Join us on January 25th,
Read Your World Day 2024
Virtual Party
9 pm EST
We will be giving away book bundles every ten minutes.
Sign up here.
Join us by registering for our Virtual Party event here or click on the image above.
The questions for our virtual event are:
- Q1: How can children’s books play a role in promoting ecological awareness and addressing the topic of climate change for young readers?
- Q2: In what ways does the inclusion of diverse and multicultural children’s books contribute to fostering a deeper understanding of environmental issues among children?
- Q3: Our Classroom Kit this year is about “Climate Change: Understanding Environmental Justice.” What books do you recommend on this topic?
- Q4: What are your favorite diverse children’s and YA books from this past year? Let’s give them a shout-out!
- Q5: What initiatives or resources are available to educators and parents interested in incorporating diverse and multicultural children’s books into discussions about climate change and ecological awareness?
- Q6: What should be the topic for our next Classroom Kit?
Please use hashtag #ReadYourWorld on social media to spread the word about our event!
2024 ReadYourWorld Bundle Giveaways
Thank you to our book donors:
- What Do Brothas Do All Day? by Ajuan Mance
- Dum dum dum Bōgi by Peniel Prabakaran
- Uluuluulu Pongal by Peniel Prabakaran
- Kai the Dancing Butterfly by Crystal Z Lee
- A Unicorn Named Rin by Crystal Z Lee
- Piece by Piece: Ernestine’s Gift for President Roosevelt by Lupe Ruiz-Flores
- Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
- JoJo’s Tiny Ear by Stefania Munzi-Logus
- Isaiah and the Chocolate Mountain by Valerie Williams-Sanchez
- The Angel of Santo Tomas: The Story of Fe del Mundo by Tammy Yee
- Brave Mrs. Sato by Lori Matsukawa
- ¡I Have a Secret!/¡Tengo un Secreto!: Yunito’s Adventures-Las Aventuras de Yunito by Maritere Rodríguez Bellas
- The Rise (and Falls) of Jackie Chan by Kristen Mai Giang
- The World’s Biggest Food Fight! The Incredible Story of the Festival of La Tomatina by Tracey Kyle
- The Lucky Grapes: A New Year’s Eve Story by Tracey Kyle
- Old to Joy by Anita Crawford Clark
- Myra and The Drawing Drama by Rosemary Rivera
- Myra y el Enredo Del Dibujo by Rosemary Rivera
- Super Troop by Bruce Hale
- The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla
- Imani and the Great Hair Experiment (Hair Magic (Read Woke ™ Chapter Books) by Cicely Lewis
- The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura by Waka T. Brown
- While I Was Away by Waka T. Brown
- A Pocketful of Stars by Aisha Bushby
- Pangu’s Shadow by Karen Bao
- Fourth World (Iamos Trilogy) by Lyssa Chiavari
- New World (Iamos Trilogy) by Lyssa Chiavari
- One World (Iamos Trilogy) by Lyssa Chiavari
- Different Worlds: An Iamos Novella by Lyssa Chiavari
- Diwali in My New Home by Shachi Kaushik
- Lump Lump and the Blanket of Dreams: Inspired by Navajo Culture and Folklore by Gwen Jackson
#ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2024 with the Children’s Book Council
Want to win more fabulous diverse children’s and young adult books? Join us for our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2020 with the Children’s Book Council. We are featuring book giveaways with each post on our blog here.
Have you seen our Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2024 Music Video?
In 2018, Annie Lynn and Walt Wilcezewski from Annie Bird Music created the most wonderful music video for our 2019 event. You can view our first official Read Your World Music Video here. You might see some familiar faces and books!
Have you downloaded our new free Classroom Kit?
Climate Change: Understanding Environmental Justice Classroom Kit
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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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