Educations Matters: Diverse Children's Book Reviews
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
Please welcome my guest author today, Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, with her list of Diverse Foodie Picture Books from 2022! Abuelita and I Make Flan by Adriana Hernández Bergstrom Anita wants to make flan for her abuelo’s birthday but she accidentally breaks abuela’s serving plate from Cuba. How will she serve her grandfather’s special dessert…
I was thrilled to get the opportunity to present at Barefoot Books about my author journey and my nonprofit, Multicultural Children’s Book Day. Thank you to everyone at Barefoot Books including such a lovely and engaging audience! This is the slide deck: And this is the panel of Barefoot Books authors that I had…
I’m thrilled to announce that I have a new picture book coming out through Barefoot Books spring of 2023! Robert Sae-Heng is the illustrator. Lisa Rosinsky and Autumn Allen are the editors. Lary Rosenblatt at 22MediaWorks represented me. Jess Lomas at Inkling Illustration represented the illustrator. Picture Book Announcement! Food for the Future: Sustainable…
Please welcome my guest author today, Antony Perry, Danielle Greendeer, and Alexis Bunten; all the authors of Keepunmuk, a Thanksgiving picture book from the perspective of the Native Americans that we all need in our libraries! They are sharing their Top 5 Books to Read Alongside Keepunumuk for Thanksgiving. Keepunumuk by Danielle Greendeer (Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Citizen, Hawk…
Please welcome Kat Zhang with her picture book list about being the new kid. In the latest Amy Wu book, Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome, Amy tries her hardest to welcome a new boy to her class. But no matter what she does, she can’t make the connection she wants! It isn’t until she…
I learned about Raksha Bandhan from Rajani LaRocca’s Storytelling Math picture book, Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers. We used her picture book for the August 2021 Multicultural Children’s Book Club. I also learned about Raksha Bandhan from my friend, Vaibhav Yadav, who trained at my boxing gym. He’s India’s Unified Welterweight boxing champion, a.k.a. the…
Flash Sale for Multicultural Children’s Book Day Sponsorships! Our Platinum and Author Sponsorships are now offered at a 30% discount through the end of July. Multicultural Children’s Book Day is not just about getting a diverse book in the mail and telling everyone about how wonderful it is (although that is part of it)….