Please welcome author Stephanie Campisi who presents eight diverse picture books about belonging and friendship. The below list of picture books touches on themes of belonging, friendship, identity, and sense of self–all topics explored in my debut picture book The Ugly Dumpling. Diversity Picture Books About Belonging and Friendship The Empty Pot by Demi A gentle, quiet picture book...
Welcome Gold Sponsor and long-time MCBD supporter, Carole P. Roman! Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best of 2012 for her first book, award winning author Carole P. Roman started writing as a dare from one of her sons. Using an imaginary game she played with her grandson as a base, Captain No Beard was born."Captain No Beard-...
Please welcome Nestlé Smarties Prize for Children's Literature and Nestlé Smarties Prize for Children's Literature winner SF Said. His book, Phoenix, which won an IBBY International Honour List for writing can be described as the Brit version of Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming. Today, he shares his favorite diverse YA and chapter books. We are also giving...
All of our sponsors for MCBD2017 are amazing and valued, but the uniqueness and passion of Broccoli.com truly stands out.
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.
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.
