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The Lunar New Year And Animal Signs: names, meanings, and variations  

February 7, 2022 by Valarie Budayr

The Lunar New Year animal signs are usually translated as the Chinese zodiac signs in English. However, in Chinese culture, this set of animals is known as the twelve-birth resemblance.

These animals rotate over a 12-year cycle. Each animal also rotates with the Five Elements, in the following order – fire, earth, metal, water, wood.  In 2022, the year of the tiger arrives with the celebration of the Lunar New Year. It is the year of the water tiger.

With the 12-year cycle, the next tiger year after 2022 will come in 2034. However, the next water tiger year will arrive 60 years after this one in 2082. These animals come in order and each has its own characteristics. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: and variations, meanings, The Lunar New Year And Animal Signs: names

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2022 By The Numbers

January 24, 2022 by Valarie Budayr

It is hard to believe time has flown by and our January 28, 2022, is less than two weeks away!

As you may know, Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) is a non-profit that collaborates with authors to get their books reviewed during our online event and also works to get free diverse children’s books into the hands of young readers.

MCBD2022 By The Numbers

Amazing Medallion Level Sponsors!

Thirty diverse children and YA book publishers, authors, and literacy organizations have joined us as sponsors for MCBD2022! View this exceptional line-up here. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2022 #ReadYourWorld Book Jam, 2022 SPONSORSHIPS, MCBD 2022 Tagged With: Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2022

Meet author and Board of Advisor Martiza M. Mejia

January 15, 2022 by Valarie Budayr

Meet author and Board of Advisor Martiza M. Mejia:

The Purple Shell by Maritza M. Mejia

LuzDelMes Ecotales invite you to be aware of how to take care of the planet. On her first trip to the sea, a lovely girl realized how much garbage people leave in the sand and decided to clean up the beach with her mother. After collecting sodas and wraps, they found a purple shell, which they received with joy as a reward for such a laudable task. This bilingual tale (English & Spanish) is based on a true story. It contains coloring pages, facts, and questions to take care of our planet, our common home.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Author Visits Tagged With: Meet author and Board of Advisor Martiza M. Mejia

Twitter Party Q’s and Prize Bundles

January 7, 2022 by Valarie Budayr

Let’s PAR-TAY!

The Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) 2022 Twitter Party is coming and Make A Way Media is Sponsoring it!

MCBD’s mission from Day One has been to not only raise awareness around kid’s books that celebrate diversity but to also get more of these types of books into classrooms and libraries. Their passion for diversity in children’s literature and shining the spotlight on amazing books that help young readers see what is possible align completely with the vision and goals of Make A Way Media. [Read more…]

Filed Under: MCBD 2022, Twitter Party Tagged With: 2022 Twitter party, The Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2022 Twitter Party, Twitter Party

Next Steps for MCBD2022 Book Reviewers

January 4, 2022 by Valarie Budayr

“Where’s my diverse book to review?”

“My book review is ready, what now?”

We are getting a lot of these types of questions lately and we TOTALLY get it. So here is some info that will help everyone navigate both:

If Your Review Book for MCBD is M.I.A.

MCBD2022 is not far off and we are aware that some reviewers still:

  • *need a book to review
  • *their assigned book hasn’t arrived
  • *feel they were not assigned a book yet

Please keep in mind that mail delivery is painfully slow these days. If you are still waiting for a physical copy of your assigned book, ask your publisher/author if they can send you a PDF version to review until your hardcopy arrives. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: Author Sponsors, book reviewer guidelines, MCBD Twitter Party, MCBD2022, Medallion Sponsors

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