MCBD offers several amazing opportunities for authors and publishers to tap into our marketing team and vibrant social media!
1. Sponsor of the Month and Sponsor of the Week. Learn more here!
The MCBD Team is always looking for new ways to shine the spotlight on diverse children’s book authors, organizations, and publishers using our massive following, amazing marketing team, and vibrant social media. We’re happy to announce that in addition to the Sponsor of the Month feature, we will be adding the Sponsor of the Week promo to continue supporting authors and publishers!
These two marketing and promotion offers will be available from February to September 2023.
2. Shout Outs and Double Shout Outs. Learn more here!
3. Friends of Read Your World celebrating Multicultural Children’s Book Day (charitable donations-no limit) $25.00 (open all year long)
4. Donate Books. Learn more here.
5. Sponsored posts. Learn more here.
Multicultural Children’s Book Day: Social Media Numbers
Pinterest: 150K followers
Twitter: 15.9K followers
Instagram: 19.9K followers
Facebook: 5,900 followers
Facebook Group: 2,300 Members
YouTube: 8 subscribers
TikTok: 49 followers
Multicultural Children’s Book Day ebook: Fundraising for Teachers and Readers
By now kids are back to school and teachers and librarians are beginning another year of sometimes one of the hardest jobs on earth.
MCBD has always worked very hard to support teachers with free resources, free classroom kits, and free diverse books, but now we want to give YOU a way to help them as well! In 2017, MCBD published its first-ever ebook filled with multicultural book resources and recommendations.
Read Your World: A Guide to Multicultural Children’s Books for Parents and Educators
Alex Baugh of Randomly Reading
Amanda Boyarshinov of The Educators’ Spin On It
Erica Clark of What Do We Do All Day?
Rebecca Flansburg of Frantic Mommy
Anna Geiger of The Measured Mom
Svenja Gernand of Colours of Us
Michelle Goetzl of Books My Kids Read
Jennifer Hughes of The Jenny Evolution
MaryAnne Kochenderfer of Mama Smiles
Marie-Claude Leroux of Marie Pastiche
Katie Logonauts of The Logonauts
Stephanie Meade of InCultureParent
Katie Meadows of Youth Literature Reviews
Leanna Guillén Mora of All Done Monkey
Becky Morales of Kid World Citizen
Carrie Pericola of Crafty Moms Share
Jodie Rodriguez of Growing Book by Book
Melissa Taylor of Imagination Soup
Mia Wenjen of PragmaticMom
Uma Krishnaswami, author
Elsa Marston, author
Book Lists Covered by Multicultural Children’s Book Day ebook
Diversity in Children’s Books Presented as Everyday
- 50+ Picture Books About Mixed Race Families
- A Year of Multicultural Picture Books for the Global Child
- Top Ten Picture Books Featuring Diverse Characters
- Multicultural Books for Preschoolers
- Fairy Tales in Different Cultures
Book Lists for Kids by Geographic Region
Africa
- 12 West African Folk Tales
- Picture Books Around the World: Africa
Antartica
- Antartica Book List
- Australia/Oceania Book List
- India Ink: A Completely Subjective Book List
- Travel to China with Books
- Picture Books About Japan
- 27 Books About the Arab World
- Day of the Dead Books
- Read Around the Continent: South America
- 20 Great Picture Books to Learn About Mexico
World Religion
- Books for World Religions
- Jewish Books for Multicultural Children’s Book Day
- 16 Wonderful Ramadan Books for Kids of All Ages
LGBT
- Best LGBT Books for Kids
Special Needs
- Learning Differences in Children’s Books
- Children’s Books About Disabilities
African American
- Black History Month, Fiction and NonFiction
Latino American
- Hispanic Heritage in California
Asian American
- Top 10 Chinese New Year Books for Kids
Native American
- Top 10 Native American Children’s Books
Diversity by Genre
- Diverse Classic Picture Books
- Multicultural Chapter Books to Read This Summer
- Diversity Graphic Novels for the Middle Reader Girl
Read Your World: A Guide to Multicultural Children’s Books for Parents and Educators is priced at $4.99 and is a fundraiser for Multicultural Children’s Book Day.
Again, but an ebook…help a teacher! One hundred percent of the proceeds will go towards donating books to teachers for their classroom libraries. In fact, for each book purchased, one book can be donated to a teacher!
p.s. We have other FREE resources to find diversity and multicultural books for kids!
- Check out our extensive list: Diversity Book Lists & Activities for Teachers and Parents.
- Classroom Kindness Kit
- We have a collaborative Pinterest board: Multicultural Books for Kids that is updated daily.
- Our 2018 FREE Classroom Empathy Kit is coming soon!
