Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
Win 1 of 12 Book Bundles! We are giving away Book Bundles every 5 minutes! Twitter Party Friday, January 25th 9 pm to 10 pm EST Hashtag: #ReadYourWorld Register here! We will be discussing the state of children’s book publishing and giving away diversity book bundles every six minutes! We invite EVERYONE to join us:…
Welcome to the first #DiverseKidLit of 2019! 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…
Thank you to Annie Lynn and Walt Wilcezewski for donating their time and expertise to create our first official Read Your World Multicultural Children’s Book Day Music Video!!! Special thanks to the kids for their vocals on this song: Havana Chapman-Edwards, Will, Hailey, and Amanda! Thank you to everyone who contributed photos! And finally, thank…
Did you know that picture book authors and illustrators do not communicate until the project is completed? I think it’s to give the illustrator some creative space to bring the words to life. No one likes to be micromanaged by someone else’s vision. My debut picture book, SUMO JOE, with illustrator Nat Iwata is not…
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…
We are so thrilled to announce the line up for #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2019, Multicultural Children’s Book Day collaboration with Children’s Book Council! Thank you to the authors and publishers participating. This year, we have ten outstanding authors who will be creating book lists and hosting giveaways of their books! Please welcome: Yuyi Morales (Neal…
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,…