The 2022 Caldecott, Newbery Winner and More! Youth Media Awards will be announced at 8 a.m. CST today during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibition which is virtual via YouTube! 2022 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It honors the artist of the most…
As we inch closer and closer to spring, that means we’re getting closer to the vacation season. Sure, your family may wait until the end of summer to go on beach trips, while others may be getting ready to embrace resort season. No matter where you fall on the spectrum of when you travel together,…
Did you know that Multicultural Children’s Book Day has an author interview Instagram Live series? It’s every Wednesday at 3:00 pm EST. We also record each author’s interview in both long format and highlights and post it on our YouTube channel! Finally, Multicultural Children’s Book Day has a new TikTok channel: @multiculturalchildrensbd. I…
Please join me for our ninth 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. February’s event will be held on February 3rd and we are celebrating Multicultural Children’s Book Day using Change Sings: A…
Please welcome my guest author today, Alice Faye Duncan. She has a list of picture books about the power of protests and activism. We are also giving away two of her signed books on this theme! To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. 10 Picture Books About the Power of Protests…
Jambo Books is an award-winning children’s books subscription box that delivers 2-3 books each month featuring a child of color as the star. I am so thrilled that Sumo Joe is included in their January 2022 box which is geared for children ages 3-4. Yamile Saied Mendez’s picture book, Where Are You From?, is…
Win 1 of 12 Book Bundles! We are giving away Book Bundles every 5 minutes! Multicultural Children’s Book Day Twitter Party Friday, January 28, 2022 9 pm to 10 pm EST Hashtag: #ReadYourWorld We will be discussing the state of children’s book publishing and giving away diverse book bundles every six minutes! We invite…