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Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
Fortune Cookies for Everyone and meeting Colleen Kong-Savage at ALA
I don’t always get to meet the illustrators of my picture books, so it’s really a treat when there is an opportunity to hang out. I often get questions about the selection of the illustrator for picture books: Do I get to choose the illustrator for my picture books? Only I am working with an…
Read Your World Medallion & Author Sponsorships Now Open!
Our Read Your World Medallion & Author Sponsorships are now open! Sponsorship is a great way to support our non-profit initiative while getting amazing visibility for authors and publishers of diverse board books, picture books, chapter books, and YA. Read Your World Sponsorships. Find out more here. p.s. Related posts To examine any…
Resources for September’s Banned Books, Hispanic Heritage Month and Roald Dahl Day
Here is my round-up of resources for September’s Banned Books, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hawaiian History Month, and Roald Dahl Day. My Banned Book Lists 22 Banned Asian American Children’s Books #fREADomToRead 12 Banned Books in New England #fREADomToRead Top 10 Must-Read Banned Books for Kids Top 10: Challenged or Banned Books My Ten Books…
Cover Reveal: Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación
I am so excited to introduce Barbed Wire Between Us, the story of my heart. I think that I have worked on this picture book idea forever … or at least for 7 years. It all came together during the pandemic when I watched a Zoom event featuring picture book storytime at a Long Beach,…
TY for Covering We Sing From the Heart
Thank you so much to everyone for covering We Sing From the Heart! I so appreciate your support! Karlin Gray: True Story~We Sing From the Heart: How the Slants(r) Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court Crafty Moms Share: Multicultural Books focusing on Asia and Asian American Cultures Erin Dealey:…
6 Picture Books About Gratitude, Culture, and Intergenerational Connection & 10 Picture Book Signed GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my friend and children’s book author, Kathleen Choi, with her list of 6 Picture Books About Gratitude, Culture, and Intergenerational Connection. I went to college with her husband and met her during a class reunion. She also lived in Newton, MA, though we never ran into each other at the grocery store! We…







