Please welcome Eric and Natalie Yoder with their list of Middle Grade Spanish/English Bilingual Books. We are giving away 5 copies of their book, One Minute Mysteries: Short Mysteries You Solve With Math/Misterios de un Minuto: Misterios Cortos Que Resuelves con Matematicas. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Middle Grade Spanish/English Bilingual Books 1. One...
Sometimes, being a mommy doc is hard. Really hard. There are days when your heart breaks for a patient with a terminal diagnosis. And there are other days, when you feel like you are healing the world, but miss a PTA meeting or a basketball game for your kids. Making time for everything, some days feels impossible!
So, it was both flattering and concerning the first time my daughter, at age 3, said she wanted to be a doctor like her mommy. I want her to feel free to pursue any dream she desires, and want her to continue to want to heal the world, no matter how old she gets. I love that she looks up to me, regardless of how young she is. But I also want her to see that, while my work may take me away from her (and her brother) at times, they are always my main motivation. I want them to be comfortable to dream big but to always remember that I have tried to be there for them.
To that end, I wrote a book for my children (and especially my future doctor daughter)! I wrote it to capture this moment in time when she wanted to be like me. I also did it to show her, years from now, that while being a busy mommy doc may be hard, it is worth it because of her (and her brother). The book is an idealistic representation of what it is like to be her mother and a doctor, all at the same time. (excerpt from Dr. Bowe’s website)
Please welcome Melissa Keil with her list of 8 Australian Multicultural YA Books! We are also giving away a copy of her book. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. 8 Australian Multicultural YA Books & Giveaway! 1. Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta Josie Alibrandi navigates life with her wealthy Catholic school peers and her Italian-Australian...
Please welcome Aram Kim with a diverse books with food (and recipe) book list. You might remember her from last year’s #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2017 series here. It’s actually how we met her here at Multicultural Children’s Book Day.
The Official Multicultural Chilren’s Book Day 2018 Poster courtesy of author/illustrator Aram Kim
We became big fans of her work, and asked her to create our poster for this year’s event, and she kindly agreed! Aram Kim talks about her inspiration for the poster here.
Today, we are thrilled to introduce Aram Kim’s second picture book, No Kimchi For Me.
Yoomi hates stinky, spicy kimchi―the pickled cabbage condiment served at Korean meals. So her brothers call her a baby and refuse to play with her. Yoomi is determined to eat kimchi. She tries to disguise it by eating it on a cookie, on pizza, and in ice cream. But that doesn’t work. Then Grandma shows Yoomi how to make kimchi pancakes. This story about family, food, and a six-year-old “coming of age” has universal themes, and at the same time celebrates Korean culture. [picture book, ages 3 and up]
Join us on Jan 27th, 9pm EST for 5th annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day Twitter Party! We promise it will be a fun and fast-paced hour of great book conversations, sharing of diverse book ideas and lots of prizes. Follow the hashtag #ReadYourWorld to join the conversation and to also win one of 12-5 book bundles and one Grand Prize Book Bundle (12 books) that will be given away at the party!
When: Saturday, January 27th
Time: 9 pm to 10 pm EST
Where: On Twitter!
Hashtag: #ReadYourWorld
Sponsored By: Scholastic Reading Clubs
