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The MCBD 2019 Author Sponsorship July Flash Sale is COMING!

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Planning for MCBD2019 is already underway and we can’t help being in awe as to how far this non-profit initiative has come.

Mission:  Raise awareness for children’s books that celebrate diversity by getting more of these books into classrooms and libraries. Multicultural Children’s Book Day is celebrated on the last Friday of January. 2019 will be our 6th year and in the last two years, the event has pulled in over 3 billion social media share impressions in three days (day before, day of, and day after) and our Twitter Party on the day of the celebration always trends.

From October through February, Multicultural Children’s Book Day is especially active on social media and the buzz surrounding this event gets national even global support and recognition. The whirlwind that is Multicultural Children’s Book Day is a proven way to get books into the hands of young readers while also raising awareness with parents, caregivers, teachers, and librarians.

Medallion Level Sponsorship options will be available by September 1, 2018…but in the meantime…

…back by popular demand is our MCBD 2019 Author Sponsorship July Flash Sale!

We know Author Sponsorship is an amazing and powerful way for Authors to get visibility and readership for their work. Last year’s July Flash Sale was huge success and authors and publisher appreciated the cost savings. It’s also a great way to get an Author Sponsorship for 2019 at 2017 prices!

MCBD 2019 Author Sponsorship July Flash Sale!

Currently, the Author Sponsorship option for the 1/25/19 event is $129…but during the month of July, supporters can enjoy a flashback price of $80. (Sale ends July 31, 2018).

Author/Illustrator Sponsorship (no limit) $129 $80

Recognizing all of the wonderful authors and illustrators that bring multicultural children’s books to life is very important to us. As a way of acknowledging their work and shining the spotlight on specific authors, the MCBD Team has created a very special sponsorship option.

  • A 300x 300 image of your book cover, book description and links to your site from our specialAuthors/Illustrators Page. Take a peek at last years’ Author Sponsors HERE.
  • 3 Tweets, 1 Instagram update, and 1 Facebook update that direct readers to Authors/Illustrators Page and includes a book image, title and our highly searchable official hashtag of #ReadYourWorld.
  • Instant access to our vibrant and private Facebook Group that is 1,000+ members strong.
  • A sponsor must commit to providing at least 2-3 books for review bloggers and 2 for donation to our Free Books for Classrooms Project (mailed by the Author Level Sponsor).

What Are We Doing to Get The Word Out (on ALL levels of Sponsorship)?

  • Via Social Media Reach of Co-Creators: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and blogs.
  • Via additional Social Media Reach of our CoHosts, authors, publishers and participating children’s book bloggers (to be updated as bloggers commit).
  • Traditional PR outreach: National, print and digital publications.
  • Promotion of this event will begin months in advance as we announce sponsors, promotions, review bloggers and other event details, and lead up to the event on the last Friday of January.
  • Via the new MulticulturalChildrensBookDay.com website that will have its own robust editorial calendar.
  • Via collaborations with notable children’s literacy organizations like The Children’s Book Council, Conscious Kid, and Scholastic.

Take a peek at last years’ Author Sponsors HERE.

As always, all Sponsorship levels will be available (at full price) September 1, 2018….so don’t delay on scoring this deal on the Author Sponsorship level! After checkout, you will be redirected to a Thank You page where you will be able to download our Author Sponsorship Intake Form.

Are you ready? Are you ready to be part of an online event that promotes diversity in children’s books and gives your work unmatchable visibility and reach? We’d LOVE to have you be part of the MCBD2018 Event.  Sign up below to be among the first to know when this sale goes LIVE!

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MCBD2018 Poster Reveal! | Author/illustrator, Aram Kim

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Guest post from author/illustrator, Aram Kim

I sometimes sit on the park bench in the big playground in my neighborhood. In the afternoon, the playground is dynamic with children playing, running, screaming, laughing and talking. Though it is a natural scene for me by now, I am still amazed by the wonderful diversity of the children who play there. They all have different skin colors, languages and outfits, but none of that seems to be a problem for them. I live in Queens, where it is reportedly said hundreds of languages are spoken. Even in the same neighborhood, the entire ethnic scene changes when you just cross the road. I am so in love with it. I also like to visit libraries and bookstores.  I spend most of my time in the children’s book section. Sadly, what I love about my neighborhood is not always reflected in children’s books.

We need so much more diversity in children’s books so that any child can see themselves and see others in the books they read. They should be able to naturally learn that everyone’s voice matters. There have been wonderful campaigns and movements to bring more diversity into these books and increase the diversity of creators and publishing industry employees. I admire the passion, perseverance, resilience and effort of the people who organize these campaigns.

I’ve always thought I could contribute to increasing diversity in children’s books, even a tiny bit, by telling the stories I know and creating stories only I could tell. However, I was very eager to be more actively involved in the effort to increase diversity in children’s literature.  That explains why I was dancing around at 3 o’clock in the morning in my mom’s kitchen in South Korea. In March of this year, after submitting all the revisions for my new book No Kimchi for Me!, I went back to South Korea for a month to visit my family.

One day during this trip while I was still jet-lagged and working at 3 a.m with a client in New York, I got an email from Multi-cultural Children’s Book Day committee. They asked if I would be interested in creating next year’s poster. Everyone in my family was sleeping at that time, so I pantomimed a scream, popped out of the dining room chair I was sitting at, and spent the next few minutes jumping and dancing around. The only time I could remember doing this before was when I got the contract for my debut picture book Cat on the Bus in 2015.

Aram Kim

So that’s how I got to spend part of my summer creating the Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2018 poster with much support from wonderful people at MCBD committee. I thank them so dearly to have given me the chance to be a part of this amazing campaign. As a children’s book author/illustrator, the most gratifying part of the job is when I meet kids at school who are delighted to see me, excited to listen to my story, and eager to tell their stories to me. Their vibrant energy motivates me.

MCBD2018 Read Your World Poster

Creating this poster gave me a little more assurance that I am getting one step closer to serving these readers right. They all deserve to see more diversity in the books they read and they love.

**Click the above poster image to download your copy

Aram Kim was born in Cincinnati, raised in South Korea, and currently lives in New York City. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, Aram is the author and illustrator of Cat on the Bus, called a “beautifully designed visual work” by School Library Journal and included in the ILA Children’s Choices 2017. Aram Kim’s new picture book, No Kimchi For Me!, about family, food, and a six-year-old “coming of age” has universal themes, and at the same time celebrates Korean culture. A Junior Library Guild selection.

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Multicultural Children’s Book Day Sponsorships 2018 are OPEN!

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It may be September, but planning for MCBD2018 is already in full swing!

There is MUCH to share and talk about-so many exciting new things in the works for this event and non-profit. AND we are still on an epic high from the results and success of our 2017 event. If you would like to see the full scoop, check out this in-depth blog post here, but our biggest point of pride is right here:

Social media share impressions for Multicultural children's book day

In 2017, Multicultural Children’s Book Day had 3.6 BILLION social media share impressions in three days (day before, day of, and day after). We trended #2 on Twitter during our Twitter Party (Jan 27 from 9-10pm) above #MuslimBan with 1900+ tweets during that hour. Our Twitter Party focused on the state of diversity in children’s book publishing and what readers were seeking and having trouble finding. [Read more…]

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MCCBD 2016 October Update & Early Bird Sponsorship Sale News

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We have many things to be grateful for here at Multicultural Children’s Book Day headquarters because there are a ton of exciting things in the works right now!

  • Join us as an Author Sponsor for MCCBD 2016 which includes 2 guest posts on MCCBD blog, banner ad on the Author Sponsor Page, social media shares, and reviews by bloggers.
  • Our Book Review Blogger Sign-Up for MCCBD 2016 just started as well! We’ll give you a FREE book so you can post on your blog on January 27th!

For anyone interested in Sponsorship opportunities, our Early Bird Sponsorship Sale ends OCTOBER 31, 2015.

  • We are thrilled to have two powerhouse multicultural children’s book publishers is joining us as Platinum Sponsors for 2016!

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