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An Instagram Live Interview with Author Charnaie Gordon

November 16, 2021 by Valarie Budayr

One of the many missions of MCBD is to always be shining the spotlight on authors of diverse kidlit. Thanks to the talents of MCBD Team Member and long-time CoHost, Leanna Guillen-Mora, we are excited to announce the addition of a reoccurring Instagram Live feature! Every Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. ET., followers can tune in and learn more about these amazing authors and their books.

Here’s a look at who Leanna interviewed this week! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: author interview, Charnaie Gordon, IG Lives

Social Shout Outs and Sponsorship: Grab some holiday shopper eyeballs!

November 24, 2020 by Valarie Budayr

The weeks are flying by so we wanted to share a unique way to tap into the holiday buying season or even get more involved in Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2021. 
 

As you all know, more people than ever are online thanks to COVID. Experts say that the holiday shopping season is likely going to be online more than ever and we completely believe that. They are also predicting that there is a renewed surge in supporting independently owned small businesses over Big Box Stores and we LOVE that very much!

 

Social Shout Outs and MCBD2021 Sponsorships are two unique ways Multicultural Children’s Book Day is helping authors and publishers get in front of holiday shoppers!

MCBD Social Shout Outs

Our Social Shout Outs ($39) focus on a book or author. Use your Shout Out to shine the spotlight on your own work or purchase one as an extra-special gift for your favorite author friend, favorite diverse book, or even a publisher that is near and dear to your heart.
Go here if you’d like to purchase a vibrant and colorful Social Shout Out that will appear on MCBD’s Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook channels between now and January 29, 2021.
Here is a recent example of one of our Social Shout Outs so you can see how pretty they are 🙂

MCBD2021 Sponsorships

 
NOW, let’s uplevel that thought and talk about MCBD 2021 Sponsorships!
The difference between Social Shout Outs (SSO) and MCBD2021 Sponsorships is that SSOs are only a one-time share. However, they are available for purchase 365 days a year. 
MCBD2021 Sponsorships are like a concentrated vitamin of awesomeness that shines the spotlight on authors and books in a big way from November to January 29, 2021. Sponsorships include months worth of social media exposure and name mentions.
 
As our celebration day approaches (1/29/21) the online visibility of our event really ramps up and our various levels of sponsorships also have the opportunity to have their diverse children’s and YA books reviewed and shared on social media as well.   
 
Go here to view the Sponsorship Page and download our Sponsor Packet. Multicultural Children’s Book Day is pretty darn thrilled to share that we reached a mega-milestone of 15,000 on Instagram recently. Our Medallion Level Sponsor and Author Sponsor Level Pages are LIVE and we will be beginning the Book Matching (with book reviewers) process this week. 
 

The deadline for all Sponsorship levels is December 31st…but here’s the rub; the earlier you sign up, the more time we have to market/P.R you and connect you with book reviewers for the event.

As a paid sponsor, you will have the opportunity to be matched with as many (or as few) book reviewers as you’d like. We provide you with their names and addresses and mailing a copy to each reviewer is your responsibility. All reviewers post their reviews on social media in January and MCBD uses its mega-social media presence to share far-n-wide. We always welcome all book donations to our FREE Diverse Books for Classroom Initiative as well.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Filed Under: 2021 Sponsorships, Featured, Fundraisers, Multicultural Booklist Tagged With: #ReadYourWorld, author interview, book review, MCBD Social Shout Outs, MCBD2021 Sponsorships

Writing? No Thanks. (Thoughts from author Erin Dealey)

November 1, 2018 by Valarie Budayr

Guest post from author Erin Dealey

You might know a child like me: one you’d NEVER expect to write children’s books. One who thinks of writing as very serious business–definitely not fun.

I loved school. I loved recess with my friends, playing outside. Huge thanks to my teachers who encouraged every spark of creativity. Oh how I loved reading to the kindergartners, or opening that box of brand new books from the Book Club. (I can still smell them! Can You?) Thank you, Mr. Markey, who assigned 6th-grade autobiographies, and did not grumble when I turned in a biography of me–written by my shadow…

Endless gratitude to growing up in Oakland CA, on a hill where you learned how to stop your bike or jump off your skateboard before the stop sign at the bottom; in a neighborhood where kindness was the norm, and we played together, looked after each other.

My favorite place to do homework was on top of our garage, where a sawed-off footstool (Thanks, Dad!) made the perfect desk, surrounded by the neighbor’s treetops. I liked Math because there was a process to follow to get the right answer and, if my answer was wrong, there was a formula to fix it. With writing, not so much. To me, it felt like you had to be psychic to figure out what the teacher wanted. So, nope, writing wasn’t my thing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Author Visits, Guest Posts Tagged With: An Interview with Multicultural Children's Author, author Erin Dealey, author interview, author visit, Multicultural Author

Is My Cup Empty? by Sherri Graves Smith Review and Giveaway

February 10, 2016 by Valarie Budayr

Sherri Graves Smith is an award-winning author of children’s books and a popular, motivational speaker. She currently has three picture book series with more than 50 titles in print: the Lil’ Sherri series, the Game Day Rules series, and a series of counting and alphabet books.Sherri Graves Smith

Is My Cup Empty? (Mascot Books, 2014), the first book in the Lil’ Sherri series, is about hope, optimism, and perseverance. Sherri’s inspiration for this series is very personal and best understood in her own words, which also provide some biographical information: “Many lessons instilled during my childhood prepared me for the adversity that I faced as an adult, including books that I read such as Happiness is a Warm Puppy and The Little Engine That Could. The lessons in my book stem from my outlook on life after battling Stage IV cancer for the past eight years. I was only 36 years old when I was diagnosed. I found out that the cancer had metastasized one week after returning from my honeymoon, and I found myself in a position where all of my hopes, dreams, and plans were empty.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Author Visits, Giveaway Tagged With: author interview, book review, giveaway, Multicultural Author, Review and Giveaway, Sherri Graves Smith

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