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Valarie Budayr

 

On any given day, you may hear as many as six different languages spoken in my home.
I’m Valarie Budayr, a children’s book author & publisher, reading & play advocate, and reading activist who is committed to diversity in children’s books.
My life and household have been diverse and multicultural for as long as I can remember. As the daughter of parents who emigrated from Sweden, I have been immersed in Nordic culture since childhood. As a child, I attended German/English schools, and as an adult, I continued learning even more languages for a grand total of six (English, Swedish, French, Arabic, German, Japanese, plus working knowledge in a few others.)
I am also a wife to a Lebanese/Muslim man and am raising Lebanese-American children post 9/11. I may look like an All-American girl, but my multicultural roots run deep. I have been committed to raising my children as global citizens since the day they were born. As a family, we speak Arabic, French, and English in our home, and travel often to give our children exposure to people and various cultures on the globe.
Literacy has played a huge roll in my family. We are a family of avid book readers, however, it has been very difficult to find books that have characters who are like my children, global citizens with a diverse and varied background.
I am the author of The Fox Diaries: The Year the Foxes Came to our Garden, The Ultimate Guide To Charlie and The Chocolate Factory,  A Year in The Secret Garden and my own book with multicultural characters; Dragons are Real!
You can connect with me at AudreyPress.com and ValarieBudayr.com.

Mia Wenjen

Because my children are 1/4 Japanese-American, 1/4 Chinese-American, and 1/2 Korean American, I personally sought out books for my kids where they could see themselves; something that I didn’t have growing up despite being a bookworm who read every single biography and fiction chapter book in my Southern California elementary school library.
I’m Mia Wenjen and I blog at PragmaticMom. I love children’s books. Blogging on children’s books for the past seven years made me realize that there simply isn’t enough representation of kids of color in children’s literature. And, for the diversity books that do exist, they don’t get the exposure they need and deserve.
I made it my mission five years ago to dedicate my blogging efforts to promote children’s authors of color, and, in proclaiming my personal goal, found many other people who agree. Valarie Budayr from Jump Into a Book was one of those people. She proposed creating a day to celebrate multicultural books for kids one day over Skype and thus Multicultural Children’s Book Day was born.
With each year, Valarie and I want to find ways to get multicultural books into the hands of under-served kids who most need them. We are delighted that you are here to help us celebrate! Thank you!
I’d love to connect with you! Blog: PragmaticMom, Twitter: PragmaticMom, Pinterest: PragmaticMom, Instagram: PragmaticMom, FaceBook: PragmaticMom, Google+: Mia Wenjen, LinkedIn: Mia Wenjen, YouTube: Mia Wenjen, Periscope: @PragmaticMom

***Support the diverse children’s literacy initiative Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Our 8th celebration will take place on January 29, 2021. Creators can donate books that will be reviewed and shared on social media. We also have sponsorships at a variety of price points.***

For more information about Multicultural Children’s Book Day, please contact Admin@MulticulturalChildrensBookDay.com .

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