Bishop believes that the impact of this new awareness campaign could have great impact — and bring more diverse books... Read more »
| February 19, 2015, 4:41 pm
Ruby Bridges, born in Mississippi in 1954, became the center of a political storm of controversy when she was among... Read more »
| February 12, 2015, 5:14 pm
Creating a strong board book is not easy. The amount of text needs to be minimal, so youngest children who... Read more »
| February 11, 2015, 5:47 am
With over 20,000 daily page views, the SCBWI Blueboards are currently the preeminent site for children’s book authors and illustrators to... Read more »
| February 10, 2015, 5:50 am
From Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators: Join us for a moderated panel on Diversity in Children’s Literature with... Read more »
| February 8, 2015, 4:48 pm
Day of Diversity video diary focused on having more diverse Kid Lit including disabilities.
| February 7, 2015, 4:57 pm
by Kassia Graham, Social Media Director, KidLit TV Faith Ringgold, Jerry Pinkney, Bryan Collier, Kadir Nelson, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Jacqueline... Read more »
| February 5, 2015, 8:00 pm
The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms,... Read more »
| February 5, 2015, 6:08 pm
A lifelong fan of spunky heroines, author Megan Mayhew-Bergman imagines the rough-and-tumble tomboy as a figure of empowerment, standing in contrast with... Read more »
| February 1, 2015, 5:01 am
Maya Christina Gonzalez, award-winning author and illustrator, shares why her newest book is gender neutral. You may or may not... Read more »
| January 30, 2015, 1:00 pm
There will be one winner of the Walter Award for YA. There will be 1-3 honors awarded. The Walter Award... Read more »
| January 29, 2015, 12:51 pm
Valarie Budayr is excited to annouce that it’s Multicultural Children’s Book Day today! Our Big MCCBD Linky is LIVE today... Read more »
| January 27, 2015, 3:25 pm
Hosted by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into a Book and Mia Wenjen from Pragmatic Mom! From MCCBD: Mission Our mission is to not only... Read more »
| January 27, 2015, 2:10 pm
‘Lowriders in Space’ blends lots of threads, making it a perfect choice to hand to all sorts of kids, whether they... Read more »
| January 27, 2015, 1:03 pm
Leanna, founder of Multicultural Kid Blogs expresses her excitement over Multicultural Book Day being today. IT’S FINALLY HERE! That’s right,... Read more »
| January 27, 2015, 9:39 am
Sita Brahmachari on why it’s more important than ever to write stories for children that explore our differences and common... Read more »
| January 25, 2015, 6:00 am
From Murasaki Media: We filmed and produced this video trailer for the children’s book, ‘I See You, Little Naomi.’ It is... Read more »
| January 19, 2015, 6:08 am
Two scenarios: In the first, a 17-year-old with leukemia has to miss several weeks of school. In the second, a... Read more »
| January 18, 2015, 10:46 am
Karen David Shares her top 10 books that include foster and adoptive kids. When I came to write my bookSalvage, about... Read more »
| January 17, 2015, 5:36 am
Ann Dye gives insight on diversity in YA books. As a children’s publishing professional, I will openly confess that the YA... Read more »
| January 13, 2015, 5:41 am