Please welcome Kathleen Burkinshaw with a list of diverse historical fiction for ages 9 and up. We are also doing a giveaway of her book, The Last Cherry Blossom. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. Diversity in Middle Grade Historical Fiction Just a Drop of Water by Kerry O’Malley-Cerra Two boys-Jake and Sam are best friends. Sam...
What an honor to have distinguished author Julius Lester here today with his list of diversity picture books and poetry books. We are also giving away a copy of his newest book, The Girl Who Saved Yesterday, illustrated by Carl Angel. Did you notice that Carl Angel is also a part of our #ReadYourWorld Book...
Today, Scholastic released the latest research from the newest Kids & Family Reading Report, 6th edition. We learned what kids – and parents – want in books, as well as kids need for more guidance on books to read for fun. For 10 years, this nationally representative research from Scholastic has surveyed kids ages 6-17 and...
Please welcome picture book author and illustrator Aram Kim today with a list of picture books that just so happen to have diversity characters but that's not the point of the story. That's diversity at its finest! We are giving away a copy of her picture book, Cat on a Bus. Please fill out the Rafflecopter...
Please welcome Cynthia Levinson today with a list of inspirational stories about valuing and celebrating diversity comprised of picture and chapter books. We are also giving away a copy of her nonfiction book, Watch Out for Flying Kids! Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Inspirational stories about valuing and celebrating diversity The...
Please welcome author Farhana Zia with her list of irrepressible and inspirational young characters who tackle life's challenges. We are giving away a copy of her latest book, Child of Spring. Please use the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. The chapter books I selected are about irrepressible and inspirational young characters who are unafraid to...
Thank you to everyone who came to our #ReadYourWorld Twitter Party. We had great participation! On the day of Multicultural Children's Book Day, January 27th, we trended most of the day as everyone shared their book reviews. During our Twitter Party at night (901-pm EST), 1900 tweets during that hour caused #ReadYourWorld TO TREND on Twitter at the...
Welcome to our 4th Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Here’s how to celebrate:
. It’s FREE today through January 31st!Let’s Celebrate Chinese New Year and Multicultural Book Day! Chinese New Year’s Eve Day is January 27th, the same day as Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Let’s celebrate them together! Chinese New Year is celebrated for two weeks each year starting on the night before the lunar new year begins. This year it will end on February...
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