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Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month

October 22, 2022 by Frances Evans

October marks Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month! This month is designated to recognize and celebrate bilingual children and the incredible gifts they bring to the classroom. In addition to enjoying the cognitive, social, and emotional benefits of being bilingual, these students act as a bridge between cultures, promoting understanding and empathy. With them, they also bring a unique perspective to classroom discussions, challenge themselves and others to think in new ways, and broaden everyone’s worldview.

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Filed Under: Multicultural Booklist

Medallion and Author Level Sponsorships for MCBD2023 are OPEN!

September 16, 2022 by Frances Evans

DON’T DELAY! The sooner you lock in your spot, the more time we have to promote you!

Sponsorship is a great way to support our non-profit initiative while tapping into some amazing visibility and exposure for authors and publishers of diverse board books, picture books, chapter books, and YA.

January 26, 2023, will mark the 10th year of Multicultural Children’s Book Day’s (MCBD) quest to get culturally diverse books into the hands of children, parents, teachers, and librarians.

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Filed Under: Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: MCBD2023, Multicultural Children's Book Day, Multicultural Children's Book Day Sponsorships, Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2023

MCBD2023 Diverse KidLit Reviewer Sign-Ups are Now Open!

September 15, 2022 by Frances Evans

Multicultural Children’s Book reviewer sign-ups are now open!

Sign up BEFORE 12/31/22 and receive a FREE Diverse Kidlit Book to review for our annual event on 1/26/23.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: MCBD2023 Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, book review, book review bloggers, diverse books, Multicultural Books for kids, Multicultural Children's Book Day

Jewish Representation in KidLit

September 7, 2022 by Frances Evans

{Guest post by Author Jacqueline Jules}

I am always a little uncomfortable when asked to provide information on my ethnicity. My skin is white but the box for “other” feels more emotionally correct. I often wish there was a designation on these forms for religious minorities. 

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Filed Under: Guest Posts, Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, Children's Book Author, diverse, Guest Post, multicultural children's book author, Sponsor

3 Easy Activities to Promote Cultural Diversity in the Classroom

August 29, 2022 by Frances Evans

3 Easy Activities to Promote Cultural Diversity in the Classroom 

Guest post by Language Lizard

As students head back to school, it’s essential for them to feel welcomed, acknowledged, and safe in their classrooms. With U.S. schools continuing to change to reflect our country’s increasing cultural diversity, students must learn cultural respect and inclusion. Here are three easy activities designed to help ensure a smooth transition and introduce the concept of cultural diversity to students. In addition, these activities will help foster relationships based on respect, equality, and diversity in the classroom. (These activities work best for children in grades K-3 but will work if modified for older children.)

Make It Fun! 

Playing a simple game such as “I Am Unique Scavenger Hunt” allows students to share something unique about themselves and to understand and appreciate the differences between themselves and their classmates. In addition, this game will play a role in learning the importance of accepting others regardless of differences. 

How to play “I Am Unique Scavenger Hunt”: Students share one thing about themselves that makes them special and unique. The teacher will then make a list of the facts without the names. Next, the children must ask each other questions to determine whose name goes where. 

Another fun game is  “Walk the Line, if…,” which is an excellent way for students to get to know one another. It also works to celebrate one another’s uniqueness and highlights how many parts of their identity they have in common with others.

How to play “Walk the Line, if…”: Have the students gather on one side of the room/line and face towards its center. The teacher calls out specific categories/labels/descriptions and asks all those to whom this applies to walk to the other side of the room/line. Continue with questions ranging from who wears glasses to who speaks another language other than English, etc.

All About Me!

Have each child create a one-page poster or book that explores their identity. The student will have the opportunity to write, draw or use pictures that tell who they are, where they are from, and what they like to do. This exercise allows them to understand their background and what distinguishes them from those around them. After the student presents information about themselves, take the time to mark a world map that will indicate where each person and family originates. 

 

Explore Multicultural and Bilingual Books

Reading bilingual books highlighting different cultures, traditions, and customs allows teachers to help children feel comfortable with cultural diversity. In addition, they introduce children to different languages and enable them to delve more deeply into the languages represented in the classroom. Finally, these books are an excellent springboard to other activities, including vocabulary development, geography lessons, and craft activities based on the book’s theme. For more lesson plans and book ideas, visit Language Lizard. Many of Language Lizard’s bilingual books come with free lesson plans and activities to support diverse classrooms. 

Benefits of a Culturally Diverse Classroom

One of the many benefits of having a culturally diverse classroom includes varied student perspectives, insights, and thoughts, allowing for a richer classroom discussion. Also, multicultural classrooms encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. And a culturally diverse classroom will better prepare students for their future in today’s ever-changing world.

 

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Language, Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, Children's Book Author, diverse, Guest Post, Language Lizard, multicultural children's book author, Sponsor

“Beat The Heat” – Summer Language Learning Fun with Idioms

August 5, 2022 by Frances Evans

“Beat The Heat” – Summer Language Learning Fun with Idioms

Guest post by Language Lizard

One way to “beat the heat” and keep the kids learning all summer long is with nature idioms. Kids will be “over the moon” to learn these fun and silly expressions! 

What is an Idiom? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Language, Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, Children's Book Author, diverse books, Guest Post, Language Lizard, Multicultural Children's Book Authors, Sponsor

International Day of Friendship – 6 Fun and Easy Ways to Celebrate

July 29, 2022 by Frances Evans

International Day of Friendship – 6 Fun and Easy Ways to Celebrate

Guest post by Language Lizard

What is International Day of Friendship?

International Day of Friendship, also known as World Friendship Day, was created by the United Nations in 2011 “with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures, and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities.”  Held annually on July 30th, the International Day of Friendship encourages involving “…young people, as future leaders, in community activities that include different cultures and promote international understanding and respect for diversity.”

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Filed Under: Guest Posts, Language, Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, Children's Book Author, diverse books, Guest Post, Language Lizard, Multicultural Children's Book Authors, Sponsor

How I Got Published Without Following the Rules

July 28, 2022 by Frances Evans

Guest post by our sponsor of the month and author Valerie Bolling. 

 

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Filed Under: 2022 MCBD, 2022 SPONSORSHIPS, Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: MCCBD Sponsor, Multicultural Books for kids, Spotlight on a Sponsor

Who is Language Lizard?

July 22, 2022 by Frances Evans

We are thrilled to feature Language Lizard on MCBD, and we appreciate their continued sponsorship as platinum sponsors.” – Multicultural Children’s Book Day Team 

Who is Language Lizard?  Besides being a long-time sponsor of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Language Lizard provides educators, librarians, and parents with resources that develop literacy skills among language learners, build inclusive classrooms, and celebrate cultural diversity.

Language Lizard offers bilingual books and audio resources in 60+ languages, multicultural book sets, posters, and other culturally responsive teaching resources for diverse classrooms. Educators may download free multicultural lesson plans at LanguageLizard.com/LessonPlans.htm.  In addition, the company’s blog and free newsletter provide valuable information and special offers to educators and parents working with diverse children (sign up at LanguageLizard.com/Newsletter).

The company is running a giveaway of bilingual and multicultural books to newsletter subscribers and has already given away thousands of dollars worth of bilingual books. Anyone interested in supporting multiculturalism can enter their current giveaway at LanguageLizard.com/Win-Bilingual-Books. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: Language Lizardrd, Platinum sponsor

MCBD in Reading Rockets for Upcoming We Are Water Protectors Event!!

June 24, 2022 by Frances Evans

Multicultural Children’s Book Day is excited to partner with Reading Rockets about the upcoming We Are Water Protectors event with our Co-Creator and President, Mia Wenjen, for Multicultural Children’s Book Club. It’s free and virtual!

Reading Rockets is a national public media literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.

In celebration of World Nature Conservation Day (July 28) and National Clean Beaches Week (July 1-7), the online Multicultural Children’s Book Club meeting will take place on July 7th at 7:00 pm EST.

A Native American speaker from the Water Protector Legal Collective will be a featured guest in addition to Carole Lindstrom, author of We Are Water Protectors – as they discuss how we can protect our environment, especially our water. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Events, MCCBD News, Multicultural Booklist, Special Events Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, diverse books, Multicultural Books for kids, Reading Rockets

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