Only a few more sleeps until it's Easter egg hunt time! Easter festivities include many different things for many different families, but one common denominator is BOOKS.
Check out this wonderful selection of children’s books — some Christian, some secular — that feature a wide variety of diverse characters from Svenja at Colours of Us.
It's even broken down by age group!
In 2017, author Charlotte Riggle was frustrated that she could only find 20 multicultural Easter picture books that have been published in English since 1950. After having read and reviewed them all she narrowed it down to six truly exceptional Easter picture books to your library, or giving them to the little ones that you love.
We really love this excellent list of 14 Ways to use the Orthodox Easter book,Catherine's Pascha, to extend the learning, and the joy, with games, crafts, lessons, recipes, and more from Charlotte who also happens to be a MCBD Team Member.
Rebekah from The Barefoot Mommy also struggled to find quality books. After a lot of searching, she was able to get her hands on 7 culturally diverse Easter books for kids. Some focus primarily on the secular traditions of Easter, while others focus on the resurrection of Jesus. In her post, she's also included links to kid-friendly Easter activities from countries around the world.
Keep calm and be READ ON.
Rebecca “Becky” Flansburg is an author, freelance writer, and project manager for the non-profit online children’s literacy initiative, Multicultural Children’s Book Day/ #ReadYourWorld. Join the celebration! Our 9th annual celebration will take place on January 28, 2022. For more information, visit Multicultural Children’s Book Day on the web.
🍂🎨 APPLE PICKING, PUMPKIN PATCHES, & COLORFUL LEAVES GALORE! The seasons are changing, and our freshly UPDATED book & activity pairings are full of inspiration for fall! 🧡
🍎 Teachers, librarians, & parents, here's one of our favorite pairings of the bunch:
🍂 In IF YOU FIND A LEAF by Aimée Sicuro, a young artist gathers fallen leaves & imagines each one into something new. A Japanese Zelkova becomes a boat, a Honey Locust becomes a swing -- and if your kiddo does the paired activity from Unlocking fun, colorful leaves they find become a fox tail. 🦊
🎬 You can join Amy for more fun with leaves on Ready Set Draw! Head outside and collect a few that you like, look at their shapes, & collage along with her 👉 www.kidlit.tv/IfYouFindALeafReadySetDraw
Congratulations @shelleyz_thatsme and @thecartlibrarian! A Dot Day bundle is heading your way. 🧡
📚 Each winner is getting the CREATRILOGY box set from Candlewick Press, PLUS THE DOT plush pillow from Merry Makers Inc., AND the deluxe gift edition of THE DOT! ✨
💌 Didn't win this time? No worries! Our book bundle giveaways run all year. Hear about them first in the KidLit TV newsletter. Sign up here 👉 kidlit.tv/newsletter
✨NEW READ ALOUD VIDEO!✨ 🕊️📖 Rumi was born on this day in 1207. Eight centuries later, he is still one of the most widely read poets in the world. Today we're sharing Rashin Kheiriyeh's beautifully illustrated story of his childhood. 🌙
🍎 Educators: Rashin's illustrations are inspired by 13th-century Persian art AND at the back of the book there's information about Rumi's life & the whirling dervish meditation called Sama.
✨NEW READ ALOUD VIDEO!✨ 🐶🎸 📖 About the book: Mrs. Crockess is a drum-playing dog in pink glasses, and Ivy Briggs is her very best girl. When Ivy snaps a guitar string in the middle of practice, the two race to the music shop before it closes. The only problem is Mrs. Crockess has no pockets -- dogs generally don't. So how will she carry her money, her keys, her phone, her map, her bone, her lip balm...
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