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Imani’s Enchanting Adventures in Hair Magic: Celebrating Diversity with Read Woke™ Books
Embark on a magical journey with Hair Magic, a captivating series from Read Woke™ Books. Witness how Imani’s hair transforms as she discovers her inner strengths – from bravery to creativity. This series is not just a story; it’s a celebration of diversity and empowerment for young readers.
What’s Missing from History? Explore the New Read Woke™ Books to Find Out
Left Out of History Have you ever considered what’s missing from the history books? What isn’t mentioned regarding major events and massive turning points in the past? Find out just that in the Left Out of History series where the underexamined and misunderstood are explored.
Creating a Buzz: New Read Woke ™ Chapter Books
Read Woke ™ branches out this season to fiction in the new chapter book series Bo at the Buzz! The series follows Bo, whose life is always buzzing. And not just because he lives upstairs from The Buzz, a barbershop. Young readers will love following Bo’s daily life and adventures in these early chapter books. Today […]
Bringing Read Woke Books to Ghana: Guest Post from Dr. Artika Tyner
We’re thrilled to share a guest post from Dr. Artika Tyner. Dr. Tyner is a passionate educator, award-winning author, a civil rights attorney, a sought-after speaker, and an advocate for justice. She is the founder of the Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute and an author of many incredible Lerner titles including books in the […]
See How the new Read Woke™ Books Series Utilizes Primary Sources
In the series American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom, new in January 2022 from the Read Woke™ Books collection, readers are shown the history of slavery and its lasting legacy in the United States. Like all Read Woke™ Books, this six-book series was created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. In […]
Read Woke™ Books: Preview the Upcoming Series and Download the Teaching Guide
When students learn about slavery in the United States, they often learn about the Underground Railroad and figures such as Harriet Tubman and Abraham Lincoln. But who and what are being left of these teachings? In the upcoming series American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom from Read Woke™ Books, readers will be introduced to […]
Read Woke ™ Books Launches with the Issues in Action Series
By Megan Ciskowski, Associate Publicist In 2017 Cicely Lewis began developing a program called Read Woke that encouraged readers to explore books written by diverse voices and with diverse characters. Since that time the program has taken off and found great success with librarians across the United States. In 2020 Lewis won School Library Journal’s […]
Cicely Lewis, Kao Kalia Yang, Melanie Gillman, and NoNieqa Ramos on #ReadWoke, #OwnVoices and Diversifying Library Collections
by Lois Wallentine, School & Library Marketing Director Photo Credit: Nina Arroyo Santiago and Pen Faulkner Foundation In mid-October, Lerner and SLJ hosted an enlightening #ReadWoke webinar with librarian, SLJ columnist, and #ReadWoke founder Cicely Lewis and three #OwnVoices authors: