Thank you to Newton Cultural Council! This program is supported by a grant from the Newton Cultural Council, a local council that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council and the City of Newton: Author Panel: Celebrating Pride Month with Children's Books This is part of our 2024 Pride Month Celebration It includes: Creating Inclusive Classrooms: LGBTQIA+ Classroom Kit The classroom kit...
Read Your World received two grants from The Village Bank which allowed us to deliver 30 Diverse Classroom Book Kits to teachers in Newton, Massachusetts. We also received a grant from the Newton Cultural Council which funded our Author Panel: Celebrating Pride Month with Children's Books. Bookmarks for each student. Each book package contained at least one...
The Lunar New Year animal signs are usually translated as the Chinese zodiac signs in English. However, in Chinese culture, this set of animals is known as the twelve-birth resemblance.
These animals rotate over a 12-year cycle. Each animal also rotates with the Five Elements, in the following order – fire, earth, metal, water, wood. In 2022, the year of the tiger arrives with the celebration of the Lunar New Year. It is the year of the water tiger.
With the 12-year cycle, the next tiger year after 2022 will come in 2034. However, the next water tiger year will arrive 60 years after this one in 2082. These animals come in order and each has its own characteristics.
It is hard to believe time has flown by and our January 28, 2022, is less than two weeks away!
As you may know, Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) is a non-profit that collaborates with authors to get their books reviewed during our online event and also works to get free diverse children’s books into the hands of young readers.
Amazing Medallion Level Sponsors!
Thirty diverse children and YA book publishers, authors, and literacy organizations have joined us as sponsors for MCBD2022! View this exceptional line-up here.
Meet author and Board of Advisor Martiza M. Mejia:
The Purple Shell by Maritza M. Mejia
LuzDelMes Ecotales invite you to be aware of how to take care of the planet. On her first trip to the sea, a lovely girl realized how much garbage people leave in the sand and decided to clean up the beach with her mother. After collecting sodas and wraps, they found a purple shell, which they received with joy as a reward for such a laudable task. This bilingual tale (English & Spanish) is based on a true story. It contains coloring pages, facts, and questions to take care of our planet, our common home.
