#ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2019 with Children’s Book Council!
We are happy to announce our line up for our #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2019 with Children’s Book Council!
Yuyi Morales*
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
Book list on Multicultural Stories
*She had to drop out due to heavy workload.
Renee Watson
Bloomsbury Books
Book list on children’s and young adult poetry.
Katie Yamasaki
Holiday House
Book list on multicultural families and friendships.
Vita Murrow
The Quarto Group
Book list on inspiring heroes & heroines, fairy tale retellings, and classics for a modern age.
TR Simon
Candlewick
Book list on African American books.
E E Charlene Trujillo
Candlewick
Bbook list on kids of size and people who feel “othered.”
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Candlewick
Book list on Native culture.
Meera Sriram
Penny Candy Books
Book list on multicultural books celebrating grandparental love.
Lila Quintero Weaver
Candlewick
Book list on Latinx books.
Mariana Llanos
Penny Candy Book
Book list on immigration.
Amy Rose Capetta
Candlewick Press
LGBTQ+ booklist
She replaces Yuyi Morales
This series will post during the month of January on the Multicultural Children’s Book Day blog. Each author will be hosting a giveaway. Thank you to all the authors and illustrators who submitted a proposal for this series and to the authors, illustrators, and publishers who are participating.