Mia Wenjen of Pragmatic Mom is KidLit TV's Featured Expert this month. Mia talks about the importance of diversity in kid lit and so much more!
5th Anniversary Limited Edition Now Available! "Dream a little, Kulu, this world now sings a most beautiful song of you." This beautiful bedtime poem,
Members of the Children’s Book Council and other publishing industry professionals gathered at CBC headquarters in Manhattan on June 16... Read more »
From The Book Smugglers: Today, we are proud to be hosting a round table with a great group of authors... Read more »
Controversy in the children's book publishing industry about who gets to tell diverse stories. What does #OwnVoices mean?
How do you go about teaching kids about diversity? Here are three easy ways that you can teach your own child about diversity.
Lee & Low Books has always had a passion and commitment to diversity in children's literature. We sat down with publishing exec, Jason Low, to get his thoughts on diversity and to learn about a very exciting milestone for one particular Lee & Low book.
Are your bookshelves limited in cultural and ethnic diversity? Here's how to check, plus our top picks of diverse children's books for your child or classroom.
Use children's books by Carole Boston Weatherford to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth. She covers the gamut of topics.
From CBC Diversity: Two thousand years from now an archaeologist might reasonably assume that in the early nineties there was... Read more »
#ReadYourWorld vs #WeNeedDiverseBooks
Picture Books About Tolerance and Acceptance. #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2017: Luis Amavisca & GIVEAWAY!
I’m an Immigrant, too! is a celebration of cultural diversity and a timely book for teaching kids about multiculturalism, community, and compassion.
Whether in class, at home, teachers and parents can use multicultural books to stimulate kids,encourage pride, and increase our cultural awareness.
14 Latinx American Children's Book Lists. A list of lists by PragmaticMom to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month all year.
On this episode of KidLit Podcast Fran Manushkin reads aloud HAPPY IN OUR SKIN.
Children's book author, Sandra Neil Wallace, Confronts an Attack on Children’s Books at a large bookstore chain.
Shelf Help March 2019This month we are featuring three books that share the stories of immigrants from around the world, and what that means. The Night Diary is a fictionalized version of the true story 12-year-old Nisha and her family during the independence of India in 1947. La Frontera El viaje con papa/ My Journey with Papa is based on the author’s personal experience of leaving home with his father in the 80’s and making the heartbreaking journey to the U.S. from Mexico. It is in both Spanish and English. Imagine is an inspiring autobiography of the life of Juan Felipe Herrera, a U.S. Poet Laureate from 2015-2017. Dreamers share the author's personal story of immigration to the US, and her love for libraries and the magic they hold.
Read these delightful children's stories featuring animal characters (heroes and tricksters!) that all are based on traditional Indonesian folktales.
Check out my 2017 Caldecott predictions. As we wait to see which of these win, check them out as I'm sure you'll love them!
Welcome to Our 5th Multicultural Children's Book Day!
Wanted: A Smart, Cool & Capable Con Artist – The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson, reviewed today by Hilary Taber. Saving the school — one con at a time. A Publishers Weekly Best Summer Book of 2014. – ☆ Kirkus, Starred Review At the bookstore where I work, every so often I get a…
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Celebrate diversity and culture with this vast collection of multicultural books for children! Includes 60+ book lists, from toddlers through big kids.
Diverse Children’s Books is a brand new book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of diversity including (and certainly not limited to) diverse, inclusive, multicultural, and global books for children of all backgrounds.
We're all different and that's good, says the U.S. Supreme Court justice. Her new children's book about embracing diversity portrays kids of all abilities working together to create a gorgeous garden.
Meet Matthew and Karina, the hosts of our newest show all about kidlit!
Kirkus selected 13 books based on excellence in showcasing diversity in children’s literature. You will find titles such as: Grandfather... Read more »
