Boston area: Save the date for the 3rd Annual Newton Children's Book Festival 2026! Please note that we have a NEW LOCATION! It's a larger venue, so we can fit 100+ authors and illustrators in one big room! There is also an elevator and 125 parking spots on premise! We are excited for year 3! ...
Read Your World's 2nd Annual Newton Children's Book Festival 2025 was a huge success. More than 1,500 people attended the event. Feedback from some people via our survey even said that our event was too crowded. We had PR coverage on WGBH radio and CBS News: Our thanks to all our sponsors, Jannie Ho for the gorgeous...
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.