I wanted to share Everyone Says Goodnight by Hiroyuki Arai for favorite diverse author or illustrator for our #DiverseKidLit linky today. Hiroyuki Arai is both author and illustrator of this delightful Lift the Flap bedtime picture book for ages 2 and up.
Everyone Says Goodnight by Hiroyuki Arai
Our theme for today’s Diverse Children’s Books linkup is Favorite Diverse Author or Illustrator. Who is your must-read author or must-see illustrator? (The theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.)
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Our theme for the current linkup is Favorite Diverse Author or Illustrator. Themes are a suggestion only; all diverse book posts are welcome. If you’re interested, you can start planning now for our upcoming themes …
- October 15th linkup: We will continue the Favorite Diverse Author or Illustrator theme.
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Most Clicked Post from Last Time
Our most-clicked post from the previous #diversekidlit linkup is KitaabWorld’s Bilingual Picks. This great round-up post includes bilingual favorites in a range of Asian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, and Urdu. There are also links to more titles and more languages at the end of the article.
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My books:
Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me
Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me
Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
- Junior Library Guild Gold selection
- Selected as one of 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023 by dPICTUS and featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
- Starred review from School Library Journal
- Chicago Library’s Best of the Best
- 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
- Green Earth Book Award longlist
- Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids
Amazon / Barefoot Books / Signed or Inscribed by Me
Such a sweet, universal choice.
Thanks Patricia!
That looks like a really nice book. 🙂
Thanks Erik!
Diverse literature is really important! My sister and I teamed up to read more multicultural books ourselves.
I love that MaryAnne!!! I think that if we each add multicultural books into the mix of what we read to our kids, we are changing the children’s publishing world in a quiet revolution. It’s all about demand — they print and make what sells. So just reading diversity books from the library or asking for more makes a huge difference!
This is looks like a lovely book 🙂 Lift the flap books are so much fun.
Hi Katrina,
I love interactive books too!!