We are thrilled to announce our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2023 with the Children’s Book Council!
January 2, 2023: Torrey Maldonado with a sports book list & inscribed GIVEAWAY!
January 9, 2023: Ukrainian author and illustrator, Oleksandr Shatokhin, with his book list of picture books to understand the Ukraine war & GIVEAWAY!
January 16, 2023: Tony Perry with his list of favorite children’s books to spark important conversations on issues shaping our country and society!
January 30, 2023: Maria Wen Adcock with a list of Recently Released Asian Books for Young Readers & signed book GIVEAWAY!
Join us for our Read Your World Virtual Party
Thursday, January 26, 2023
9:00 – 10:00 pm EST
We will be giving away 14+ book bundles!
Question 1: How has the past year been for you and your kids? What issues did you face and what books helped?
Question 2: What diversity topics in children’s books do you wish there were more books on?
Question 3: Our Classroom Kit this year is about “Mental Health Support for Stressful Times”. What books do you recommend on this topic?
Question 4: What are your favorite diverse children’s and YA books this past year? Let’s give them a shout-out!
Question 5: Publishers like language Lizard, Hoopoe Books, and TimTimTom books all offer books in as many as 50 languages. What languages do you feel still are not represented well in children’s literature?
Question 6: What topic do you think we should do for our next Classroom Kit?
Register here:
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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
- Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids
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Thank you for being one of the fearless leaders of MCBD! I love being able to support and celebrate with you each year.