Schools, libraries, young people without the means to print out the below on cardstock or some other kind of decent bookmark/standee paper, please email a snailmail address to assistant@jacquelinewoodson.com and we’ll have the Children’s Book Council send some stuff directly to them. Illustration of Jacqueline Woodson created by 5th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature,…
Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
#DiverseKidLit Linky
If you are a parent, grandparent, caregiver, teacher, or librarian looking for amazing diverse kidlit recommends to share with your young readers, you will love this recurring monthly resource of diverse book reviews. If you are a book reviewer, please join us in sharing your diverse children’s book links and resources, as well as visiting…
SUMO JOE Cover Reveal & GIVEAWAY!
Andrea Wang and I have an Asian Culture and KidLit series. Today, I am releasing the cover of my debut picture book, Sumo Joe, illustrated by debut picture book illustrator Nat Iwata. I want everyone to meet my awesome illustrator, Nat Iwata, so I have interviewed him below. Asian Culture and KidLit series with…
Blood Feud over YA #BloodHeir
As the daughter of a Chinese immigrant, I feel compelled to write in support of Amélie Wen Zhao. She immigrated to the U.S. at age 18 from China. Chasing her dreams, she wrote while a professional in finance, and won from a YA Pitch on Twitter, a 3 book deal from Delacourt worth in the neighborhood…
Join Us for #DiverseKidLit Linky!
Now that the 6th annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day has come to a close, we need to keep the buzz and excitement surrounding diverse kidlit going! If you are a parent, grandparent, caregiver, teacher, or librarian looking for amazing diverse kidlit recommends to share with your young readers, you will love this recurring monthly resource…
Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day!
Welcome to our 6th Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Here’s how to celebrate: Link up your diversity book reviews Win diversity book bundles at our Twitter Party tonight, January 25, 2019! We’re giving away 100+ children’s books from 9pm to 10pm EST. RSVP here. Use hashtag: #ReadYourWorld. Get your a copy of Read Your World: A Guide…
FREE Diverse Children’s Book Resource!
#ReadYourWorld FREE Book Resource Read Your World: A Guide to Multicultural Children’s Books for Parents and Educators will be FREE during the week of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Jan 23-27, 2019! Other ways to get free diversity books: #ReadYourWorld 2019 Book Jam We have 10 authors who created book lists for our #ReadYourWorld 2019 Book Jam…