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An Interview with Multicultural Children’s Author Margarita Engle!

December 22, 2014 by Valarie Budayr

We are so excited to talk to Margarita Engle today for our Multicultural Children’s Book Author spotlight series!

Margarita Engle

Question 1: What is your favorite letter of the alphabet and why?

That’s such a fascinating question!  It makes me feel four years old.  I will admit that I love M because it looks like mountains.  On the other hand, even though S is not my favorite letter, I somehow end up with many book titles that begin with S images, such as Surrender Tree, Summer Birds, Silver People…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Author Visits Tagged With: An Interview with Multicultural Children's Author Margarita Engle!, Margarita Engle, Silver People

We’re Featured in Publishers Weekly!!

December 21, 2014 by Valarie Budayr

Publishers Weekly

We are thrilled to have Multicultural Children’s Book Day featured in Publishers Weekly:

Next month, more than 100 bloggers affiliated with parenting, education, and children’s blogs will review a selection of diverse and multicultural books on their respective blogs. The reviews will be promoted and shared by Jump Into a Book and the day’s nine “powerhouse” co-[hosts] with more than two million followers total across social media: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Google+. The participating bloggers will also share reviews with their respective followers. There will be giveaways and children’s activities as well throughout the day.

This is the second year January 27 has been designated as MCCBD; it debuted on January 27, 2014.

The mission of MCCBD, co-founders Wenjen and Budayr explained to PW, is to “not only raise awareness for the kid’s books that celebrate diversity, but to get more of these types of books into classrooms and libraries.

The day will also include a Twitter Party, with the hashtag #ReadYourWorld, and a Google+ Hangout. A book drive that kicked off the week before Thanksgiving will benefit literacy nonprofit organization First Book’s donations of books to underserved communities.

January 27 Designated Multicultural Children’s Book Day

The Multicultural Reading Lists and Resource Guide for Educators and Parents is here.

Follow PragmaticMom’s board Multicultural Books for Kids on Pinterest.

Filed Under: MCCBD News Tagged With: MCCBD in the news, Multicultural Children's Book Day featured in Publishers Weekly, Publishers Weekly

Spotlight on a Sponsor! Muslim Writers Publishing

December 20, 2014 by Valarie Budayr

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Muslim Writers Publishing was established in 2006 by Linda Delgado, the author of the Islamic Rose series. Ms. Delgado saw a need for quality fiction books written for the growing Muslim population in the United States. She ran the business and performed the services at her own expense in order to support Muslim English-language writers, who are a sort of fledgling class in an emerging genre.   In early 2013, Ms. Delgado passed the business to Debora McNichol.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Spotlight on a Sponsor Tagged With: Multicultural Books for kids, Multicultural Children's Book Authors, Muslim Writers Publishing, Spotlight on a Sponsor

14 Sponsors, 9 CoHosts and Over 100 Bloggers! MCCBD Just Keeps GROWING

December 19, 2014 by Valarie Budayr

We are so excited to announce our 2nd Multicultural Children’s Book Day January 27th, 2015 because we’ve added …

Multicultural Children’s Book Day Blogger Co-Hosts

We are excited to add our amazing Co-Hosts to help spread the word about diversity books for kids:

MCCBD Cohosts

Africa to America

All Done Monkey

The Educators’ Spin on It

Growing Book by Book

InCultural Parent

Kid World Citizen

Mama SmilesMulticultural Kid Blogs

Sprout’s Bookshelf

[Read more…]

Filed Under: MCCBD News Tagged With: book review bloggers, Children's Book Council, First Book, MCCBD, Multicultural Children's Book Day, read your world, Sponsors

25 Diversity Authors and Illustrators Guest Posting in January!

December 14, 2014 by Valarie Budayr

Coming in January — Multicultural Children’s Book Day Spotlight: Shining the Light on Inclusive Authors & Illustrators!

multicultural children's book day January 27 2015

From January 1st through the 25th, the Multicultural Children’s Book Day blog — in collaboration with the Children’s Book Council — will feature interviews with 25 inclusive authors and illustrators, giving you a behind-the-scenes peek at their creative processes.

To kick off our Author and Illustrator interviews at the Multicultural Children’s Book Day blog, we interviewed Joseph Bruchac …

Joseph Bruchac

followed by Jacqueline Woodson! (and stay tuned for Margarita Engle and Cynthia Kadohata!)

Jacqueline Woodson

Coming in January — Multicultural Children’s Book Day Spotlight: Shining the Light on Inclusive Authors & Illustrators!

multicultural children's book day January 27 2015

From January 1st through the 25th, the Multicultural Children’s Book Day blog — in collaboration with the Children’s Book Council — will feature interviews with 25 inclusive authors and illustrators, giving you a behind-the-scenes peek at their creative processes.

Children's Book Council

Please welcome (in alphabetical order):

Tracey Baptiste was born in Trinidad, where she grew up on jumbie stories and fairy tales. Her debut, a young adult novel titled Angel’s Grace, was named one of the 100 best books for reading and sharing by New York City librarians. Tracey is a former teacher, textbook editor, ballerina, and amateur librarian who once started up a library in her house in the hope that everyone would bring their books back late and she would be rich! You know, like other librarians. She is now a wife and mom and lives in New Jersey, where she writes and edits books for kids from a very cozy office in her house that is filled with more toys than she can count. The Jumbies is her second novel.

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Filed Under: Author Visits Tagged With: Author visits, children's book authors, Children's Book Council

Spotlight on a Sponsor! Wisdom Tales Press

December 13, 2014 by Valarie Budayr

We are so excited and proud that powerhouse publisher Wisdom Tales Press has joined us as a Platinum Sponsor for our upcoming 2015 MCCBD!

Wisdom Tales is the name of the children’s book imprint of the award-winning publishing house, World Wisdom, which was founded in 1980. Wisdom Tales publishes both children’s and teen titles and was created for the purpose of sharing the wisdom, beauty, and values of traditional cultures and peoples from around the world with young readers and their families. The content, illustrations, and production quality of these books is intended to assure them a lasting value for children, parents, teachers, and librarians.

MCCBD 2015 Platinum Sponsor!

MCCBD 2015 Platinum Sponsor!

Wisdom Tales Press is an award-winning publishing house in Bloomington, Indiana. Wisdom Tales publishes both children’s and teen titles and was created for the purpose of sharing the wisdom, beauty, and values of traditional cultures and peoples from around the world with young readers and their families.

Wisdom Tales Press [Read more…]

Filed Under: Spotlight on a Sponsor Tagged With: Multicultural Books for kids, multicultural children's book day sponsors, Platinum sponsor, Wisdom Tales Press

A Very Special Interview with Multicultural Children’s Book Author Jacqueline Woodson

December 11, 2014 by Valarie Budayr

We are thrilled to be talking to Jacqueline Woodson today hot on the heels of her National Book Award for Brown Girl Dreaming in the Young Adult category.

Our fingers are crossed for the Newbery too!

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Filed Under: Author Visits Tagged With: Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson, Jacqueline Woodson, Multicultural Children's Author, Multicultural Children's Book Author Jacqueline Woodson

An Interview with Multicultural Children’s Author Joseph Bruchac!

December 7, 2014 by Valarie Budayr

We are thrilled to start off our author interview series with Joseph Bruchac!

Joseph Bruchac

He is the author of more than 120 books for children and adults. The best selling Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children and others of his “Keepers” series, with its remarkable integration of science and folklore, continue to receive critical acclaim and to be used in classrooms throughout the country.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Author Visits, Guest Posts Tagged With: Children's Book Author, Joseph Bruchac, Multicultural Children's Author

Our Virtual Book Drive is LIVE

November 19, 2014 by Valarie Budayr

MCCBD has partnered with First Book to create a Virtual Book Drive connected to their Stories for All initiative which features books that contain a diverse array of characters and cultures. The money raised through your local Virtual Book Drive will provide new books to kids in need in communities; every $2.50 raised translates into one brand-new book for a child. We have created our own Virtual Book Drive page to raise funds to purchase multicultural books that First Book will work to distribute to under-served children. The MCCBD Virtual Book Drive is now LIVE so please visit the page and do your part on getting books into the hands of kids!
First Book Virtual Book Drive for Multicultural Children's Book Day

First Book Virtual Book Drive for Multicultural Children’s Book Day

 

Help get books to children in need in our community!

So many of the children in your own community lack access to the books they need to help them be successful in school and beyond. First Book- Multicultural Children’s Book Day  is planning to change this situation.   From now until February 1, 2015 we are hosting a Virtual Book Drive to raise $5,000 to buy brand new books for the kids in all communities. To make it a success, we need your help. Here’s what you can do:

  • Donate online at First Book/MCCBD’s Virtual Book Drive Page. Every $2.50 will help provide one book for a child in need.
  • Spread the word. Tell your friends to donate. Tweet about it. Facebook it. And remember, every dollar we raise gets us one step closer to ensuring children in need can open the pages of brand new books and the doors to a brighter future.

Join us in changing the future of today’s children through brand new multicultural books! [Read more…]

Filed Under: MCCBD News Tagged With: donate, First Book, Virtual Book Drive

MCCBD News & Updates We Need Diverse Books Thoughts

November 15, 2014 by Valarie Budayr

Things are picking up steam at MCCBD headquarters! Among many other things we are working on, Valarie and Mia have been working diligently to finish all the steps needed for MCCBD’s 5013c non-profit status and…::drum roll::: it’s complete! MCCBD is now officially a 5013c 🙂
MCCBD has partnered with First Book to create a Virtual Book Drive connected to their Stories for All initiative which features books that contain a diverse array of characters and cultures. The money raised through your local Virtual Book Drive will provide new books to kids in need in communities; every $2.50 raised translates into one brand-new book for a child. We have created our own Virtual Book Drive page to raise funds to purchase multicultural books that First Book will work to distribute to under-served children. The MCCBD Virtual Book Drive is now LIVE so please visit the page and do your part on getting books into the hands of kids!
First Book Virtual Book Drive for Multicultural Children's Book Day

First Book Virtual Book Drive for Multicultural Children’s Book Day

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Filed Under: MCCBD News Tagged With: multicultural children's book day sponsors, Virtual Book Drive, We Need Diverse Books

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