In honor of our seventh Multicultural Children’s Book Day, we are increasing our Twitter Party Book Bundles prizes from five to SEVEN books! More books, more diverse KidLit discussions, and more FUN! Please join us Friday, January 31st 9 pm-10 pm EST Use hashtag #ReadYourWorld to find the party We will be giving away 14 book bundles...
Please welcome Traci Sorell r today for our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2020 with the Children’s Book Council. Please welcome her list of Contemporary Native Books for Children and Teens published in 2019 that you may not have heard about yet. We are also giving away a copy of each of her books, We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga,...
Multicultural Children's Book Day is just around the corner on January 31st. It's a great time to reflect on whether your book collection is encompassing all perspectives. One of our authors, Lisa Travis, had a unique experience as a panelist for this topic at the last American Association of School Librarians conference. We thought we would...
[contact-form][contact-field label="Name" type="name" required="true" /][contact-field label="Email" type="email" required="true" /][contact-field label="Website" type="url" /][contact-field label="Message" type="textarea" /][/contact-form] Guest post By Jesica Nkouaga Do you ever wonder where children’s authors get their story ideas? Children’s stories can come from almost anywhere. Children’s authors write about personal experiences, experiences they witness, experiences with their children, and of course, ideas from their...
Please welcome Ann Dávila Cardinal for our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2020 with the Children’s Book Council. She has a list of YA Horror Voices! We are giving away a copy of Five Midnights. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Five Midnights by Ann Dávila Cardinal Ann Dávila Cardinal's Five Midnights is a “wickedly thrilling” (William Alexander)...
Please welcome Vita Murrow for our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2020 with the Children’s Book Council. She has a list of inclusive fairy tales! We are giving away five copies of High-Five to the Hero. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. I was so excited to be invited to curate a booklist celebrating Fairy...
Please welcome David Bowles today for our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2020 with the Children’s Book Council. Today he has a list of Eight Great Mexican American Middle-grade Books. We are giving away five copies of They Call Me Güero. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. They Call Me Güero by David Bowles Twelve-year-old Güero...
Please welcome Nic Stone today to kick off our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2020 with the Children’s Book Council. She has created a list of middle grade reads perfect for children of color. Clean Getaway by Nic Stone How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma: • Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip...
Please welcome Eric Smith today for our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2020 with the Children’s Book Council. He has created a wonderful list of Finding Books for Kids Like Him, and by this he means Middle Eastern Characters, Biracial characters, Gaming, and Bullying. We are grateful for a resource like this! We are giving away one copy...
Please welcome Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker today for our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2020 with the Children’s Book Council. They have created a book list on LGBTQ+ Representation in YA Fiction. We are giving away 2 ARCS of Mooncakes. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Mooncakes by Wendy Xu, illustrated by Suzanne Walker A...
