Multicultural Children's Book Day

#ReadYourWorld

Presenting #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2017

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The clock is ticking, the calendar is flipping and MCBD 2017 is getting closer and closer!

Things are coming together beautifully as the MCBD Team works frantically to pull in more children’s book reviewers and get teachers and classrooms signed up for the Free Diversity Book for Your Classroom Library campaign.  There is SO MUCH exciting things going on and this online event is shaping up to be yet another exceptionally successful celebration of diversity in children’s literature. We are also very excited about the quality Medallion Level Sponsors and Author Sponsors who have already signed on to be part of this event on 1/27/17.

We are also thrilled to be working with the Children’s Book Council to spotlight 24 diversity authors and illustrators in celebration of Multicultural Children’s Book Day! They will each be sharing eight multicultural children’s books during the months of January and February.

#ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2017 with Children's Book Council

Presenting #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2017

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Introducing an innovative multicultural emoji/sticker pack- the “I am Beautiful” Beautymoji

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Thanks to our MCBD Facebook Group, I crossed paths with wonderful author named, Simone Da Costa. Simone’s book, I am Beautiful: When I Look at Me, I See … , is an inspirational book, created for middle school aged Black girls, aims to empower and liberate them to believe that they are beautiful, despite society’s notion of what “beauty” is.

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We are the Ladera Ranch Social Justice Committee

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(guest post from Shereen Rahming and the LRSJC)

Hello to you all.  I am a mom and children’s book author.  In the summer of 2015, my husband and I moved our family to the quaint town of Ladera Ranch, California.  We arrived with all the hope and excitement of enthusiastic new residents.  But we soon became unsettled by the homogeneity of the community.  You see, we are a family of color who moved to a place where there are few people or images of people of color.  My daughter went from rarely seeing representation of herself in school books and materials to never seeing it.  I struggled with this.  We weren’t sure how to proceed.  We even pondered leaving.

Then through the power of social media, I became aware of another Ladera Ranch mom who was looking to start a social group with individuals who wanted to discuss social and racial justice, equity, and diversity.  Naturally, I contacted her right away and was pleased to find out that there were other parents who wanted to engage in such conversations.  We gathered for our first meeting in October 2016 and so was born the Ladera Ranch Social Justice Committee.

Ladera Ranch Social Justice Committee

Our goal is to include and advocate for culturally and socio-economically diverse families within and beyond Ladera Ranch, including multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and LGBT families.  We would also like to support schools, teachers, and libraries in developing curriculum and policies that include and engage all students, promote critical thinking, and prepare children to interact effectively in our diverse global world. [Read more…]

Win a Multicultural Children’s Book Bundle for your School Library!

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Multicultural children's book giveaway

It’s time for the 2nd Annual Multicultural Children’s Book Giveaway and KidLit TV is teaming up with Pragmatic Mom, Jump into a Book, Franticmommy, The Educators Spin On It, What We Do All Day, Teach Mama, and Multicultural Children’s Book Day to give parents, teachers, and librarians in need, a chance to win a multicultural book bundle for their school library.

Libraries play an important role in everyone’s life. The library is a place where knowledge and the love of reading shine!  However, budgets for school programs are being cut, and school libraries have been heavily affected. Hours for library time have been shortened in some schools, and even non-existent in others.

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An Introduction to Manga for Kids (Japanese Graphic Novels)

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{guest post from I. Reid}

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Books are one of life’s greatest luxuries.  While some bemoan the reading requirement in school these days, it should be noted that reading was restricted to the very wealthy and privileged until fairly recently.  Since the invention of printing presses, but especially since the Industrial Revolution and mandate of elementary school education, literacy has increased dramatically. [Read more…]