I would like to take this time to recommend Sweet Pea Children's Books via Monique Duncan. 

I met this super creative and talented woman while covering a maternity leave at her school. 

Like Monique, I believe there is a shortage of multicultural children's books on the market. She's taken it upon herself to write and illustrate her own materials to provide readers with a wider range of characters and content. 

I'm in love with her illustrations and story topics! Although a few of her books are still in the publishing process, head over to SweetPeaChildrensBooks.com to read more about them and the author. 

How do kids get that story started?  We all know that writing skills are an essential building block for kids and are what create a solid foundation for their continuing education. If we can make writing fun and get children writing often to reinforce it, hopefully it will just become a  regular habit.  Having a writing prompt can be motivating and also encourage writing.

Using writing prompts or what I like to call “Imagination Launchers” can not only help get them going but it can help them build skills in areas like, explanation, and problem solving too.