What is Read Your World Day?Read Your World Day (RYWD), formerly known as Multicultural Children’s Book Day, is an online and offline event. We give away diverse children’s and young adult books both to reviewers and at our virtual party. See “How Can I Participate” for more details.
FIRST, is a unique opportunity to shine the spotlight on diverse/multicultural books, authors, and publishers.
SECOND, a giant online book reviewing event —
Book appreciators, readers, parents, teachers, librarians, and caregivers have the opportunity to explore lots of children’s and YA books with diverse content via online marketing that provides robust visibility for authors and publishers, book reviews, classroom kits, classroom book bundles, contests, giveaways, book lists, activity suggestions, and links.
THIRD, a giant networking event —
An ongoing mission to connect organizers, sponsors, co-hosts, bloggers, and others interested in expanding awareness of, and promotion of multicultural children’s books via our Virtual Party and active Facebook Group.
FOURTH, an offline classroom, library, or gathering place celebration —
A chance for students, educators, and parents to celebrate diversity and multicultural books in the months leading up to, and during, the Read Your World Day celebration that is held on the last Thursday in January.
FIFTH, a year-long literacy-based initiative-
That works tirelessly to provide books to classrooms, organizations, and under-served kids all year long via book donations.
Use hashtag #ReadYourWorld for social media.
From September through December, you can participate by:
At the end of January, on RYWD, you can participate by:
