January 23, 2017

Live Oak Media

Live Oak Media is the award-winning audio publisher of distinctive read-along recordings of classic and popular children’s literature for ages 3-12. Our recordings have received three Odyssey Awards, the American Library Association’s (ALA) award for Excellence in Audiobook Production, including the inaugural award in 2008; the Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production; three Grammy® Awards; and numerous Audie Awards, ALA Notable Children’s Recordings, and outstanding reviews. As a small, family-owned company, we are dedicated to providing our young listeners with meaningful reading and listening experiences.

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Spotlight on a Bronze Sponsor: Pack-n-Go Girls®

by Valarie Budayr

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January 22, 2017

Dreaming of true-blue friends, mysterious adventures, and faraway places? Pack-n-Go Girls take you there!

Winner of the 2014 Gold Medal, Best Children’s Chapter Book Series, Moonbeam Children’s Book Award

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, Pack-n-Go Girls specializes in creating innovative stories and toys for girls that deliver positive messages around independence, adventure, and global awareness. Our vision is simple. We want kids to be curious, to value other cultures, and to have a sense of adventure in a boundaryless world. We appreciate the diversity of cultures and the richness each one contributes to the world. We strive to create greater understanding through finding commonalities as well as understanding the differences that make us unique.

2017 Bronze Sponsor!

From Janelle Diller: co-founder of Pack-n-Go Girls and is the author of the Mexico and Austria books.

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Spotlight on a Bronze Sponsor: Author Gayle Swift

by Valarie Budayr

Spotlight on a Sponsor

January 21, 2017

Author Gayle Swift

Gayle is a co-founder of GIFT Family Services which provides adoptive families with coaching before, during and after adoption. She’s the author of the award-winning book, ABC, Adoption & Me: A Multicultural Picture Book. Gayle has presented break-out sessions at both NACAC’s annual conference as well as the Adoption Summit Experience. She writes the blog, Writing to Connect which reviews children’s books and then adds an adoption-attuned insight.

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Spotlight on a Silver Sponsor: Child’s Play USA

by Valarie Budayr

Spotlight on a Sponsor

January 20, 2017

Child’s Play USA

Child’s Play is an independent publisher, specializing in whole child development, focused play, life skills and values. Child’s Play products bring out the best in children (and adults) of all levels of ability, enabling them to work and play together. Our program consists of books, games, toys and associated materials.

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Spotlight on a Sponsor: Lee and Low Books

by Valarie Budayr

Spotlight on a Sponsor

January 20, 2017

Lee & Low Books has been a supporter of MCBD since Day One.

And we REALLY appreciate them for that!

LEE & LOW BOOKS has been on the forefront of this push for children’s books to reflect the diversity in the world around us. Their published works reflect the bias in non-fiction and puts forth options of heroes of color for children of all colors!

Lee & Low Books is the largest multicultural children’s book publisher in the United States. Their award-winning books are about everyone, for everyone.
LEE & LOW BOOKS is the largest multicultural children’s book publisher in the country, and one of the few minority-owned publishing companies in the United States. They offer books for all young readers, from leveled books for beginning readers through middle grade and young adult novels. They also publish several bilingual books, as well as books in other languages. Our books reflect the diversity and richness of the United States. LEE & LOW BOOKS is more than just a publisher: it is a leader in the movement for more diversity in literature.

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Lee & Low Books has been a supporter of MCBD since Day One.