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January 11, 2017

MCBD Sponsorship has officially closed so we are ready to share the final line-up along with a few “FAQ’s”

MCBD is a non-profit that is in its fourth year
Our official hashtag is #ReadYourWorld.
MCBD was created by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom
The Big Giant Linky: The much anticipated review linky will not be live until the morning of 1/27/17 and will be located here on the MCBD site and also on all CoHosts’ sites. This link-up is a compilation of 400+ books multicultural book reviews and activities that will create a robust online resource for parents, grandparents, educators, caregivers and librarians. A separate Linky will be available for those reviewing on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
MCBD offers many FREE resources for those looking for information on diverse books for young readers including our Classroom Kindness Kit and our Diversity Book Lists & Activities for Teachers and Parents.
Our 17 CoHosts are made up of powerhouse moms, bloggers, writers and reading advocates. Our CoHosts are:

A Crafty Arab, All Done Monkey, Books My Kids Read, Crafty Moms Share, Colours of Us, Educators Spin on it, Franticmommy, Growing Book by Book, Imagination Soup, Kid World Citizen, Mama Smiles, Multicultural Kid Blogs, Randomly Reading, Spanish Playground, The Jenny Evolution,The Logonauts and Youth Literature Reviews

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MCBD’s Downloadable Kindness Classroom Kit for Educators & Homeschoolers (cost=ZERO!)

by Valarie Budayr

RYW News, RYW Updates, Special Events

January 6, 2017

Now more than ever, a message of hope, compassion, empathy, and understanding is needed.

Now more than ever, we need to come together as a nation of beautifully diverse people and encourage and implement KINDNESS.

Kindness is a word that many of us are hearing more and more thanks to a concerning, tense, and sometimes scary 2016. It something we all as humans need to be mindful of especially when it comes to being role models for kids. As always, encouraging and teaching kindness to children starts at home and in the classroom.

Powerhouse Children’s Publishing Company, Scholastic, has noted that books and activities that promote kindness will be a key trend in 2017…

…and the Multicultural Children’s Book Day Team couldn’t agree more. With that in mind we put our collective heads together and with the help of authors Jarrett Krosoczka and DEMI, have created a very special downloadable MCBD Kindness Classroom Kit for all teachers, parents, librarians, and educators to utilize.

Our FREE Kindness Classroom Kit containing:

Diverse Kindness Book List for ages 4 -12
Classroom Kindness Activities
“Be a Hero Be Kind” Kindness Poster
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Poster
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30 Days of Ramadan: A Recommended Reading List

by Valarie Budayr

Ramadan and Muslim Books for Kids, Special Events

June 9, 2016

30 Days of Ramadan: Understanding Our Friends #30DaysRamadan

Multicultural Children’s Book Day has joined forces with powerhouse multicultural children’s book publisher Wisdom Tales Press to create a much-needed initiative

Given the recent backlash and misconceptions in the media regarding Muslims and Islam, Multicultural Children’s Book Day will be focusing on the Muslim holiday of Ramadan June 5th-July 5th 2016 as a way to bring awareness and understanding about our Muslim neighbors via the pages of children’s literature.

30 Days of Ramadan: Understanding Our Friends is a celebration of children’s literature which includes characters and storylines that celebrate being Muslim. Books profiled will include topics like Muslims and the religion of Islam, books which specifically look at the Ramadan holiday and/or the authors that are Muslim.

Looking for book ideas to review and link-up on our #30DaysRamadan Linky? Here’s a great pool of Ramadan/Muslim/Eid books to choose from!

Everyone Prays by Alexis York Lumbard