by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 9, 2025 | All, Literature, Music History, Musical Cultures
September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. As I’ve said before, I’m very much a person who makes sure that I cover different cultural groups all year and not just in ‘the’ month that is set aside. But I still think it’s important to cover them in that...
by Melissa Stouffer | Apr 29, 2025 | AAPI, All, Literature, Music History, Musical Cultures
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. If you have been following me for a while, you know that I always been doing a book a day for AAPI Heritage Month for a few years. Here all of the books now here so you can reference them easily throughout the...
by Melissa Stouffer | Apr 15, 2025 | AAPI, All, Dance/Movement, Literature, Music History
The world is full of dance and there are hundreds of kinds of dances. For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I thought I’d feature some AAPI books about dance! AAPIHM Month is celebrated in May so this post is a little early so you have time to...
by Melissa Stouffer | Feb 18, 2025 | All, Music History
March is Music In Our Schools Month in addition to that college tournament that basketball fans love. Truth be told, I’m not big on basketball but a good tournament always gets me excited. What better way to celebrate music than join in on the bracket fun? Pick a...
by Melissa Stouffer | Feb 11, 2025 | All, Literature, Music History, Musical Cultures
Is it just me or are books getting prettier? I do NOT remember having such GORGEOUS pieces of art when I was a kid. Either way, as we get more books, more beautiful books, and more diverse books, we are bound to get some that just WOW you. Here are five beautifully...
by Melissa Stouffer | Nov 5, 2024 | All, Literature, Music History, Musical Cultures
Something I’ve loved the last number of years is the increase of diverse children’s books. While finding books about musicians still proves difficult, there are so many more books about different cultures. Here are some books featuring various Native...
