As one of the largest and most engaging annual book festivals in the northeast, The Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival shares a mission that is near-and-dear to our heart; a mission to put a book in the hands of every child. {Art by Roxie Munro} The 7th annual #ChappBook festival will take place this year on October 5th,...
Guest Post By: Erin Twamley From the #ownvoices to #readyourworld to specific trends like #WomeninSTEM, book creators and readers are hungry for the production and consumption of diverse literature. As an author and an educator myself of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math or STEM publications, I have found that especially in the nonfiction children’s book world...
Deedee Cummings has been a long-time supporter of Multicultural Children's Book Day, and as the years tick forward, we continue to be blown away by the talent, passion, and tenacity of this multi-book diverse author. Her business, Make a Way Media, offers everything from workshops to journals to inspire creativity in kids; creativity founded in writing...
{guest post from Ajanta Chakraborty of CultureGroove} Should non-Muslim kids celebrate Ramadan & Eid? You probably guessed it; the answer is a resounding yes! Mom/Dad, what is she wearing? Kids and their delightful loud questions in public, am I right? If your child hasn’t already asked it, they probably will when they see a little girl in Hijab at...
Guest post from author Shereen Rahming I was no more than seven or eight years old growing up in a tiny village in the relatively small country of Belize. Almost everything I loved and knew existed in that single place. The elementary school I attended was right next door in the community center grounds. My classroom...