The Importance of Picture Books for Our Children

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s episode of the Gentle Parenting Show, Kim is joined by author Markita Staples-Green. Markita is the author and illustrator of the bestselling picture book series, The Curly Crew. Her books feature a diverse set of characters as they interact with the world, with topics that include sleep, self-empowerment, emotional development, and other topics. Today Markita and Kim discuss how she uses gentle parenting in her books as well as the importance of gentle parenting in BIPOC communities. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our favorite quote from the episode is</span> <strong>“find a way to respect our children and find a way to come into their world and do things we want, but according to the way we want to do them.”</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Connect with Markita</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find Markita’s books on her</span> <a href="http://www.curlycrewbooks.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">website</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Connect with her on</span> <a href= "http://instagram.com/curlycrewbooks"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "http://facebook.com/curlycrewbooks"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>