Welcome to our 5th annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2018 #ReadYourWorld Book Review Linkup
Here’s how to celebrate:
- Link up your diversity book reviews. DIVERSE CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEWS ONLY PLEASE. Non-relevant adds will be deleted
- Find new books to read for your home or classroom bookshelf by following our #READYOURWORLD hashtag on social media.
- Win diversity book bundles at our Twitter Party tonight! We’re giving away 100+ children’s books from 9pm to 10pm EST. RSVP here. Use hashtag: #ReadYourWorld.
- Buy a copy-support a teacher. Grab your a copy of Read Your World: A Guide to Multicultural Children’s Books for Parents and Educators
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- Take a moment to visit all of our amazing Medallion Level and Author Sponsors to discover even more great multicultural books for kids and young adults:
HONORARY: Children’s Book Council, Junior Library Guild
PLATINUM:Scholastic Book Clubs
GOLD:Audrey Press, Candlewick Press, Loving Lion Books, Second Story Press, Star Bright Books, Worldwide Buddies
SILVER:Capstone Publishing, Author Charlotte Riggle, Child’s Play USA, KidLit TV, Pack-n-Go Girls, Plum Street Press
BRONZE: Carole P. Roman, Charlesbridge Publishing, Dr. Crystal Bowe, Gokul! World, Green Kids Club, Gwen Jackson, Jacqueline Woodson, Juan J. Guerra, Language Lizard, Lee & Low Books, RhymeTime Storybooks, Sanya Whittaker Gragg, TimTimTom Books, WaterBrook & Multnomah, Wisdom Tales Press
2018 Author Sponsors
Honorary Author Sponsors: Author/Illustrator Aram Kim and Author/Illustrator Juana Medina
Author Janet Balletta, Author Susan Bernardo, Author Carmen Bernier-Grand, Author Tasheba Berry-McLaren and Space2Launch, Bollywood Groove Books, Author Anne Broyles, Author Kathleen Burkinshaw, Author Eugenia Chu, Author Lesa Cline-Ransome, Author Medeia Cohan and Shade 7 Publishing, Desi Babies, Author Dani Dixon and Tumble Creek Press, Author Judy Dodge Cummings, Author D.G. Driver, Author Nicole Fenner and Sister Girl Publishing, Debbi Michiko Florence, Author Josh Funk, Author Maria Gianferrari, Author Daphnie Glenn, Globe Smart Kids, Author Kimberly Gordon Biddle, Author Quentin Holmes, Author Esther Iverem, Jennifer Joseph: Alphabet Oddities, Author Kizzie Jones, Author Faith L Justice , Author P.J. LaRue and MysticPrincesses.com, Author Karen Leggett Abouraya, Author Sylvia Liu, Author Sherri Maret, Author Melissa Martin Ph.D., Author Lesli Mitchell, Pinky Mukhi and We Are One, Author Miranda Paul, Author Carlotta Penn Real Dads Read, Author Sandra L. Richards, RealMVPKids Author Andrea Scott, Alva Sachs and Three Wishes Publishing, Shelly Bean the Sports Queen, Author Sarah Stevenson, Author Gayle H. Swift Author Elsa Takaoka, Author Christine Taylor-Butler, Nicholette Thomas and MFL Publishing Author Andrea Y. Wang, Author Jane Whittingham Author Natasha Yim
Book Reviewers: Please link up your book reviews here. Whether your review is on a BLOG, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, or YOUTUBE, all reviews can be added to this Master Linkup.
Pro Tip: Use the link of the review blog post or social media update instead of your site or social media account.

January 27th
9 pm to 10 pm EST
Hashtag: #ReadYourWorld
Please RSVP for Twitter Party here.
All winners need to be signed up so that we can send you your book bundle.
You can see the question and book bundle prizes here.
Our ebook resource is FREE today through January 30, 2018!
Read Your World: A Guide to Multicultural Children’s Books for Parents and Educators
Other Free Resources:
Diversity Book Lists and Activities
Our Diverse World Book Lists for Kids (this is a general book list)
It’s also broken out by country/geographic area:
- Our Diverse World: Africa
- Our Diverse World: Asia
- Our Diverse World: China
- Our Diverse World: Japan
- Our Diverse World: Korea
- Our Diverse World: India
- Our Diverse World: Armenia
- Our Diverse World: Australia
- Our Diverse World: Latin America
- Our Diverse World: Mexico
- Our Diverse World: Middle East
- Our Diverse World: Scandinavia
Diversity in Children’s Books Presented as Every Day (this is a book list)
Books on World Religions for Kids (this is a book list)
It’s also broken out by holiday and/or religion.
- Diverse Thanksgiving Books for Kids
- Diverse Christmas Books for Kids
- Muslim Books for Kids
- Jewish Books for Kids
- Hindu Books for Kids
- Buddhist Books for Kids
- Confucianism & Taoism Books for Kids
- Baha’i Books for Kids
- Day of the Dead Books for Kids
- Las Posadas Books for Kids
Seeing Yourself in Children’s Books
- Special Needs Books for Kids
- LGBT Book Lists for Kids of All Ages
- African American Books for Kids of All Ages
- American Indian Books for Kids of All Ages
- Asian American Books for Kids of All Ages
- Hispanic American Books for Kids of All Ages
Diversity Books By Genre
- Diverse Board Books
- Diverse Picture Books
- Diverse Easy Readers & Early Chapter Books
- Diverse Chapter Books
- Diverse Biography Picture Books
- Diverse Graphic Novels
- Diverse Fantasy and Science Fiction for Kids
- If You Like This: Read This Diversity Book for Kids
- Bilingual Books for Kids
General Diversity Book Lists (this is a book list)
Aram Kim has a free coloring sheet of her Multicultural Children’s Day 2018 Poster here.
Find more diversity, multicultural, and inclusive books on our Multicultural Children’s Book Day Pinterest Board. Follow on Pinterest to get daily updates.
Dear Rebecca,
What a wonderful book event! I thrilled to be part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day and 2018 #ReadYourWorld Book Review Linkup!
Thank you for your hard work!
Kind regards,
Patricia Furstenberg, Author
I am honored to be a part of the #ReadYourWorld celebration! Enjoy!
You are so welcome, Juan!
Dr Guerra,
Reviewing your book was an amazing experience, as an ESL teacher for 15 years and now a Family Literacy Program Manager. This book is exactly the tool that is needed to bring immigrant families together to read, learn and dream about their students education. Thank you so very much! We will be using this book in our Family Literacy program and I am so excited to see the parents and children’s eyes light up and dreams grow as they read your story. Thank you so so much!!!
Sara Finesilver
Thrilled to again be part of the day, as a reader (www.ValorenaOnline.com). I congratulate the organization for all your efforts. Thanks for all you’ve done, are doing and continue to do, because #AllKidsNeedBooks!
So lucky to have you as a returning reviewer for this event. Your support and kind words mean the world to us!
Happy Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Celebrate diverse books!
Same to you Keila!
Fantastic that there are so many link ups! It’s great to be a part of MCBD and its community!
What a terrific event and experience, once again, Becky. So happy to have been a reviewer.
Fabulous event! I am do pleased to be part of this awesome process! Thank you for allowing me to be a reviewer. My students were engage and liked the books! I look forward to their reading MC books with their friends and families.
It is fantastic to see how much this has grown over the years. Hope to “see” everyone tonight at the Twitter party.
Thank you for organizing MCBD once again! I am thrilled to be a part of it this year too.
Once again for the 3rd or 4th year in a row, I am happy to be a part of this event.
Thank you.
Happy reading!
Thrilled to be a part of this great event – here’s link to my review: http://www.alittleoverdue.com/2018/01/27/multicultural-childrens-book-day-imagining-yourself-in-another-country
Thanks all to everyone involved in making this terrific effort happen.
2nd time around to be part of this event!
Thank you once again for your greatest effort to manage this – Ms. Becky.
And to the founders Ms. Valarie and Ms. Mia for making MCBD.
😀 Glad, I joined in again.
Happy MCBD 2018 everyone!
Always thrilled to have you on board as a reviewer, Joel!
Always be joining here, too 😀
0nce again, thrilled to be part of this wonderful event. Thank you for your support and ALL the crazy fun!
Blessings!
0nce again, I’m thrilled to be part of this wonderful event. Thank you for your support and ALL the crazy fun!
Blessings!
Today our Family Literacy Program Celebrated with families reading “Maybe Something Beautiful” and then making collaborative art for our childcare space! Being a reviewer for this amazing event has been so enriching to me both personally and professionally as well as a great gift of diverse books to our ESL Family Literacy parents and their families! Thank you so much for this opportunity. It has been an absolute JOY!
Warmly,
Sara Finesilver