{Guest Post from Language Lizard} Congratulations to Mindy R. from Rachel Kohl Community Library in Glen Mills, PA who won a set of Language Lizard Idiom Books in English and Simplified Chinese! These colorful books come with free teaching resources are a great way to teach English idioms in a multicultural context. Use them during Idiom Week (Jan...
It's not too late to sign up to review a diverse children's or YA book on social media in honor of the 8th annual Multicultural Children's Book Day 2021 event! The option to sign up as a reviewer will close in early December so please pass the word to anyone you know who would like to...
During the first full week of December, the fourth annual #ReadingAfrica week readers can follow along with the hashtag to celebrate favorites and explore new writers....
Today’s the day! Let’s celebrate this global day of generosity by rewarding all of the hard-working educators in the USA with a FREE Diverse Book for their Classroom! GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past 8 years, this idea has grown into a...
Those who are new to Multicultural Children's Book Day may not understand how the Book Matching Process works so here is a quick tutorial....
{Guest Post by Vanessa Womack} Most people know that literacy skills and positive student behaviors are important for a student to be successful. I have been an advocate for STEM or STEAM learning in schools for over 15 years, particularly for disadvantaged and students in Communities of Color. Writing the Emerald Jones book is the first...
The weeks are flying by so we wanted to share a unique way to tap into the holiday buying season or even get more involved in Multicultural Children's Book Day 2021. As you all know, more people than ever are online thanks to COVID. Experts say that the holiday shopping season is likely going to be...
The ON MY DESK series was born a few years ago thanks to my role as Project Manager for Multicultural Children's Book Day. One of the many job perks is that I get to enjoy the avalanche of amazing multicultural books for kids that are donated to our project. Seriously, from October to January, it's like...
Gratitude is Alive and Well On December 1, 2020, Multicultural Children's Book Day will participate (for the first time!) in #GivingTuesday, a global day of celebrations and generosity. #GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people worldwide to stand together in unity while also supporting causes that touch their hearts. This Giving Tuesday, MCBD wants to rally our supporters, reviewers,...
{Guest post by Kristi Bernard of Kristi's Book Nook} Pam Margolis is the creator of The Unconventional Librarian website. As a librarian, she loves to share books on her site and encourages kids to read books with sensitive topics. Pam is also on the MCBD Board of Advisors. You can learn about her here. MCBD: Hi Pam....
