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Author: Valarie Budayr

Read Your World / Articles posted by Valarie Budayr (Page 69)

All of our sponsors for MCBD2017 are amazing and valued,  but the uniqueness and passion of Broccoli.com truly stands out.

Broccoil

Broccoli is a New York start-up company that focuses on collecting traditional stories from all over the world. Each of their multicultural children’s books come in six languages – English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Their unique and high-quality books also feature voice narration for all six languages, plus music and sound effects.

My name is Yvette and I am the author and illustrator of 2 childrens’ books – Gus the Traveler & I Want To Be. As an educator by profession, I have also written short stories, poems & educational papers.

Yvette Pais

I am very happy and thankful to contribute with this post as a guest of MCBD blog.

There are many rich and beautiful multicultural books, all sharing wonderful, meaningful messages, and/or inspirational stories. As a book lover, I have created over the years my own personal home based library. Today I want to share with all of you 5 book suggestions which make up part of my treasured library.

1. Red is Dragon by Roseanne Thong – This beautiful book exposes kids to colors, where they can learn about the Chinese-American culture. This book can’t miss being part of your personal library.

multicultural books

Please welcome Shannon Jones today with her list of picture books that inspire travel to faraway places. In her book, KeeKee, a cat, has adventures in Amsterdam. We are giving away a copy; please fill out the Rafflecopter below! Picture Books That Inspire Travel Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World Richard Scarry books inspired me as a child and...

MCBD Sponsorship has officially closed so we are ready to share the final line-up along with a few “FAQ’s”

  1. MCBD is a non-profit that is in its fourth year
  2. Our official hashtag is #ReadYourWorld.
  3. MCBD was created by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom
  4. The Big Giant Linky: The much anticipated review linky will not be live until the morning of 1/27/17 and will be located here on the MCBD site and also on all CoHosts’ sites. This link-up is a compilation of 400+ books multicultural book reviews and activities that will create a robust online resource for parents, grandparents, educators, caregivers and librarians. A separate Linky will be available for those reviewing on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
  5. MCBD offers many FREE resources for those looking for information on diverse books for young readers including our Classroom Kindness Kit and our Diversity Book Lists & Activities for Teachers and Parents.
  6. Our 17 CoHosts are made up of powerhouse moms, bloggers, writers and reading advocates. Our CoHosts are:

A Crafty ArabAll Done MonkeyBooks My Kids ReadCrafty Moms ShareColours of UsEducators Spin on itFranticmommyGrowing Book by BookImagination SoupKid World CitizenMama SmilesMulticultural Kid BlogsRandomly ReadingSpanish PlaygroundThe Jenny Evolution,The Logonauts and Youth Literature Reviews

Please welcome Curtis C. Chen with a science fiction book list for kids and teens! We are also giving away a copy of his book, Waypoint Kangaroo. Please go to the bottom of the post to enter. "Sci-fi fans will love this fun, high-tech adventure." - Kirkus Reviews Meet Kangaroo, a superpowered spy facing his toughest mission yet:...