? Read on to learn something new (or to get a refresher).
Read MoreFor Children’s Book Week, here is a list of old and new children’s stories that’s had the most impact (good or bad) on building Happy Harper. There’s a lot more. This is just a snapshot.
Read MoreMay 1st marked the start of Haitian Heritage Month. A nationally recognized month-long celebration of Haitian heritage and culture. Younger Haitians today proudly stand in their ancestry, but those of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s as Haitian-born US-bred children lived a vastly different experience.
Read MoreToday, on #WorldBookDay, I want to share some of my favorites for you to enjoy. Books across several genres. While I like sharing my recommendations, I love hearing yours more.
Read MoreFrom a great fried chicken sandwich to an unplanned road trip, this is my thanksgiving gratitude list. Hope my random list of things I'm thankful for inspires you to create your own.
Read MoreHave you tried any of the restaurants on PureWow’s list of 6 Restaurants That Take Inspiration from Grandma and Grandpa?
Read More‘Mixed-ish’, a spin-off of the popular ABC series ‘Black-ish’, premiered tonight. There’s a white side. There’s a black side. Rainbow and her siblings are told they have to choose. “What are you mixed with?” some kids sneer. The siblings panic. “What’s mixed?” they ask. It was a concept they didn’t understand.
Read MoreA recent AARP study found that distance is the greatest barrier for grandparents to see their grandchildren. Support the Happy Harper: Grandpa Comes Home iFundWomen crowdfunding campaign as a reminder that separation by distance doesn't mean separation by love.
Read MoreToday is #BookLoversDay! Alll the yasss!!! emojis. If you can’t tell by now, I’m a complete book nerd.
Read MoreOh my goodness, you guys!!!! This is happening. We're closing out the storyboard process and moving to color drawing for Grandpa Comes Home, the first story in the Happy Harper series.
Read MoreQuestions for those of you who are building something to celebrate the marginalized and give voice and recognition to the underrepresented.
Read MoreCremas, or Kremas, is Haiti's "celebration drink"! It’s creamy, sweet, flavorful and made with condensed milk, coconut cream and winter spices.
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