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Little Bell Caribbean Authors Join St. Thomas Cultural Christmas Celebration

December 14, 2018 – With the lightning of a beautiful Christmas tree and the arrival of Santa Claus, the West Indian Company of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands brought cheers, and much more to hundreds of people that gathered for the annual event at the West Indian Company dock.

2018 Editorial Campana and Campanita Books at the Smithsonian Institution

July, 28, 2018 – October 2019. Three titles by Editorial Campana and Campanita Books joined a new exhibition co-produced by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian Latino Center. Titled “Taíno: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean,” the show explores the legacy of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean and how their culture is alive and well even though books and scholars have stated their presumed extinction for decades.

Meet the Authors: Interview with Rick Grant

Rick Grant always had a passion for writing and a particular desire to communicate with children in a language that they would enjoy.

Books Come Back to Carnival

For the second year in a row, the Virgin islands Department of Education featured a carnival troupe that brought books to life and connected literacy with culture.

2017 Governor's Summer Reading Challenge Kicks off on St. Thomas at Lockhart Elementary

For the ninth consecutive year the US Virgin Islands’ Department of Education and the Office of the Governor presented the Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge, where students in grades K to 6 are challenged to read five or more books during the summer months.

Books Come to Carnival!

Since the Department of Education already had the very popular and successful Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge (GSRC), where children from kindergarten to 5th grade received free books for the summer written and illustrated by Caribbean writers and artists, why not combine carnival and the books from the GSRC?

Storytelling and Song at Sibilly Elementary School, St. Thomas 2016

The Joseph Sibilly Elementary School on St. Thomas hosted one of several 2016 Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge presentations in the Virgin Islands.

Fletcher Smith from "Hope Is Here!" Stars as VI-EPSCoR Celebrity Scientist Program

Biologist Fletcher Smith lead scientist in the whimbrel tracking project on St. Croix, and whose work inspired our book Hope is Here! by Cristina Kessler (illustrations by Marcos Castillo), visits the Virgin Islands.

Governor's Summer Reading Challenge Continues in 2015

Little Bell Caribbean was thrilled to once again take part in this great initiative, which is a partnership between the Office of the Governor and the Virgin Islands Department of Education. This year, the program's featured title was Moon Rooster/El gallo lunero, Little Bell's newest bilingual release about a special rooster that is determined to wake up the moon.

Dominica's Prime Minister Hon Roosevelt Skerritt Reads "I Am Dominica"

Prime Minister Hon Roosevelt Skerrit and Children's Author Mara Etienne-Manley read I Am Dominica / Mwen Se Donmnik to students of the Newtown Primary School as part of Marpin's Reading Circle

“if you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves.”

― Junot Díaz

New and Upcoming Releases

Book of the month

The Vienna Cake Mystery

One day, Tilda Turtle had so many guavaberries she decides to make a delicious Vienna cake. It isn’t long before everyone in the yard notices the beautifully frosted cake glistening in the windowsill, their mouths watering over the buttery aroma.

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Dolphins of the caribbean

Meet the Very Smart Dolphin!
A fun and educational book filled with information about one of our favorite animals. With over 50 photographs and interesting information, this is a book that readers of all ages will enjoy.

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Giraffe Hears the Drum

One day a young giraffe hears music coming from somewhere across the ocean, and decides to go and and out who is making the beautiful sounds. What she discovers will surprise her more than she could ever imagine.

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Broo ‘Nansi and Sis Iwana

Broo ‘Nansi (that good for nothing fellow) has a dilemma. He and Sis Iwana are such good friends, they never leave each other’s side. But when it comes to the feast under the river, Broo ‘Nansi is determined not to share any food, and he’ll go to any length to make sure he has it all to himself! However, Sis Iwana knows Broo ‘Nansi well and does not fall for his trick that easily.

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