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Books for Commemorating and Celebrating September
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items September is a bit of a transitional month. Summer is winding down, kids and teachers are settling back in, fall hasn't quite sunk in yet (at least in my part of the world!) There's also SO MANY unique celebratory- and somber- events to remember and ...
September is second hand month. I am part way through this book and the cost of fashion (particularly fast fashion) is mind boggling. There are enough clothes in the world right now that if we stopped making new ones today, we wouldn't run out for 6 ...
Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes
Content Warning! One of September's focuses is suicide prevention. Mental health care in America is pretty dreadful, but I selected this book because Black Americans are treated worse by our health system overall,
Trapped: An Insightful Guide to Mental Health and Suicide in the Black Community
Who doesn't love pancakes!? My twins love love pancakes. This is the perfect book for pancake loving kids!
Saturday Is Pancake Day
I had no idea Roald Dahl had a national day dedicated to him. It sent me down memory lane to my favorite Dahl book growing up-- Matilda. Ideal for folks looking for strong and fiesty girl characters!
Matilda
Maternal Health Awareness Day is in September. My pregnancy health was treated with great care (post partum not so much), but Black women are significantly more likely to have their maternal health both during and after pregnancy ignored or mistreate...
Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America
National Read a Book Day is September 6th! In honor of this day, I'm sharing my favorite book of all time.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Labor Day is a day to give thanks to the people who came before us and paved the way for better working conditions. Worker rights are under attack in America right now- and don't even exist in other countries. Let's take a moment to learn more about ...
Labor Day: Celebrating Workers, Honoring History, Shaping the Future
Building off the awareness that the labor rights we do have here in the US are under attack by the GOP, put this book on your children's bookself, in your classroom, or as a gift for curious young minds. It's important to teach our children history a...
Who Started the Labor Day Celebration? Holiday Book for Kids Children's Holiday Books
September is National Service Dog Month! I've put this book on one of my other lists, but this book introduced our twins to the concept of service dogs. I had bought the book primarly so they could see a main character in a wheelchair, but it also st...
Hello Goodbye Dog
Prince Harry's birthday is in September. I read his memoir a few months after it came out and found it enjoyable. I have deep respect for someone who is able to identify an unhealthy family dynamic and walk away for their health and safety. Prince Ha...
Spare
Grandparents Day gets overlooked a lot, but this book is a cute way to honor the grandparents in your life!
The Gifts of Being Grand: For Grandparents Everywhere
National Teddy Bear Day is in September. Corduroy is a teddy bear treasure. What a fun day to introduce your children to one of our most famous teddy bears!!
Corduroy
Elephant Appreciation Day is September 22! The theme this year is - looking out for the gentle giants. Learn more about these majestic animals!!
When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals
I was in high school when terrorists attacked us on Sept 11. I went on to get a BA in Psychology and read this book in my Trauma and Stress class. It’s written by the man tasked with dividing out funding to the survivors of the victims. It’s a fascin...
What Is Life Worth?: The Unprecedented Effort to Compensate the Victims of 9/11
We have all the first seasons books! The twins love them and it’s a sweet way to introduce the concepts of seasons.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Fall