Join us for our Read Your World virtual party on Thursday, January 30th at 8 pm EST. We will be giving away 10 Book Bundles + a Bonus Prize!
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We will be talking about:
- What are the implications of banning inclusive and diverse books in schools and libraries for the development of critical thinking and empathy in students?
- What are some strategies for introducing inclusive and diverse books to students, especially in classrooms where book bans may arise?
- How do inclusive and diverse books help students see themselves reflected and see others that are not like them?
- How can teachers create an inclusive classroom environment using inclusive and diverse books as tools for dialogue and learning? How can parents, guardians and/or caregivers do this as well?
- What are your top inclusive and diverse book recommendations for fostering inclusion, empathy, and understanding in classrooms?
- How can educators and parents work together to challenge book bans and promote access to diverse and inclusive kidlit?
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My books:
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- California Eureka Non-Fiction Gold Award
- Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
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Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación
- ⭐ Starred review from Kirkus
- Kirkus: The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of Spring 2026
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The Traveling Taco:
- California Eureka Non-Fiction Silver Award
- Reading Rockets’ Summer Reading Guide 2025
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We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court
- ALSC Notable Children’s Book
- 2025 Carter G. Woodson Book Award Middle Level Honoree
- Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
- 2024 Julia Ward Howe Prize for Children’s Literature Winner
- California Eureka Non-Fiction Award Honor Book
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner (from National Council for the Social Studies and Children’s Book Council)
- Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year 2025
- Recommended Reading for the Social Justice Literature Award 2025 (International Literacy Association)
- Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
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Amazon / Barefoot Books / Signed or Inscribed by Me
Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
- ⭐ Starred review from School Library Journal!
- Junior Library Guild Gold selection
- Massachusetts Book Award Long List
- dPICTUS 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023
- Chicago Library’s Best of the Best
- 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
- Green Earth Book Award Long List
- Nautilus Silver Winner, Nonfiction Children’s Picture Book
- Sunshine State Young Readers Award Orange Blossom List for Nonfiction
- Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids
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Bank Street College’s The Best Children’s Books of the Year
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Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me
I would love to attend another Read Your World party. I can’t seem to find a form?
Here’s the link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8Kdow4YVT1OnPsfU5D2uew#/registration