This April, join in the fun of Imagination Celebration with the Pratt Library! We will be celebrating children’s creativity and imagination with the book What Will You Be? by Yamile Saied Méndez.
What Will You Be? follows a young girl dreams about all the endless possibilities, sparking a sense of wonder, curiosity, and growth. With her abuela’s loving guidance, she learns her potential is limitless. Books, eBooks, and a Spanish-language edition, ¿Qué Serás?, is also available.
Throughout the month of April, Imagination Kits are available at Pratt Library locations. Imagination Kits are filled with activities and crafts for preschoolers that encourage creativity and imagination. Imagination Kits are available on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last.
Author Yamile Saied Mendez
Don’t forget to add the Imagination Celebration events to your calendar! On Thursday, April 7th, Author Yamile Saied Méndez will join us for Kids Writers LIVE! Following a virtual reading, she will take questions from the audience. Find out about more Imagination Celebration events here.
Before Women’s History Month is over we wanted to spotlight some of our favorite fiction books written by Women Authors. We hope that you enjoy them not only this month but all year round!
Have you checked out Kanopy lately? In recognition of Women’s History Month, they have curated a collection of films honoring women from around the world and their contributions to science, politics, art, society, and more. Check it out at go.kanopy.com/whm
A superhero origin tale unlike any other, this film tells is the incredible true story of what inspired Harvard psychologist and inventor Dr. William Moulton Marston to create the iconic feminist superhero Wonder Woman.
A provocative, rousing, and often humorous account of the birth of the modern women’s liberation movement in the late 1960s through to its contemporary manifestations in the new millennium, direct from the women who lived it.
The two sides of Frida Kahlo’s spirit: on one side the revolutionary, pioneering artist of contemporary feminism and on the other, the human being, victim of her tortured body and a tormented relationship.
This documentary explores the passionate pursuits of Black women entrepreneurs. It offers a peek inside the lives of Black women committed to opening doors for future generations.
