Please welcome my guest author, Valerie Bolling, with her picture book list on learning on to swim. Her newest picture book, Together We Swim, celebrates overcoming fear and learning a new skill. What are your favorite picture books about swimming? Thanks for sharing! Together We Swim by Valerie Bolling, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita Celebrate…
Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
7 Picture Books Set in Southeast Asia
Please welcome my guest author today, Patricia Tanumihardja, with her list of picture books set in Southeast Asia. Her newest picture book is about shoe designer, Jimmy Choo! He is from Penang, Malaysia, where Patricia also hails from. Jimmy’s Shoes: The Story of Jimmy Choo, Shoemaker to a Princess by Patricia Tanumihardja, illustrated by Derrick…
Cover Reveal: Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!
I’m thrilled to reveal the cover of my newest picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! I wanted to introduce Kai Gietzen, the illustrator for Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime. Kai is a recent graduate of the Illustration program at the Rhode Island School of Design! This is his debut picture book as an illustrator. …
Multicultural Children’s Book Club for August: Yellow Butterfly A Story From Ukraine
Please join us for our Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. August’s event will be held on August 3rd and we are learning about the Russia-Ukraine war using Yellow Butterfly: A Story…
FLASH SALE for Read Your World Celebrates Multicultural Children’s Book Day!
Read Your World Celebrates Multicultural Children’s Book Day annual Flash Sale just started! Take advantage of the 30% savings by locking in your 2024 Platinum or Author Sponsorship before July 31! Our Flash Sale is an opportunity to save some money on both PLATINUM and AUTHOR Sponsorship levels. Please note that publishers can purchase AUTHOR sponsorships. This…
I’m featured on Walking in Other People’s Shoes!
I was featured in Walking in Other People’s Shoes blog! I am part of their community and host the Multicultural Children’s Book Club, a free and virtual monthly event occurring on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm EST. Here’s an excerpt. The rest is here. In Mia Wenjen’s Shoes: My Journey Discovering…
Multicultural Children’s Book Club for July: That Flag by Tameka Fryer Brown
Please join us for our Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. July’s event will be held on July 6th and we are celebrating the 4th of July using That Flag by Tameka…