We all have family favorites when it comes to books for kids. The ironic thing is that oftentimes some of our favorite books are from authors that are not household names or even have been published traditionally. Hidden gems in the genre of multicultural children's books lurk on every home's bookshelves, but because many of these...
Guest post from Claire Rudolf Murphy On April 4, 1968 Senator Robert Kennedy stood on the back of a truck at a campaign rally in a black neighborhood in Indianapolis, Indiana. “Will you put those signs down?” he asked in a quiet voice. There would be no campaign speech this night. “I have sad news for you,...
Guest post from the Pack-n-Go Girls Great news! We're just weeks away from releasing Mystery of the Naga at Night, the second book in the Thailand series. Girls from around the world have been pre-reading it and they're loving it. Here's a bit about the book: Welcome to Thailand! Rustle. Crunch. Rustle. Crunch. Something creeps by Jess’ window in a...
If you love diverse books for kids and have a social media platform to share a review on, we want to give you a FREE diversity book to review! January 31, 2020, will mark the 7th year of Multicultural Children’s Book Day’s (MCBD) quest to get culturally diverse books into the hands of children, parents, teachers,...
Guest Post By: Erin Twamley From the #ownvoices to #readyourworld to specific trends like #WomeninSTEM, book creators and readers are hungry for the production and consumption of diverse literature. As an author and an educator myself of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math or STEM publications, I have found that especially in the nonfiction children’s book world...