Twitter Party Time!
Please join us on January 27th as we celebrate multicultural, diverse and inclusive books for kids for Multicultural Children’s Book Day. To help us with our mission to get diversity books into the hands of children, we are giving away a TON of books.
Please join us for our Twitter party where we will be discussing children’s books and giving away packages of diversity books for kids every 5 minutes!
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Twitter Party
Win Packages of Diversity Books for Kids
Wednesday, January 27th
9:00 pm -10 pm EST
Hashtag: #ReadYourWorld
We will be discussing:
Q1: What diverse, multicultural and inclusive books are you reading with your kids? #ReadYourWorld
Q2: What diversity/multicultural/inclusive topics are you having trouble finding? #ReadYourWorld
Q3: How do you feel about mixed race characters in books? Are there enough? #ReadYourWorld
Q4: Would you read a book about a race or culture that isn’t yours or your child’s? Would you buy this book? #ReadYourWorld
Q5: Are there certain diverse characters that you see too much of … say studious Asian Americans? #ReadYourWorld
Q6: What diverse characters would you like to see? (I’d love to see an Asian American in a dance picture book!) #ReadYourWorld
Q7: Do you follow KidLit awards that are specific to an ethnicity like the (Pura) Belpré Medal? #ReadYourWorld
Q8: With racist political rhetoric in the media, how do you teach your kids compassion and understanding towards Muslims (or any other group)? #ReadYourWorld
Q9: Who are your favorite authors of a diverse nature? #ReadYourWorld
Q10: What are your favorite diversity books? #ReadYourWorld
Q11: Do you have a new author discovery that you are excited about? #ReadYourWorld
Q12: If you were to buy one children’s book of a diverse nature, what would it be about? #ReadYourWorld
12 Diversity Book Bundle Prizes, 1 Prize handed Out Every 5 Minutes!
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Grand Prize Diversity Book Bundle
Thank you to all the authors and publishers who donated books! They are noted next to each book.
- Quickest Kid In Clarksville-Chronicle Books
- Mystery of the Thief in the Night-Pack-n-Go-Girls
- The Peace Tree-Lee and Low
- Sunbelievable-StoryQuest
- Hands Around the Library-Karen Leggett and Susan Roth
- Never Say a Mean Word Again– Wisdom Tales
- Just Like Me Climbing a Tree-Wisdom Tales
- Don’t Judge a Bird by it’s Feathers-Tori Nighthawk
- Poetry Friday Anthology-Pomelo Books
- Call Me Tree– Lee and Low
- Hoodie Hero– Shout Mouse Press
- In The Forbidden City-The China Institute
Q1 Prize: Diversity Picture Books, Ages 4-8
- I wonder, I wonder-Valerie Christopher
- Centipede Dragon-Alice Y Chen
- Kai and the Magic Jacket-Tricia Chinn Campbell
- Sade & the Golden Shoe-Shahara Ruth
Q2 Prize: Diversity Advanced Picture Books, Ages 6-9
- Papa Lemons Little Wanderers-Lehman Riley
- Indonesian Children’s Favorite Stories-Joan Suyenaga
- The Green Musician-Mahvash Shahegh
- The Remembering Day-Pat Mora
- Francisco’s Kites-Alicia Z Klepeis
Q3 Prize: Diversity Picture Books, Ages 4-8
- Dale, Dale, Dale, Hit it, Hit it, Hit it-Rene Saldanda Jr.
- Just Like Me– Durga Yael Bernhard
- Dalia’s Wonderous Hair-Laura LaCamara
- The Unboy Boy-Richa Jha
- Esta Manos: These Hands-Samuel Carabello
Q4 Prize: Diversity Advanced Picture Books, Ages 6-9
- Mystery of the Golden Temple-Lisa Travis (Pack-n-Go Girls)
- The Unboy Boy-Richa Jha
- Never Say a Mean Word Again-Durga Yael Bernhard
- CelebriTrees– Margi Preus
- Lupita’s First Dance-Lupe Ruiz Flores
- Kiki & Jacques-Susan Ross
- Mystery of the Thief in the Night-Janelle Diller (Pack-n-Go-Girls)
- The Jacob Ladder-Gerald Hausman
- Papa Lemon’s Little Wanderers-Lehman Riley
- Once Upon a Time in Japan-Tuttle Books
Q6: Diversity Picture Books, Ages 4-8
- The Prayer Mitten-Daryl OConnell
- Dev & Ollie Kite Crazy-Shweta A
- Poems in the Attic-Nikki Grimes
- Doyli to the Rescue-Cathleen Burnham
- In a Village by the Sea-Muon Van
Q7: Diversity Young Adult, Ages 12 and up
- Anahita’s Woven Riddle-Meghan Nutall Sayres
- Patalosh-Z. Altug
- Chronicles from the Chateau Moines-Evelyn Holingue
Q8: Diversity Advanced Picture Books, Ages 6-9
- Mystery of the Golden Temple-(Pack-n-Go Girls)
- Ellis and the Magic Mirror-Cerece Murphy
- Favorite Indonesian Stories-Tuttle Books
- The Legend of Robert Cofresi-Janet Balletta
- Once Upon a Time in Japan-Tuttle Books
Q9: Diversity Picture Books, Ages 4-8
- One Lonely Camel-Rashann Edwards
- I Love Snow-Zetta Elliot
- The Place Where You Live-James Luna
- The Story of Conch-Shannon McAfee
- The Legend of Robert Cofresi-Janet Balletta
Q10: Diversity Advanced Picture Books, Ages 6-9
- Mystery of the Thief in the Night-Janelle Diller
- The Monkey King-Aaron Shepard
- Horses of Myth-Gerald & Loretta Hausman
- The Dreidel That Wouldn’t Spin-Durga Yael Bernhard
- The Monkey King’s Daughter-Todd Debonis
Q11: Diversity Young Adult, Ages 12 and Up
- Pen Pal-Fracesca Forrest
- Patalosh-Z. Altug
- Younghee & the PulloCho
Q12: Diversity Advanced Picture Books, Ages 6-8
- Vanilla and Chocolate-Maritza M. Mejia
- The Dreidel That Wouldn’t Spin-Durga Yael Bernhard
- Don’t Judge a Bird by its Feathers-Tori Nighthawk
- JuneTeenth for Mazie-Floyd Cooper
- The Prayer Mitten-Daryl OConnell
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Maritza M. Mejia
January 21, 2016 6:44 pmExcellent multicultural children’s books. Thank you for the party giveaway! #ReadYourWorld
Maritza M. Mejia
January 21, 2016 6:45 pmExcellent multicultural children’s books. See you at the Twitter Party! #ReadYourWorld
Rosella
January 22, 2016 7:36 pmLooking forward to such a great celebration!
Taylor Adkins
January 26, 2016 5:33 pmLooking forward to it 🙂
Gayle H. Swift
January 27, 2016 2:12 pmKudos to the organizers as well as all the participants who helped make this event a succes. The mission to create diversity in literature is crucial. Remember: #REadYourWorld #BuyDiverseBooks!
Aleczandria Sorrell
January 27, 2016 7:24 pmYay! I can’t wait for this! @alaschall