The publication of this picture book is such a full circle moment for me. It feels so surreal. I was nine years old when the debut album of THE MARY J BLIGE was released and I get to share this picture book with my nine year old daughter now!! What’s the 411? started my lifelong […]
Let’s keep the kiddos reading into the new month. I created a reading challenge for my brand, The Dope Kid and I thought it would be nice to share it here as well. Just click on the image above and print it out. Make sure to hashtag #thedopekidreads when you complete the challenge! Hope you […]
It’s that time of year again, BACK TO SCHOOL time and most parents are excited to send their children back into the classroom. If I am honest, I always get very sad because I really miss hanging out with my kids. 89% of the time, I am always with my kids so for them to […]
August 11, 1973 is a very dope day in Hip Hop History! This date is considered the birthdate of Hip Hop. A dope picture book that chronicles this date in Hip Hop history is When The Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc & the Creation of Hip Hop Brief Summary: The story documents the […]
June is not only my BIRTHDAY month BUT it is also African American Music Appreciation Month! The celebration of African American music was created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. Originally known as National Black Music Month, to celebrate African Americans contributions to music. Let’s celebrate this month by highlighting our favorite African American musicians […]
I have created a list of books to read during Black History Month and beyond. The above book stack is listed below. To see each individual cover, scroll down to the YouTube video below. 34 Picture Books to read during Black History Month by Black Authors Move the Crowd song by Eric Barrier and William […]
Added this book to our picture book collection and added a copy to my shop @thedopekidfest !! DARRYL’S DREAM is an inspiring story written by the legendary rapper, Darryl “DMC” McBride of the ground breaking Hip Hop group, RUN DMC. SUMMARY: The story follows Darryl, a young student that receives an A on his poem […]
LET’S DEFEAT THE SUMMER SLIDE!! We have partnered with my brand, The Dope Kid, to launch a fun and interactive summer reading challenge! The Summer slide is the lose of significant knowledge over summer vacation especially in reading and math. This leads to skill lose each year. “A more recent study of children in 3rd to 5th […]
This book review is long overdue! When this book was released in January of 2019, I got a lot of text messages with a link to this book! Of course, I had already pre-ordered it but I loved that my family and friends knew me well enough to send over a book, they knew I […]
When my daughter was a baby, I was really into the Rockabye Baby albums. These are lullaby versions of popular music and I had the Michael Jackson, Rihanna, and Jay Z ones. One problem, I would always get the actual songs stuck in my head. I would sing them all day, which was not a […]