2021 Twitter Party Questions and PRIZES!
Twitter Party!!!!!!
Posted by Multicultural Children’s Book Day on Thursday, January 28, 2021
Join us on Friday, Jan 29, 2021, at 9 pm EST for the 8th annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day Twitter Party! REGISTER HERE.
This hour includes multicultural book discussions, addressing timely issues, diverse book recommendations, & reading ideas.
*** US and Global participants welcome. **
The Multicultural Children’s Book Day Twitter Party 2021 will be giving away a 5-8 diverse book bundle every five minutes! We also have some bonus prizes and prizes specifically for our non-USA participants. Scroll down to see all of the amazing book bundles and prizes.
Hashtag: Don’t forget to connect with us on social media and be sure and look for/use our official hashtag #ReadYourWorld.
This year, our 1/29/21 Party will occur at 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET and we promise it will be INSANELY fun and fast-paced! Be sure and follow Multicultural Children’s Book Day on Twitter so you can join the party. Follow the hashtag #ReadYourWorld to join the conversation, connect with like-minded parts, authors, publishers, educators, organizations, and librarians.
2021 MCBD TWITTER PARTY Questions:
Question 1 (9:00 pm): Are you having uncomfortable conversations about racism and white privilege with your kids or other people?
Question 2 (9:05 pm): What resources on racism and white privilege do you recommend or seek?
Question 3 (9:10 pm): Has the pandemic made your children feel anxious, isolated, or depressed? Can you recommend books that have helped?
Question 4 (9:15 pm): How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your and/or your kids’ reading life?
Question 5 (9:20 pm): What diversity topics in children’s books do you wish there were more books on?
Question 6 (9:25 pm): Our Classroom Kit this year is about activism and activists. What are your favorite books on these topics?
Question 7 (9:30 pm): What do you hope diversity and multicultural books will teach your children?
Question 8 (9:35 pm): What are your favorite diverse children’s and YA books this past year? Let’s give them a shout out!
Question 9 (9:40 pm): What genre of children’s books do you think lacks the most diversity? (board books, picture books, easy readers, early chapter books, graphic novels)
Question 10 (9:45 pm): Publishers like language Lizard, Hoopoe Books, and TimTimTom books all offer books in as many as 50 languages. What languages do you feel still are not represented well in children’s literature?
Question 11 (9:50 pm): What other ways could Multicultural Children’s Book Day support readers, parents, and educators in our quest to raise awareness for the importance of diversity and children’s literature?
Question 12 (9:55 pm): What topic do you think we should do for our next Classroom Kit?
PRIZES
BONUS PRIZE: Courtesy of Hoopoe Books–ONE lucky Winner will get a 6-Book Bundle!
BONUS PRIZES! Courtesy of The Pack-n-Go Girls, THREE lucky winners will receive a 2-3 book set of Pack-n-Go Girls books!
BONUS PRIZE! Courtesy of Lois and The Five Enchanted Mermaids! ONE winner (USA-only) will win this bundle that has a Zari doll and Zari hardcover book in it. (Zari is the African-American mermaid in the Five Enchanted Mermaids group.)
BONUS PRIZE! Courtesy of Capstone FIVE WINNERS will win a #ReadingIsForEveryone notebook journal and an oversized book bag featuring some favorite Capstone characters and illustrated by award-winning artist Hatem Aly. Capstone is passionate about inclusivity, equity, and accessibility for the benefit of all kids. They are passionate about inclusivity, equity, and accessibility for the benefit of all kids because we believe #ReadingIsForEveryone! Help us celebrate and advocate for the importance of reading and representation.
BOOK BUNDLES
BOOK BUNDLE #1: Language Lizard-Building Bridges book and a set of their Idiom Books
BOOK BUNDLE #2: PDF-only BOOK BUNDLE Courtesy of Capstone!! ONE WINNER will win a PDF-only bundle of these books:
1. Hello, Mandarin Duck! by Bao Phi
2. Camila the Star series by Alicia Salazar: (2 of 4 titles)
- a. Camila the Baking Star
- b. Camila the Record-Breaking Star
3. Astrid and Apollo series by V.T. Bidania: (2 of 4 titles)
- a. Astrid and Apollo and the Happy New Year
- b. Astrid and Apollo and the Starry Campout
4. Yasmin series by Saadia Faruqi: (2 of 4 titles)
- a. Yasmin the Librarian
- b. Yasmin the Scientist
5. The Greatest Superpower by Alex Sanchez
6. Farah Rocks New Beginnings by Susan Muaddi Darraj
BOOK BUNDLE #3
- When God Made the World by Matthew Paul Turner
- Quigley the Quiet Hedgehog by Claudine Norden
- Meet Monique by Denise Lawson
- Sumo Joe by Mia Wenjen
- Mommy, I Need my Wheels by Jeanne Fortune
- Bindiya in India by Monique Kamaria Chheda
- Mei Ling in China City by Icy Smith
BOOK BUNDLE #4
- Greenhorn by Anna Olswanger
- Oh Brother, Little Brother by Candid Brandon
- Dorje the Yak by Caryn Hartman
- Accordionly by Michael Genhart
- Carols & carmen Campout by Kristin McDonald
- This is the Earth by Deedee Cummings
- Opening the Road by Keila Dawson
- Shlemiel Crooks by Anna Olswanger
BOOK BUNDLE #5 (Bilingual Books from Language Lizard)
- Blesk bac Juchi/Flash Bang Wheee! (Czech and English)
- Moja biografija/My Life Story by Ulfet Mahmount & Alan Thompson
- Awon Ore e Floppy/Floppy’s Friends by Guido Van Genechten
- My Daddy is a Giant (in Turkish and English) by Carl Norac
- Jill and the Beanstalk by Manju Gregory (Albanian and English)
- Rama and the Demon King by Jessica Souhami (Chinese/English)
- What Shall We Do with the Boo Hoo Baby? by Cressida Cowell (Panjabi/English)
- Cary a kruhy/Line and Circle (Czech/English)
BOOK BUNDLE #6: PDF-only BOOK BUNDLE Courtesy of Make A Way Media/Author Deedee Cummings!! ONE WINNER will win a NINE-BOOK PDF-only bundle:
BOOK BUNDLE #7 “I Am America” Chapter Books from Jolly Fish Press
- Journey to a Promised Lande: A Story of the Exodusters
- If The Fire Comes: A Story of Segregation during the Great Depression
- When The Earth Dragon Trembled: A Story of Chinatown During the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
- Line We Draw: A Story of Imprisoned Japanese Americans
- United to Strike: A Story of the Delano Grape Workers
- Stranger on the Home Front: A Story of Indian Immigrants and World War I
BOOK BUNDLE #8 Chapter and YA Books
- The Last Cherry Blossom by Kathleen Burkinshaw
- Red Dove Kisten to the Wind by Sonia Antaki
- Sophie Washington: The Snitch by Tonya Duncan Ellis
- Sophie Washington: My BFF by Tonya Duncan Ellis
- She Flew by Catherine Bodega
- Girls on the Line by Jennie Liu
- The Freedom Stone by Judi Howe
- Mermaid tales by Debbie Dadey
BOOK BUNDLE #9
- Sounds all Around the World: Dr. James Chapman
- Daddy and Me by T.L. Wynne
- Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Last Day of School by Julie Gassman
- Sissy Goes Tiny by Rebecca Flansburg and BA Norrgard
- Sanda: the Girl with the Magical Smile by Sabina Mugassa Bingman
- Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker Harvey
- My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden’s Childhood Journey by Jeanne Walker Harvey
BOOK BUNDLE #10
- Las Desventuras de Tarah y Darah by Dyesha and Triesha McCants
- The Switch: The Misadventures of Tarah and Darah by Dyesha and Triesha McCants
- Great Cape-o Colors by Karl Beckstrand
- De La Silla De Ivan Salio by Karl Beckstrand
- Brandon and his Mask by Katherine Smith
- Bella’s Surprise Boat by Christianne C Jones
- When God Made the World by Matthew Paul Turner
BOOK BUNDLE #11 Board Books and Picture Books
- Future Astronaut by Lori Alexander
- Future Doctor by Lori Alexander
- Future Engineer by Lori Alexander
- The Saint Nicholas Snow Day by Charlotte Riggle
- Alabama Oh and the New Boy by Andi Cann
- LaDonna’s Easter in Paris by Kimberly Gorden Biddle
- Women Who March by Adena Raub Dershowitz
- Molelo the Fire Elephant by Morgan Spicer
BOOK BUNDLE #12
- That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story by Huda Fahmy
- Future President (Board Book) by Lori Alexander
- GROW! How We Get Food from our Garden by Karl Beckstrand
- 5 Worlds: The Cobalt Prince by Mark and Alexis Seigel
- The Noisy Classroom by Angela Shante
- Lost by Christine Reynebeau
- Scribbles by Theresa Mackiewicz
- Who’s Jerry By T.M.Jackson
GRAND PRIZE!! 12 Diverse Books!
- Mr. Inker Finds a Home by Christina Francine
- Navid Sin Chimenea by Karina Elze
- A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttman Created the Paralympic Games by Lori Alexander
- It’s Not Little Red Riding Hood by Josh Funk
- HOLA! Let’s Learn Spanish by Judy Martialay
- O is for Oshun by Kya Johnson
- Scribbles by Theresa Mackiewicz
- Mighty May Won’t Cry Today by Kendra & Claire-Voe Ocampo
- What if we Were All the Same! by CM Harris
- RAINBOW: A First Book of Pride by Michael Genhart
- Sumo Joe by Mia Wenjen
- Isn’t It Scary? by Vernon Hamilton