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
A Health Journal 9/14 review says obesity impedes a child’s achievement due to low self-esteem & poorer health. The National... Read more »
| January 11, 2015, 5:44 am
This really delightful book shows why some folks might really be chapter book or early middle grade writers and why... Read more »
| January 9, 2015, 11:51 am
Did you know that in addition to being a groundbreaking jazz dancer, Josephine was also a World War II spy... Read more »
| January 8, 2015, 12:41 pm
We Need Diverse Books celebrates diversity in children’s literature with song and dance.
| January 6, 2015, 11:31 am
Is there a possibility that my potential readers could really be offended that a) I am ‘a white girl writing... Read more »
| December 29, 2014, 5:00 pm
As he launches his latest book, Sir Quentin Blake says there should be more illustrations of children with disabilities in... Read more »
| December 26, 2014, 1:31 pm
The new Captain America is black. A Superman who is suspiciously similar to President Barack Obama recently headlined a comic... Read more »
| December 19, 2014, 12:45 pm
Support diverse children’s books and a diverse workplace! We found a list of 6 ways to also promote diversity in the... Read more »
| December 16, 2014, 6:30 am
Readers want to relate to the characters they read about, which is why diversity in children’s books is so important!
| December 15, 2014, 6:30 am