Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
Our 6th Multicultural Children’s Book Day online and offline celebration is less than two months away! If you want to be an author or medallion sponsor, don’t miss the deadline! Multicultural Children’s Book Day Sponsorship Deadline is 12/15/18 Sponsorship for Multicultural Children’s Book Day is not only a great way to support this event,…
It’s easy to take clean water for granted. I know that I do. But what does it mean not to have easy access to clean water? I explore that in this post with: water scarcity book list water scarcity activity water supply STEM unit list of clean water nonprofits Let’s learn about water and what…
We are getting ready for winter fun! While Jasmine Toguchi hasn’t played in snow yet, Debbi Michiko Florence and I thought we’d introduce our readers to Japanese culture with winter in mind: Explore: Sapporo Japan’s Snow Festival (Yukimatsuri) & Boston’s First Night Ice Sculptures Recipe: Tea Ceremony Activity: Snow (or sand or dirt) Statues Book…
Welcome to #DiverseKidLit ! Please join us in sharing your diverse children’s book links and resources, as well as visiting other links to find great suggestions and recommendations. What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of…
Thank you to Cheap Essays for sponsoring this post. We want our children to be kind. In a cultural melting pot like Singapore, there’s no ‘one-size fits all’. To encourage empathy and acceptance, there is no better way to introduce children to diversity, and than by reading a good book. Try these books suggestions from Cheap…
Please welcome author Sandra Neil Wallace with her 10 True Kidlit Immigration Stories book list. She was my guest earlier for her book Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery and her book list on 10 Diverse Picture Books on Fine Artists. I’m thrilled to have her back! Her…
I was asked on social media to create a physical disabilities book list, and I want to start by pointing my readers to an excellent blog that covers all kinds of disabilities in KidLit, aptly named Disability in KidLit. It’s my go-to for understanding if authors get it right when it comes to this topic….
Welcome to #DiverseKidLit ! Please join us in sharing your diverse children’s book links and resources, as well as visiting other links to find great suggestions and recommendations. What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of…
Disney Book Group is partnering with me for a giveaway! My son and I are huge fans of Rick Riordan but even though he cranks out three or four books out a year, it’s not fast enough for us! It makes us happy that he’s created Rick Riordan Presents, an imprint through Disney Publishing that his editor…