MCBD Sponsorship has officially closed so we are ready to share the final line-up along with a few “FAQ’s” MCBD is a non-profit that is in its fourth year Our official hashtag is #ReadYourWorld. MCBD was created by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom The Big Giant Linky: The…
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10 Multicultural Books For Kids Ages 2-14
Thank you to Ronna Mandel (who also blogs at Good Reads with Ronna) for doing a story on me and Multicultural Children’s Book Day for JLife. This is the book list that I created for the article. 10 Multicultural Books To Read With Your Kids 1. It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr Todd…
Sponsorships for Multicultural Children’s Book Day ends Jan 1st!!!
Wondering how fundraising is going for Multicultural Children’s Book Day? Are you an author or publisher thinking of getting involved? Our deadline to become a sponsor is CLOSING soon on January 1st, 2017!! Please go HERE to view extended details and benefits of all of our Sponsorship Levels including Author Sponsors. For our upcoming Multicultural Children’s…
How to Get Involved with Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Now more than ever… Now more than ever, children need to see themselves reflected in the pages of the books they read. Readers of all ages need to be able to “read their world” to both see themselves, and those are who different, whether by culture, religion, sexual orientation, special needs or ethnicity. Multicultural Children’s…
#ReadYourWorld vs #WeNeedDiverseBooks
Valarie and I are gearing up for Multicultural Children’s Book Day on January 27th, 2017, so I thought this might be a good time to explain what I perceive to be the differences between two different but similar groups: Multicultural Children’s Book Day and We Need Diverse Books. In a business analogy, one is a…
17 Wonderful Diverse Mysteries for Ages 8-18
Please welcome my guest blogger today, author Kristen Kittcher! We both came up with our favorite diversity mysteries for kids and I’m surprised how there is very little overlap! I have a feeling that there are more great mysteries written by authors of color or with protagonists of color or with special needs. Can you help…
30 Book Lists to Teach Kids Empathy and Compassion
I believe that understanding our differences can start with a book. Are you looking for something else? I’ve cataloged my 300+ book lists: List of Lists: All My Book Lists. 30 Book Lists to Teach Kids Empathy and Compassion Alzheimer’s Awareness Month Children’s Book List 15 #OwnVoices Books about Autism Physical and Developmental Challenge Books…