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Please welcome J. Torres with his eight favorite diversity graphic novels. He is best known for DC Comics’ Teen Titans Go series. Other noteworthy titles include the Eisner Award-nominated Alison Dare, the Shuster Award-nominated Bigfoot Boy, and the Parents’ Choice Award-winner Brobots. Today he shares eight of his favorite graphic novels that have fantasy, mythology, and diversity. Fantasy,...

We need Multicultural Books to celebrate the Foreign and the Familiar

by Valarie Budayr

Author Visits, Diverse Book Review, Guest Posts

January 25, 2017

Guest post from Globe Smart Kids We are drawn to books that feel familiar Research says that we feel most safe and comfortable around the things and people we know well, that feel familiar to us. We find them in our personal ‘bubble’, they are like us in terms of gender, nationality, language, race, religion, culture, education,...

Spotlight on a Sponsor: Pomelo Books

by Valarie Budayr

Author Visits, Spotlight on a Sponsor

January 25, 2017

Pomelo Books

Pomelo Books are the curators and publishers of The Poetry Friday Anthology series for K-5 and Middle School. Their books include The Poetry Friday Anthology (all four editions: for the Common Core, for the TEKS, for K-5, and for Middle School). Also, 3 ebook anthologies: Poetry Tag Time, P*TAG (for teens), and Gift Tag (holiday poems). The Poetry Friday Anthology® series helps teachers and librarians teach poetry easily while meeting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and the Texas TEKS for English Language Arts (ELA)/Poetry and Science & Technology. Celebrate Poetry on Fridays—and any day—with The Poetry Friday Anthology®!

HERE WE GO: A Poetry Friday Power Book for children, tweens, and teens, features 12 PowerPack sets that combine: 1) diverse anchor poems; 2) new original response poems and mentor poems by Janet Wong; 3) PowerPlay prewriting activities; and 4) Power2You writing prompts.

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Respect for Ancestors Picture Books & GIVEAWAY

by Valarie Budayr

Multicultural Booklist

January 25, 2017

Please welcome illustrator Carl Angel. The Girl Who Saved Yesterday is about remembrance for the past and for those who came before us, celebrated through my imagery and the beautiful poetic language of Julius Lester. The list below relates to his book in either its respect for ancestors, or in its transcendent use mythical elements and/or poetic...

Why Do Adults Need to Discuss Diverse & Inclusive Books with Children?

by Valarie Budayr

Author Visits, Guest Posts

January 24, 2017

Why Do Adults Need to Discuss Diverse & Inclusive Books with Children? Guest post by Stefanie Paige Wieder, M.S.Ed. The need for diverse and inclusive books for children has become clear. When children see themselves reflected in books, it increases their feelings of positive self-worth. Conversely, when children rarely or never see themselves reflected in books, they receive...

Spotlight on a Bronze Sponsor: Author Charlotte Riggle

by Valarie Budayr

Author Visits, Spotlight on a Sponsor

January 24, 2017

Author Charlotte Riggle

Charlotte Riggle is a writer and a reader and a passionate advocate of picture books. Her first book, Catherine’s Pascha, is as beautiful as Pascha itself, with words that sparkle and illustrations that glow with the joy of the feast. Catherine doesn’t like vegetables. She doesn’t like naps. She doesn’t like it when her mom combs her hair. She loves hot dogs, chocolate cake, and her best friend, Elizabeth. Most of all, she loves Pascha! Pascha, the Orthodox Christian Easter, is celebrated in the middle of the night, with processions and candles and bells and singing. And Catherine insists that she’s not a bit sleepy.

YA Suffering From Mental Illness Books and GIVEAWAY!

by Valarie Budayr

Multicultural Booklist

January 24, 2017

Please welcome Louise Gornall! Her debut Young Adult book, Under Rose-Tainted Skies, is about a girl called Norah, who is suffering with agoraphobia, OCD and anxiety. She is sharing eight YA books with characters who suffer from mental illness. We are giving away a copy of her book as well! Please go to the bottom to enter! The...

Spotlight on a Sponsor: Live Oak Media

by Valarie Budayr

Author Visits, Spotlight on a Sponsor

January 23, 2017

Live Oak Media

Live Oak Media is the award-winning audio publisher of distinctive read-along recordings of classic and popular children’s literature for ages 3-12. Our recordings have received three Odyssey Awards, the American Library Association’s (ALA) award for Excellence in Audiobook Production, including the inaugural award in 2008; the Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production; three Grammy® Awards; and numerous Audie Awards, ALA Notable Children’s Recordings, and outstanding reviews. As a small, family-owned company, we are dedicated to providing our young listeners with meaningful reading and listening experiences.

8 Great Diversity Picture Books & 6 Book Giveaway

by Valarie Budayr

Multicultural Booklist

January 23, 2017

Please welcome Erin Dealey and Luciana Navarro Powell! Their list is eight of their favorite diversity picture books and includes a six book giveaway of their newest book, Babies Come From Airports. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. We are thrilled and honored to help celebrate MCCBD with a list of some...