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Help Us Change the World, One Book at a Time

March 20, 2023 by Frances Evans Leave a Comment

If you turn on the TV news, scroll through social media, or read/watch the news on your computer you’ll come across headlines such as “Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Ban Books”, “Why Book Ban Efforts Are Spreading Across the U.S.”, “Texas leads US in books banned from schools,” and “Florida school book bans: Second highest rate in the nation.”

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Filed Under: Featured, MCBD2023 Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, bidding for good, donate, online auction, Special MCCBD Donation

3 Ways to Support Language Learning on International Mother Language Day

February 15, 2023 by Frances Evans

International Mother Language Day is celebrated worldwide each February 21. This year’s theme is “multilingual education – a necessity to transform education in a multilingual world.” 

Let’s look at its history and ways you can celebrate at home and school!

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Filed Under: 2023 MCBD, 2023 Sponsorships, Featured, Guest Posts, Multicultural Booklist, Spotlight on a Sponsor Tagged With: bilingual books for children, dual-language children's books, International Mother Language Day, Language Lizard, Multicultural Resources, Promoting Bilingualism

Language Lizard Supports Ukrainian Refugees with Proceeds From Bilingual Book Purchases

May 24, 2022 by Frances Evans

During the month of May, independent publisher Language Lizard will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sales of their Living in Harmony book sets (available in Ukrainian and 30 additional languages) to support refugee families affected by recent global conflicts. 

The Living in Harmony books: Be Kind, We Can All Be Friends, and Who Are We? use colorful, multicultural illustrations to explore the concepts of diversity, kindness, and friendship. The books come with free teaching resources including lesson plans and extension activities. 

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Language Lizard Supports Ukrainian Refugees with Proceeds From Bilingual Book Purchases

Let’s Meet Black-Owned Book Store: Multicultural Bookstore and Gifts!

August 21, 2021 by Valarie Budayr

Karin Fisher-Golton, a member of the Board of Advisors for Multicultural Children’s Book Day, told us about her favorite bookstore, Multicultural Bookstore and Gifts. It’s located in Northern California.

Tamara Shiloh, the dynamic owner of Multicultural Bookstore and Gifts, is also an author. And Karin-Fisher-Golton is her editor. We had to learn more!

Multicultural Children's Bookstore and Gifts Karin Fisher-Golton Tamara Shiloh

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Filed Under: Author Visits, Featured Tagged With: Let's Meet Black-Owned Book Store: Multicultural Bookstore and Gifts!

5 Women of History Who Model Strength and Resilience

June 12, 2021 by Valarie Budayr

Guest Post By Jodi Murphy

So many women trailblazers who made ground-breaking societal contributions have been written out of history. Half of humanity ignored! The vital roles of women have often been misrepresented, downplayed, or hidden from our history books.

We’d like to highlight the stories of 5 resilient women of history who achieved success despite overwhelming obstacles. Each faced a form of misogyny, prejudice, discrimination, and injustice only to rise above societal setbacks and make huge impacts in science, art, sports, technology, and human rights! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Book review, diversity in children’s books, Featured, Guest Posts Tagged With: Diverse Women in History, Dorktales Storytime Podcast, Hidden Heroes of History

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