Book of the Month

This month’s BIG WORLD Book Club pick is Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music written by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Rafael López. This colorful and hopeful book was inspired by Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuban tradition at age ten by playing the drums in a band with her older sisters in 1932. Like Millo, the girl in the … Continue reading Book of the Month

Jabari Jumps Discussion Questions

What’s better than reading books? Talking about books! I hope you enjoyed reading Jabari Jumps with kids around the world this month. Here are some questions to spark discussion at your BIG WORLD Book Club meeting. Feel free to follow and share your comments on BIG WORLD Book Club’s Facebook and Instagram pages. What did you like most about this book? How is your family like the one in the book, … Continue reading Jabari Jumps Discussion Questions

Gaia Cornwall

Gaia Cornwall is an illustrator and now author who also builds websites and designs patterns. Her book Jabari Jumps got rave reviews and was an Amazon Best Children’s Book of the Year. She is married and has two kids. Read this interview with Gaia, and then download the Jabari Jumps printables at the end of the article. Visit Gaia’s website here: https://www.gaiacornwall.com SaveSave Continue reading Gaia Cornwall

Big Red Lollipop Discussion Questions

What’s better than reading books? Talking about books! I hope you enjoyed reading Big Red Lollipop with kids around the world this month. Here are some questions to spark discussion at your BIG WORLD Book Club meeting. Feel free to follow and share your comments on BIG WORLD Book Club’s Facebook and Instagram pages. What did you like most about this book? How is your family like the one in the … Continue reading Big Red Lollipop Discussion Questions