When Sam Hepburn was growing up her teachers said she was too brown to be an authentic fairy – you’d... Read more »
| March 5, 2015, 9:26 am
From The Children’s Book Academy Blogateers: In the month of February, I feel noticed. Noticed by bookstores, publishers, educators, and... Read more »
| February 26, 2015, 9:04 am
Before Selma premiered nationwide earlier this year, for example, many mainstream discussions about the titular city’s voting rights marches focused... Read more »
| February 21, 2015, 5:01 am
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