Imagine my delight when I discovered this amazing event that focuses on diversity in children’s literature called, Multicultural Children’s Book Day. Imagine my despair when I discovered I had missed the deadline for the MCBD2018. BUT, the fine folks at Multicultural Children’s Book Day offered me the opportunity to share my story on the MCBD blog...
Please welcome JaNay Brown-Wood with her list of Family and Food Picture Books. We are giving away 3 copies of her book, Grandma's Counting House. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Family and Food: A Multicultural list for Preschool through 3rd Grade This list features eight titles where family and culture come together around delicious...
As always, the 2018MCBD Twitter Party was a ton of fun and a huge success. The discussions and sharing of book titles, lists and resources did not disappoint. Here are the 12 Twitter Party Qs and A’s from this very special hour:
Q1: Share some recent diverse, multicultural and inclusive books that you’ve read with your kids. #ReadYourWorld
Q2: What kinds of diverse characters/themes/topics would you like to see more of in children’s books? #ReadYourWorld
Q3: While the number of children’s books of a diverse nature have gone up in recent years to 28%, those by people of color/Native authors remain at 6%. How do you feel about this?
#ReadYourWorld (Stat from @LEEandLOW http://blog.leeandlow.com/2017/03/30/the-diversity-gap-in-childrens-book-publishing-2017/)
Q4: What is the ONE diversity book that you’d love to see used in the classroom and why? #ReadYourWorld
Q5: Do you have a new (or new to you) diversity author or book discovery that you are excited about? #ReadYourWorld
Q6: Our Classroom Empathy Kit this year focuses on refugees and immigrants. What books are you using at home or in the classroom to teach empathy? #ReadYourWorld https://readyourworld.org/teacher-classroom-empathy-kit/
Q7: Book activities help bring books to life. Has anyone tried the Backpack Activity in our Empathy Kit: What you would pack if you had to flee your country and had 5 minutes to pack? #ReadYourWorld
Q8: Our next Classroom Kit is Poverty in the U.S. Do you think this is a good topic? Why or why not? #ReadYourWorld
Q9: What diverse children’s books would you suggest for our Classroom Kit on Poverty in the U.S.? #ReadYourWorld
Q10: What diversity/multicultural/inclusive topics are you having trouble finding in children’s books? #ReadYourWorld
Q11: What resources do you use to find diverse children’s books? #ReadYourWorld
Q12: From #metoo to #shepersisted to Oprah Winfrey’s Golden Globes speech, there is a huge interest in making a better tomorrow for our daughters. What books do you recommend that reflect this movement? #ReadYourWorld
Here’s how to celebrate:
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