We at Multicultural Children’s Book Day are thrilled to announce our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2018 in partnership with Children’s Book Council! We have fifteen authors and illustrators presenting diversity book lists and giving away a total of 78 books! Are you ready for the line up? Be sure to subscribe to the Multicultural Children’s Book…
If you haven’t been following Here Wee Read‘s Bookstagram Choice Awards, she’s rounded up 20+ bloggers, each of whom has selected a single book to award. The books are on the Instagram account, @bookstagramchoiceawards, with one blogger posting per day and two bonus bloggers: 11/27 – @afriendlyaffair 11/28 – @andy.plemmons 11/29 – @biracialbookworms 11/30 –…
Last year, I speculated on the criteria that I think makes a picture book a Caldecott winner and I did pretty well predicting the winners with four of the five! This is what I wrote last year: Caldecott Picture Books Should Appeal to a Wide Audience The Caldecott is determined by adults, first and foremost, so…
Discover wonderful Chinese folk tales for kids with these children’s books! These legends, fables, and stories celebrate the great culture of China. I grew up with just one Chinese Folk Tale picture book. I had a tattered copy of The Five Chinese Brothers with cartoon-like illustrations. It wasn’t my favorite book and so I didn’t…
Disney-Hyperion sent me a copy to check out, and is partnering with me for a giveaway! I’m giving away a prize pack in celebration of Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend. This book reminds me of The Hunger Games meets The Unwanteds. Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day…
Please welcome my guest author today, Jarrett Lerner. I met him at a middle grade event in Boston! He’s the author of EngiNerds and we are doing a 3 book giveaway! To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. EngiNerds by Jarrett Lerner The battle between boys and bots is on in this…
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…