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Why Create A Gender Neutral Picture Book?

Maya Christina Gonzalez, award-winning author and illustrator, shares why her newest book is gender neutral. You may or may not... Read more »

Comment | January 30, 2015, 1:00 pm

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Call for Submissions! WNDB Walter Dean Myers Award for YA 2015

There will be one winner of the Walter Award for YA. There will be 1-3 honors awarded. The Walter Award... Read more »

Comment | January 29, 2015, 12:51 pm

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Today’s The Day! It’s Multicultural Children’s Book Day!

Valarie Budayr is excited to annouce that it’s Multicultural Children’s Book Day today! Our Big MCCBD Linky is LIVE today... Read more »

Comment | January 27, 2015, 3:25 pm

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Celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day!

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 »

Comment | January 27, 2015, 2:10 pm

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Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper

‘Lowriders in Space’ blends lots of threads, making it a perfect choice to hand to all sorts of kids, whether they... Read more »

Comment | January 27, 2015, 1:03 pm

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Multicultural Children’s Book Day

Leanna, founder of Multicultural Kid Blogs expresses her excitement over Multicultural Book Day being today. IT’S FINALLY HERE!  That’s right,... Read more »

Comment | January 27, 2015, 9:39 am

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Books to Breed Tolerance: What Children Can Read After the Terrorist Attacks in Paris

Sita Brahmachari on why it’s more important than ever to write stories for children that explore our differences and common... Read more »

Comment | January 25, 2015, 6:00 am

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‘I See You, Little Naomi’ Book Trailer

From Murasaki Media: We filmed and produced this video trailer for the children’s book, ‘I See You, Little Naomi.’ It is... Read more »

Comment | January 19, 2015, 6:08 am

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Gayle Forman on Why we Need to Talk About Depression in YA Books

Two scenarios: In the first, a 17-year-old with leukemia has to miss several weeks of school. In the second, a... Read more »

Comment | January 18, 2015, 10:46 am

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Keren David’s Top 10 Books About Adopted and Fostered Children

Karen David Shares her top 10 books that include foster and adoptive kids. When I came to write my bookSalvage, about... Read more »

Comment | January 17, 2015, 5:36 am

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Embracing the Modern Female Heroine – In All Her Forms

Ann Dye gives insight on diversity in YA books. As a children’s publishing professional, I will openly confess that the YA... Read more »

Comment | January 13, 2015, 5:41 am

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This Black History Month, Let’s Support Reading Achievement, Fitness, Health

A Health Journal 9/14 review says obesity impedes a child’s achievement due to low self-esteem & poorer health. The National... Read more »

Comment | January 11, 2015, 5:44 am

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Mondays with Mira Anna Hibiscus

This really delightful book shows why some folks might really be chapter book or early middle grade writers and why... Read more »

Comment | January 9, 2015, 11:51 am

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Sizzle! Poof! Pop! Celebrate African-American History Month Josephine Baker Style

Did you know that in addition to being a groundbreaking jazz dancer, Josephine was also a World War II spy... Read more »

Comment | January 8, 2015, 12:41 pm

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WNDB Gets Happy

We Need Diverse Books celebrates diversity in children’s literature with song and dance.

Comment | January 6, 2015, 11:31 am

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Is My Character ‘Black Enough’? Advice on Writing Cross-Culturally

Is there a possibility that my potential readers could really be offended that a) I am ‘a white girl writing... Read more »

Comment | December 29, 2014, 5:00 pm

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Quentin Blake ‘We Need More Disabled Children in Picture Books’

As he launches his latest book, Sir Quentin Blake says there should be more illustrations of children with disabilities in... Read more »

Comment | December 26, 2014, 1:31 pm

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Black Captain America Leads Comic Books Into Diversity

The new Captain America is black. A Superman who is suspiciously similar to President Barack Obama recently headlined a comic... Read more »

Comment | December 19, 2014, 12:45 pm

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Six Hacks to Improve Diversity in Book Publishing

Support diverse children’s books and a diverse workplace! We found a list of 6 ways to also promote diversity in the... Read more »

Comment | December 16, 2014, 6:30 am

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Asking Strangers Why We Need Diverse Books

Readers want to relate to the characters they read about, which is why diversity in children’s books is so important!

Comment | December 15, 2014, 6:30 am