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....
{Guest post by Ajanta Chakraborty-Co-Founder/CEO of Bollywood Groove™ & Culture Groove} Diwali, the festival of lights of India, is the Christmas equivalent of India. During this time, the entire country gets into a sparkly festive mood that was also an integral part of my cultural upbringing there. Away from the motherland, the desire to spread the same...
As you know, our online event/holiday takes place the last Friday of every January so this year it will fall on 1/29/21and this will be our EIGHTH Multicultural Children’s Book Day celebration! Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) is an online and offline celebration that attracts thousands of supporters, educators, parents, caregivers, book reviewers, and quality authors...