We're closing out our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2017 series with author Soman Chainani. His popular series School of Good & Evil is being made into a movie! He's also a contributor for We Need Diverse Books anthology, Flying Lessons & Other Stories edited by Ellen Oh. We are giving away a copy of Flying Lessons. Please fill...
Please welcome Alice Pung today with her list of Favorite Diversity Children's Books. We are also giving away a copy of her book. Fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Favorite Diversity Children's Books from Alice Pung 1. The Tomorrow series by John Marsden This bestselling Australian series is a more realistic take on the Hunger Games,...
Please welcome Stacy McAnulty today with her list of picture books about true beauty. We are giving away a copy of her book, Beautiful. Please see the bottom of the post to enter. When creating my picture book BEAUTIFUL, my editor encouraged me to write my definition of the word. I came up with this: “True beauty...
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...