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10th Year Monthly Celebration Giveaway and MCBD Updates

March 21, 2022 by Frances Evans

10th Year Monthly Celebration Giveaway

I remember when Multicultural Children’s Book Day started 9 years ago. There was so much excitement because the vision of two amazing book-loving moms Valarie Budayr from Audrey Press Books and Mia Wenjen from Pragmatic Mom was coming to fruition. It was really happening on January 27th, 2012.  A day to not only raise awareness around kid’s books that celebrate diversity but also get more of these types of books into classrooms and libraries. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Events, MCCBD Updates, Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, diverse books, giveaway

MCBD 2022 Recap, thank yous and celebration!

February 6, 2022 by Frances Evans

Filed Under: 2022 MCBD, MCCBD News, MCCBD Updates, Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, book review bloggers, MCBD 2021 Recap, MCCBD Book reviewers, MCCBD Sponsor, Multicultural Author, Multicultural Children's Author, Multicultural Children's Book Authors, Multicultural Children's Book Day, multicultural children's book publisher

10 Marketing Tips and Ways to Leverage Your MCBD2020 Participation

November 1, 2019 by Valarie Budayr

The calendar just flipped to November and Multicultural Children’s Book Day Headquarters is humming right along!

We have some marketing ideas and strategies that we’d like to share with everyone who is involved…but first…here are some quickie updates and victories!

  • It’s a WRAP on our MCBD2020 Cohost line-up! Go HERE, you will see some familiar faces…and some new ones too!
  • As I type, author Jerry Craft is finishing up on the poster for MCBD2020. We can’t wait to see what he came up with and we with share it with everyone as soon as we can.
  • SPONSORS: We are seriously kicking fanny on Sponsors this year! Super Platinum, Platinum, and Gold Levels are sold out, but luckily we still have plenty of Bronze and Author Sponsor spots left. Go here to check out our Medallion Level Sponsors and our Author Sponsors too. We are pretty proud of how cool our Sponsor Pages look this year 🙂
  • Pass the Word: We are looking for book reviewers, book donators, teachers to give books to, Classrooms who plan on having an offline celebration, and potential Sponsors to inform! Please help us spread the word!

Marketing Tips & Ways to Leverage Your MCBD2020 Participation

marketing tips for authors

  1. Expand Your Tribe: Click over to the Author Sponsor and Medallion Level Sponsor Pages and take the time to Like, Follow, Visit, and Connect on social media with all of our Sponsors.
  2. Connect with our CoHosts: Our MCBD CoHosts are picked for a reason–they are “heavy-hitters” in the online world and VERY passionate about literacy and children’s books. As with the Sponsor Pages, take the time to Like, Follow, and connect with our CoHosts.
  3. HASHTAG!: Multicultural Children’s Book Day’s official hashtag is #ReadYourWorld and we encourage everyone to only use that hashtag (and #MCBD2020 as well) when sharing and connecting. On the flip side, searching this hashtag on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest will give everyone a front-row seat to all that is happening with this online celebration. Like, Share, Comment, and RePin whenever possible and the favor will be returned with your information!
  4. Get the Swag: If you are a CoHost, Sponsor, Book Donator or Reviewer, we have special social-media-ready badges/images that you can add to your website and social media efforts. If you don’t have one, email me (Becky) and I will hook you up 🙂 Becky (at) MulticulturalChildrensBookDay (dot) com. **Also, if you have a website, now is the perfect time to update your information and make sure that info is consistent across all of your social media channels!**
  5. Network: Our private MCBD Facebook Group is 1400+ strong and comprised of reviewers, parents, teachers, authors, publishers, caregivers, and librarians. It’s an amazing place to meet like-minded folks, participate in our weekly sharing prompts and get/give advice and support to others.
  6. Spread Your Brand: As we enter our 7th season of MCBD, I can tell you with complete honesty that the months leading up to the 1/31/20 event are vibrant, buzzing, exciting, and an exceptional way to gain visibility for your work (whether it’s a review, an award, the fact you are a Sponsor or participant, or just diverse book-related news). TAP INTO THAT BUZZ by PARTICIPATING!!
  7. Be Loud-n-Proud about MCBD: We ask that everyone does their part to spread the #ReadYourWorld news and event details whenever possible. If you would like a list of pre-made social media updates that you can just copy-n-paste, we have that! Just let me know and I will email you that info. Becky (at) MulticulturalChildrensBookDay (dot) com. **ALSO, use tools like Hootsuite to schedule updates to Facebook and Twitter into the future so you can “set and forget.”  Tools like Later.com work awesome for scheduling Instagram updates into the future as well. 
  8. Amazon: If you are an Author or Publisher, make sure your Amazon Author Profile is up to date and invite folks to follow your page. That way, when you add a new title or run a sale, those who “follow” your Author Profile on Amazon will get an email update.
  9. Guest Posts: All of our MCBD participants have such a deep passion for diversity in children’s literature and there are some amazingly knowledgeable people involved in this event (including YOU). Guest posts are an excellent way to share your knowledge and work with a fresh audience. MCBD is always looking for book/education/language-related guest posts on our site.
  10. Offline Book Signings and Events: Look back on past book signings, appearances and offline tactics you used to gain visibility and share your story. What worked? What didn’t? Revisit past contacts and ask if you can do something special with them for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020 that is a win/win (share news of the event while also sharing your work). We have a limited amount of MCBD branded magnets, but if you are hosting an offline event in honor of MCBD, let me know and I will send you some to share.

We look forward to working with you and sharing a passion for getting multicultural books into the hands of young readers!

marketing tips for authors

Filed Under: Marketing for Authors, MCCBD Updates, Multicultural Booklist, Sponsorships for MCBD2020 Tagged With: Marketing Tips, marketing tips for authors, Multicultural Children's Book Day Sponsorships, Ways to Leverage Your MCBD2020 Participation

MCBD2019 Poster Reveal and 3 more exciting things

October 5, 2018 by Valarie Budayr

Great things are happening at Multicultural Children’s Book Day headquarters!

*Our Poster Reveal: The official MCBD2019 poster courtesy of author/illustrator, Julie Flett, is ready to take the world by storm! Needless to say, this poster’s beauty blew us away. Go here to read Julie’s story and download a copy for your reading area, library or classroom.

*2019 Sponsorships are OPEN. Go here to lock in your spot (deadline for Sponsor sign-up is 12/15/18). Pass the word! [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2019 MCBD, Featured, MCBD2019, MCCBD News, MCCBD Updates Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, 2019 Classroom Poverty Kit, 2019 MCBD Sponsorship, book review bloggers, Children's Book Author, diverse books, MCBD2019 Book Reviewer Sign Up, MCBD2019 Sponsors, MCCBD Sponsor, Multicultural Author, multicultural children's book day sponsors

Examples of Classroom Fun and Celebration for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2018!

March 3, 2018 by Valarie Budayr

We’ve invited all of our classrooms and supporters to celebrate The Big Day anytime during 1/22 and 1/27 and we’ve already had some educators and organizations share their ReadYourWorld fun here. The buzz around this event is mind-blowing and we felt compelled to share even more fun images and examples of educators using #Readyourworld to educate Global Citizens:

Sarah Fisk from the Orange County (Orlando) Library System reached out to use in September to share their plans for Local Author Festivals in honor of Multicultural Children’s Book Day! The library had a signing-only author festival with 6 Florida authors from 2 to 4 pm. They also had Crystal Sullivan, the library’s lead storyteller, do a mini storytime for children at 2 and 3pm.

Multicultural Children’s Book Authors showed their support during Orange County Library System’s MCBD event.

Amazing lesson for Multicultural Children’s Book Day!! The book 10 Gulab Jamuns and the sweet treat made with @CampbellOutside were a huge hit with our class! Many thanks to author @SAcharya7 for sharing the book with us! #ReadYourWorld @CampbellAPS @APSVirginia pic.twitter.com/f8MrNsKHtp

— Jessica Berg (@MsBergsClass) January 25, 2018

Celebrating Multicultural Children’s Book Day! #MCBD2018 @MCChildsBookDay @JumpIntoABook1 pic.twitter.com/hXgTlVRBIG

— Mrs. R.’s Class (@rlsmrsrclass121) January 26, 2018

@KensingtonES_NC is ready for MCBW in the media center! Check out one of these books to travel the world!!! @AGHoulihan @rachelnclarke #MCBD2018 #Literacy4U #ReadYourWorld #UCPSLibraryLife pic.twitter.com/C5vqzerdgv

— Bryan McKenzie (@McKeduc8or) January 24, 2018

Here are some of our #picturebook recommendations from today! @MCChildsBookDay #ReadYourWorld #books #read #jesvt #cesuvt pic.twitter.com/OSsnl3doRe

— aimee randall (@teachvt) January 26, 2018

Celebrated Multicultural Children’s Book Day #ReadYourWorld #DiverseBooks #NoxonHeroes #MulticulturalChildrensBookDay pic.twitter.com/wK2G8PBmUy

— Melissa Tirado (@MrsTiradoENL) January 25, 2018

Book 2 for #MCBD2018! We read the Water Princess and talked about what we can do to change the world ❤ 🌍 @McKeduc8or @rachelnclarke @AGHoulihan #ReadYourWorld #UCPSLibraryLife #Literacy4U pic.twitter.com/kv7T1HIgvZ

— Felicia Moore (@Moore1stGrade) January 25, 2018

To celebrate #ReadYourWorld at @CannadayMISD today, teachers schoolwide are sharing a Multicultural Children’s Book. Cannaday teachers to enter our classroom book giveaway remember to post a pic of your readaloud w/ #ReadYourWorld & tag me!Thank you @MCChildsBookDay for the swag! pic.twitter.com/c9BhrjInrA

— Ro Menendez (@romenendez14) January 26, 2018

Book 1 for #MCBD2018– we don’t judge by our outside appearances! Made personal hashtags for ourselves & wrote postcards to friends telling them what we think about them using inside traits. @McKeduc8or @AGHoulihan @rachelnclarke #Literacy4U #UCPSLibraryLife #ReadYourWorld pic.twitter.com/qvgq6cKkrQ

— Felicia Moore (@Moore1stGrade) January 24, 2018

Home display of books set in Central and South America #ReadYourWorld #MulticulturalChildrensBookDay pic.twitter.com/1mtiNrsDfh

— Vivian Harris (@vivianharris45) January 26, 2018

Happy #MCchildrensbookday #ReadYourWorld @KNAAN you rock! Music+books=fun #jesvt #cesuvt #vted #read #books @MulticulturKids pic.twitter.com/97dS7Au8fu

— aimee randall (@teachvt) January 26, 2018

“Book tasting” with Books representing multiple cultures around the world with 3rd grdrs @Hillside_Eagles #GISDLibraries #ReadYourWorld pic.twitter.com/FWVtlrNV0B

— Joni Harris (@Jharrisreads) January 25, 2018

Filed Under: MCCBD News, MCCBD Updates, Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, DiversityinMedia, GlobalCitizen, KidLit

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