Educations Matters: Diverse Children's Book Reviews
Ideas to teach kids kindness, compassion and giving back.
When I was in college, a politico friend persuaded me to join him in campaigning in New Hampshire. I took the bus trip with him and knocked on doors, talking to elderly white people. That wasn’t so bad, but afterward, the campaign wanted us to write handwritten notes to everyone that we spoke to. My…
I’m thrilled to announce that the 2021 Multicultural Children’s Book Day poster was created by Nat Iwata. It’s free and downloadable! Our entire gallery of posters is here. Nat Iwata also the illustrator for Sumo Joe! Learn more about Nat Iwata on his website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) is an…
My neighbor invited me and my daughters to join her and her daughter at the Say Her Name March in Boston on the 4th of July. Group organizers said the rally for Breonna Taylor, Riah Milton, Oluwatoyin Salah, Marielle Franco, Tseshego Fatso Pule, Christine Ricketts, and Bobby Jean Graham and other Black women who have…
Can you believe our 8th event is coming up?! Our Multicultural Children’s Book Day online and offline celebration occurs on the last Friday of January. We will be celebrating next on January 29, 2021! We are currently holding a Flash Sale for sponsorships. If you are a diverse children’s book author or publisher, go here…
I’m proud to announce that Aquent, the company that I co-founded in college, is giving away three $10,000 grants to non-profits. This is our way of giving back by helping non-profits and also supporting innovation through design. Designing for Good 2020 Competition Open for Entries! Since 2016, the Designing for Good grant competition has enabled…