It’s only been a few weeks since the mind-blowingly awesome 1/27/17 MCBD celebration and we can promise all of you that we are still recovering!

Again, the MCBD team was touched and elevated by the overwhelming support and enthusiasm surrounding our diverse children’s literature online celebration. In the days following the crescendo of the event (the crazy-fun Twitter Party) we all have spent hours sifting through the amazing thoughts, comments and requests that were offered up during our Twitter Party on 1/27/17 and picked the best-of-the-best share with our valued 2017 Sponsors.

Here is just a sampling of the Special Moments we LOVED from Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017.

Go HERE to view this info-packed blog post and you can also get a larger sample of our Twitter Party Storified HERE.

Another notable accomplishment we pulled off during the fast-paced months preceding MCBD is the fact we published an eBook as a fundraiser for ongoing MCBD projects! It is currently for sale on Amazon here.

Read Your World: A Guide to Multicultural Children’s Books for Parents and Educators is a “Best Of” list of diversity books lists for children contributed by 20 bloggers and 2 authors.

Read Your World: A Guide to Multicultural Children’s Books for Parents and Educators will be priced at $4.99 and 100 percent of 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! Read more about the ebook and the booklists it contains HERE.

MCBD Stats

About a bajillion (OK, maybe not that many) women hours were spent patiently tabulating these social media share impressions using an effective (albeit MCBD closely guarded formula) to arrive at these numbers for the 25-27th. We are proud to note that #ReadyYourWorld was trending THREE different times on Twitter on the 27th and Instagram boasted 1300 hashtag mentions during the days leading up to our special event.

Want to know what we discovered? Here’s the grand total of social media share impressions from 1/25 to celebration day on 1/27…

Yes…that BILLION with a “B.” Yes, we triple checked it. It’s for realz! For details of the 3.6 billion social media share impressions breakdown, go here.

So that being said, time to recognize the many people and organizations that made the success of the 2017 event possible.

This year we were again blessed with amazing sponsors, reviewers, book donators and supporters. We want to share a very special Thank you to Honorary Sponsor- The Junior Library Guild for continuing to send books for our classroom project.

THANK YOU to our Medallion Level Sponsors:

Scholastic, Barefoot Books, ReadBroccoli.com,

Author Carole P. Roman, Audrey Press, Candlewick Press,Fathers Incorporated/ Real Dads Read,

New York Media Works, LLC/ KidLit TV, Capstone Young Readers, Child’s Play USA,

 Author Gayle Swift,  Wisdom Tales Press, Lee & Low Books, Pack-n-Go Girls, Live Oak Media, Author Charlotte Riggle, Chronicle Books, Pomelo Books

 

THANK YOU to our Author Sponsors:

Karen Leggett Abouraya, Veronica Appleton, Susan Bernardo, Kathleen Burkinshaw, Delores Connors, Maria Dismondy, D.G. Driver, Geoff Griffin,  Savannah Hendricks, Stephen Hodges, Carmen Bernier-Grand,Vahid Imani, Gwen Jackson,  Hena, Khan, David Kelly, Mariana Llanos, Natasha Moulton-Levy, Teddy O’Malley, Stacy McAnulty,  Cerece Murphy,Ammi-Joan Paquette, Miranda Paul, Annette Pimentel, Greg Ransom, Sandra Richards, Elsa Takaoka, Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, Monika Schröder, Sarah Stevenson, SmartChoiceNation,Andrea Y. Wang

THANK YOU to our CoHosts:

A Crafty Arab, All Done Monkey, Books My Kids Read, Crafty Moms Share, Colours of Us, Educators Spin on it, Franticmommy, Growing Book by Book, Imagination Soup, Kid World Citizen, Mama Smiles, Multicultural Kid Blogs, Randomly Reading, Spanish Playground, The Jenny Evolution, The Logonauts, Youth Literature Reviews

THANK YOU to all 400 multicultural children’s book reviewers! We could not have done it without you!

学习Sprachen  Ÿ 2:1 Conference  Ÿ 2tenacioustoddlers Ÿ A Crafty Arab Ÿ A Family Lives Here  Ÿ  A Field Trip Life Ÿ A French-American Writer  Ÿ A Library Mama  Ÿ Adalinc to Life  Ÿ All Done Monkey  ŸAll of Me Now ŸAlways a Book to Read ŸAlways Be Dancing Ÿ Amanda’s Books and More Ÿ andiosiek.com Ÿ Andrea Wallace Ÿ Andrea Y Wang Ÿ Andreajudge Ÿ Andrus, Caroline Ÿ Angela Pack Zia Ÿ Anna Naruta-Moya Ÿ AnnaBlog Ÿ Anne Marie Grisanti Ÿ Annemarie Prokop Ÿ Artistic-Zeal Ÿ As Told By Tina ŸAspley Writes Ÿ ŸAtrillleader Ÿ Author Maritza M Mejia Ÿ B is for Bookworm Ÿ B Lou Myers Ÿ Baby Toddler Book Club Ÿ ŸBambolango ŸBarbara Ann Mojica’s Blog Ÿ Barefoot Librarian Ÿ Baylee Staudenbiel ŸBeachBoundBooks Ÿ Beatrice Metzelaar Ÿ Beautiful Messy Motherhood Ÿ Bellevue reader-teacher-librarian Ÿ Bellevue reader-teacher-librarian Ÿ Beth Anderson, Children’s Writer Ÿ Beth Hardinger Ÿ Bevnal Abbey Scriptorium ŸBicultural Mama Ÿ Big Hair and Books ŸBlooming Hearts and Minds Ÿ Book and Seaglass Hunter Ÿ Book Buzz! Ÿ Book Loving Homeschooler Ÿ Book Review Mama ŸBook Riders Ÿ bookbuzz4kids.com ŸBooks and Giggles Ÿ Books Before Bandaids ŸBooks For Littles Ÿ ŸBooks, Babies, and Bows ŸBooksYALove.com Ÿ Bookworms and Owls Ÿ Briana Villa Ÿ Bridget and the Books Ÿ Bringing Up the Parks Ÿ Butter and Beats Ÿ Caitlin Courshon Ÿ CandidCeillieBlog ŸCaraline Golson Ÿ Cassy CharynŸ Castle View Academy ŸCatherine Harrison ŸCatherine’s Pascha ŸCelebrate Picture Books Ÿ Celeste, Alina Ÿ Charliesixty Ÿ Charlotte’s Library Ÿ Chezapez Ÿ Chickadee Lit ŸChildren’s Books Heal Ÿ Childress Ink Ÿ Chris Salerno ŸChris Salerno Ÿ Christian Homeschool Moms Ÿ Christie Wyman Ÿ Christina Fletcher Ÿ Christina Lumbreras Ÿ Christopher Hunt Ÿ Classroom Liner Notes Ÿ Crafty Moms Share Ÿ Creative World of Varya Ÿ Curly Carla Ÿ Daniel Schreiber Ÿ Debbie Chitty Ÿ Descendant of Poseidon Reads Ÿ Discovering the World Through My Son’s Eyes Ÿ DoYouNoah Ÿ eeyagitales.com Ÿ Elementary My Dear, or Far From It Ÿ Elizabeth Piaquadio ŸEmbracing Diversity ŸEmily Lieberman Ÿ eNannylink Ÿ Enjoy the Learning Journey Ÿ Erica Swallow’s Blog ŸEva Sanchez Ÿ Ever Ready Ÿ Everything Children’s Literature Ÿ FACTR Ÿ Family Style Schooling ŸFangirl Moments and My Two Cents ŸFinding Wonderland Ÿ Fortune Cookie Mom Ÿ From The Toddler Diaries Ÿ Gale Roth ŸGeek Club Books Ÿ Geo Librarian Ÿ Ginny’s Tonic  Ÿ Girlfriends Book Club Baltimore Ÿ Gladys Elizabeth Ÿ Globe Trottin’ Kids Ÿ Good Reads With Ronna Ÿ Grab The Book Ÿ Greatly Blessed Ÿ Green, Alexes  ŸGROG Ÿ Grove Hall Branch of the BPL Facebook Ÿ Hallie Brinkman Ÿ Happy Eco Mama ŸHarleen Didi’s Blog Ÿ Heart Twitch ŸHeidi Bergman Zick Ÿ Heidi Rees Ÿ Hello, Wonderful Ÿ Helping Kids Rise Ÿ Here Wee Read Ÿ Hip Hop Homeschoolers Ÿ Hispanic Mama Ÿ Homebound But Hopeful Ÿ Homeschool Your Boys Ÿ Hybrid Parenting Ÿ I Citizen magazine Ÿ I Love Books And I Cannot Lie Ÿ Ÿ Imchattynatty Ÿ Indian American Mom Ÿ Indie Tot Ÿ Isra Hashmi Ÿ It’s Fundamental Ÿ Jackson Walnut Park Schools Ÿ Janeane’s World Ÿ Janet Keen Ÿ Janetballetta.com Ÿ Java John Z’s Ÿ Jennifer Kapur Ÿ Jennifer Lacika Ÿ Jessica Culhane Ÿ Jessica Tudos Ÿ Jill Leahy Ÿ Jill Marotta Ÿ Joan Abrevaya Ÿ Jojoebi-designs Ÿ Journey into Libraryland Joy Sun Bear Ÿ Juliano, Larissa  Ÿ Julie Jo Larson Ÿ Juliette Kuijpers ter Weijden Ÿ Junior Shelfie Ÿ JW Cain Ÿ Kaleidoscope Play & Learn Central WA Ÿ Kate Olson Ÿ Katherine Mackinnon Ÿ Katherine Nyborg Ÿ Kathys Cluttered Mind Ÿ Keila Dawson, Author & Educator Ÿ Kelly Choi Yin Tan Ÿ Kelly’s Classroom Ÿ Kelsey Qudah Ÿ Kenathehyena Ÿ Kesi Augustine Ÿ Kimberly Malcolm Ÿ Kimberly Meija Ÿ Know Thyself Ÿ Krazyfrazzledmom Ÿ Kristen Wolff Ÿ Kristi’s Book Nook Ÿ La Clase de SRa. DuFault Ÿ Landeo, Eva Ÿ Lavender Inspiration Ÿ Leanne Wiberg Ÿ Learning Table Ÿ Learning to the Core Ÿ Lee Westbrook Ÿ Lesrhodes Ÿ Let’s Talk Picture Book Ÿ Liberry Becca Ÿ Library of Clean Reads Ÿ Life, Learning, Homeschool Ÿ Light To Read By Ÿ Lihinggummybearmama Ÿ Lit Mama Homeschool Ÿ Literary Has Been Ÿ Little People Learning Ÿ Live On A Mission Ÿ Live To Read ~Krystal Ÿ Live Your Poem…with Irene Latham Ÿ Living Ideas Ÿ Lois Wickstrom Ÿ Lola Brooks Ÿ Luper Legacy Ÿ Lynette Kehoe Ÿ Lynette Martyn Ÿ Lynn Roberts Ÿ Maggie Kilcoyne Ÿ Malone, Anjelica  Ÿ Mama, Teacher, Helper and Believer Ÿ Mamaroar Ÿ Mami Tales Ÿ Manic Musings Ÿ MariaCMarshall Ÿ Marissa Butkiewicz Ÿ Mary Lou Kuehn Ÿ Max Lakritz Ÿ Maya Festinger Ÿ Mayra Negron Ÿ Me Plus 3 Today Ÿ Melibelle in Tokyo Ÿ Melinda Freeland Ÿ Melissa Elias Ÿ Mindjacked Ÿ Miss Panda Chinese Ÿ Miss T’s Book Room Ÿ Mitchell Works Ÿ Mom Of All Capes Ÿ Mommy Wife & Life Ÿ Mommyandthebigdamnheroes Ÿ More Stories Blog Ÿ More Stories Blog Ÿ MorganFox Ÿ Mother Of The World Ÿ Mrs. Crook Reads Ÿ Mrs. Ranger’s Room Ÿ MrsWrightWrites Ÿ Ms. Bechill’s Instagram Ÿ Ms. Samantha Haber Ÿ Multicultural Kid Blogs Ÿ MulticulturalBaby Ÿ Muslim Children’s Literature Ÿ My Little Poppies Ÿ My Storytime Corner + Bambini Travel Ÿ My Word Playground Ÿ Nancy Tandon Ÿ Nancy Tupper Ling Ÿ Nancy Wright Ÿ Nedra Rivera Ÿ Nish Homeschool Blog Ÿ NY Foodie Family Ÿ One Girl, Two Cities Ÿ One Sage Mama Ÿ Orange Marmalade Books Ÿ Oscar Aguirre Ÿ PatAndCandy.com Ÿ Paul Feldman Ÿ Petula Writes Ÿ Phelicia Lang Ÿ Pint Size Gourmets Ÿ Platypire Reviews Ÿ Play Dough & Popsicles Ÿ Play Dough & Popsicles Ÿ Poetry for Teaching Ÿ Poohsden Ÿ Prairie Alphabet Ÿ Preschool Readers Ÿ Priya’s Lit Blog Ÿ Raincity Librarian Ÿ Raising da Vinci Ÿ Raising Lifelong Learners Ÿ Raising Readers Ÿ Randie’s Book Reviews Ÿ Random Notes Ÿ Rattle the Pages Ÿ Read With Me Ÿ Readerbuzz Ÿ Reading | Culture Ÿ Reading Authors Ÿ Reading Partners Blog Ÿ Reading Well Ÿ Rebecca Dockum Ÿ Rebecca O Murchadha Ÿ Rebekah Mitchell Ÿ Rebekah Reese Ÿ Red Shutters Ÿ Renee Alam Ÿ Resplendent Jane Ÿ Rock Your Homeschool Ÿ Rollins, Teresa Aamira  Ÿ Roving Reader Leaders Ÿ Royal Baloo Ÿ Ruby the Geek Ÿ Rudra Chakraborty Ÿ Sasha Krevisky Ÿ SavingSavvyMommy Ÿ Say it “Rah-shay” Ÿ See Jamie blog Ÿ Sharlin Craig Ÿ Sheena Ÿ Shelley Scott Wright Ÿ Short Tales Ÿ SomdahSaysSo Ÿ Spaceship Earth Ÿ Spark and Pook Ÿ Stacey Rier Ÿ Starts At Eight Ÿ Stephanie Anthony Ÿ Stephanie Calmenson Ÿ Steven Nguyen Ÿ Still in Awe Blog Ÿ Stories About Stories Ÿ Stu Yarfitz Ÿ Sue Bartle Ÿ Table Life Blog Ÿ Tales for the Tiny Ÿ Teacher Tidbits Ÿ Team Possible Ÿ The Barefoot Mommy Ÿ The Bohemian Housewife Ÿ The Crafty Angels Ÿ The Dumpling Mama Ÿ The Educators’ Spin On It Ÿ The Family-Ship Experience Ÿ The Global Mom Show Ÿ The Good, The Bad and The Poopy Ÿ The Heart of a Child Ÿ The Heart of Michelle Ÿ The Hiphoped Educactor Ÿ The Latina Book Club Ÿ The Logonauts Ÿ The Mixed Mama Blog Ÿ The Musings of Mum Ÿ The Mystic Princesses Ÿ The Pike School Library Ÿ The Piri-Piri Lexicon Ÿ The Reading Castle Ÿ The Squishable Baby Ÿ The Weaving Ideas.Com Ÿ The Wise Owl Factory Ÿ There’s Just One Mommy Ÿ Theresa Schroeder Ÿ Things to Share & Remember Ÿ Things to Share & Remember Ÿ This Chaotic Bliss  Ÿ This Kid Reviews Books Ÿ Tiffanny Lindsey Ÿ Tips ‘N Tools Ÿ To be a Kid Again Ÿ Too Many Cardigans Ÿ Tracy Jeffcott Ÿ Turtle Learning Ÿ Under God’s Mighty Hand Ÿ Undercurrents Ÿ Unrestrained Homeschooling Ÿ Up Above The Rowan Tree Ÿ Upper Devotion Library Ÿ Valorena Online Ÿ Varga, Eva  Ÿ Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles Ÿ Wamaid Levine-Borges Ÿ we are the REVELERS Ÿ Wendy Livesley Ÿ Where In The World Books Ÿ Wind in a Letterbox Ÿ WordsOfBub Ÿ Wrapped In Foil Blog Ÿ Write and Rewrite Ÿ Writing Like a Mother Ÿ Writing to Connect Ÿ Young, Danielle ŸŸ

THANK YOU to the many, many fine folks who donated books. If we’ve missed you on this list, email becky@multiculturalchildrensbookday.com and she will add you!

Stephanie Campisi Books, Mighty Media Press, Arte Publico Press, Becky Villareal, Oneeka Williams, MD, Latoyoua Topping, Suzan Johnson, Alexandra Parsons, Toshia Stelivan, Sherrill Cannon,  Shereen Rahming, Page Street Publishing, Premio Publishing & Gozo Books, Angeleno Avenue Publishing, INC, Ann Berlak and Hardball Press, StorytellerBooks, Mosi-O-Tunya Press, Kane Miller Books, Karen Fisher-Bolton and Pacific Dogwood Press, Markelle Media, Shoumi Sen and the Toddler Diaries, Jacqueline Jules, Second Story Press, Mascot Books, Cardinal Rule Press,Sleeping Bear Press, AWD Books Publishing, Happy Platypus Press, Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Children’s Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Gracefully Global Group LLC, Susanne Aspley / I Know How to Books, East West Discovery Press, Guardian Angel Publishing, The Literary Publishing Group, DLee’s World, Nikko FungChung, Ruben Watson, E.B. Weissman, Anita Badhwar, CeCe Younger and BYWDYR Books,

Don’t forget, our Classroom Kindess Kit is still available!

Looking for Kindness Classroom books and activities for your students?

Multicultural Children’s Book Day’s Downloadable Kindness Classroom Kit for Educators, Caregivers and Homeschoolers is OUR gift to YOU.

Our FREE Classroom Kindness Kit from Multicultural Children’s Book Day includes:

– Diversity Kindness books for ages 4-12

– Classroom Kindness activities, both quick and project based

– Be A Hero Be Kind poster by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

– Multicultural Children’s Book Day poster by DEMI

Go here to download and Be Kind, Be a Hero today!