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,…
Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
13 Children’s Books About Water Scarcity + Activities
It’s easy to take clean water for granted. I know that I do. But what does it mean not to have easy access to clean water? I explore that in this post 13 Children’s Books About Water Scarcity + Activities: water scarcity booklist water scarcity activity water supply STEM unit list of clean water nonprofits…
Snow Statues Activities and Snow Book List for Kids
We are getting ready for winter fun! While Jasmine Toguchi hasn’t played in snow yet, Debbi Michiko Florence and I thought we’d introduce our readers to Japanese culture with winter in mind: Explore: Sapporo Japan’s Snow Festival (Yukimatsuri) & Boston’s First Night Ice Sculptures Recipe: Tea Ceremony Activity: Snow (or sand or dirt) Statues Book…
What Is #DiverseKidLit?
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…
Favorite Diverse Children’s Books
Thank you to Cheap Essays for sponsoring this post. We want our children to be kind. In a cultural melting pot like Singapore, there’s no ‘one-size fits all’. To encourage empathy and acceptance, there is no better way to introduce children to diversity, and than by reading a good book. Try these books suggestions from Cheap…
10 True Kidlit Immigration Stories
Please welcome author Sandra Neil Wallace with her 10 True Kidlit Immigration Stories book list. She was my guest earlier for her book Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery and her book list on 10 Diverse Picture Books on Fine Artists. I’m thrilled to have her back! Her…
Meeting My Editor for SUMO JOE
Attending Kweli’s The Color of Children’s Literature Conference brought me to New York City, with just enough time to squeeze in a visit to meet Kandace Coston, my editor at Lee and Low Books for SUMO JOE, illustrated by Nat Iwata. The office building is secured, so I had to have the security guard call me…