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Café con Libros: One Person, No Vote

October 28, 2020 by theeautyandthebook Leave a Comment

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¡Hola!  ¡Hola!  It’s Suzy, head Book Whisperer Extraordinaire for Beauty and the Book.  I’m back with an all-new edition of Café con Libros formerly known as Book Talk Tuesday.  One Person, No … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Talk Tuesday, Books Reviews, Cafe con Libros, Learning at home/Aprender en Casa Tagged With: decolonizing history, voter supression, voting, ya lit, young adult literature

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

August 18, 2020 by theeautyandthebook Leave a Comment

¡Hola!  ¡Hola!  It’s Suzy, head Book Whisperer Extraordinaire for Beauty and the Book.  I’m back with another edition of Book Talk Tuesday.  This week I’m bringing you, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Spotlight, Book Talk Tuesday, Books Reviews, Cafe con Libros, Learning at home/Aprender en Casa Tagged With: antiracist parenting, antiracist teaching, decolonize history, raising antiracists, ya, ya lit, young adult literature

Make Your Own Ice Cream: Learning about the properties of matter

August 14, 2020 by theeautyandthebook Leave a Comment

Hola amigos!  We have been LOVING homeschooling!  This week we made homemade ice cream in a bag to learn about the properties of matter.  We had so much fun and my nenes were so amazed that they could … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning at home/Aprender en Casa Tagged With: boredom busters, homeschool, kid stuff, kids, learn at home, mom hacks, mom life, motherhood, parenting, science, science activities for kids

Book Talk Tuesday: Vlad the World’s Worst Vampire

August 11, 2020 by theeautyandthebook Leave a Comment

¡Hola!  ¡Hola!  It’s Suzy, head Book Whisperer Extraordinaire for Beauty and the Book.  I wanted to try something new to introduce you to even more new books than ever before.  Welcome to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Spotlight, Book Talk Tuesday, Books Reviews, Para los peques: Books and activities to do with kids Tagged With: childhood, childhood literacy, childhood unplugged, children's books, children's literacy, kid lit, kid stuff, kid's books, kids, UBAM, Usborne, usborne books, usborne books and more

Virtual Learning: Dinosaur Week

April 29, 2020 by theeautyandthebook Leave a Comment

Holy Moly!  I had grand plans of providing you all with tons of great resources on a weekly basis as we all embarked on virtual learning and figuring out our new "normal."  Once I began virtual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning at home/Aprender en Casa, Para los peques: Books and activities to do with kids

Coronacation Week 1 Learning at Home: Grossology

March 18, 2020 by theeautyandthebook Leave a Comment

It is week 1 of Coronacation for many of you and as promised I will be doing book readings and preparing activities to keep your pequeños learning at home.  This week is Grossology: Germs, Poop & … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning at home/Aprender en Casa, Para los peques: Books and activities to do with kids, Uncategorized Tagged With: boredom busters, childhood, childhood literacy, children's books, crafts for kids, kid lit, kid stuff, kid's books, kids, learning at home, school closures, UBAM, usborne books

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Meet Suzy

I am an Usborne Books & More Independent Consultant, 11-year Bilingual educator and mama to two beautiful but sassy af kiddos.   I consider myself a woman for others and believe in the greater common good.  I have a huge heart, but oh man does my mouth get me into trouble!  I'm glad you've chosen to join me on this journey in literacy, language, and motherhood! Read More…

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