I’m a Co-Host of Multicultural Children’s Book Day! January 25, 2024 #ReadYourWorld
Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) 2024 is in its 11th year, and I will be one of the co-hosts of this spectacular event! It’ll be my third year as a co-host to help promote the mission of this annual event.
Multicultural Children’s Book Day is run by Read Your World, a non-profit organization. Its mission is to raise awareness about children’s books that celebrate diversity and to get more of these books into the hands of readers. They do this by donating books to reviewers and classroom libraries. The organization also provides book lists and classroom kits to help parents, guardians, teachers, librarians, and readers find diverse children’s books. In addition, the organization spotlights children’s book creators with its weekly Instagram Live Interview series.
This non-profit children’s literacy initiative was founded by Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen, two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on multicultural books and authors. They worked hard to get those books to young readers and educators.
I’m a Co-Host!
As a co-host of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, I’ll be participating in the MCBD Read Your World Virtual Party which takes place on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 9 pm EST. This fun and fast-paced hour includes multicultural book discussions, addressing timely issues, diverse book recommendations, and reading ideas.
At the event, the organization will be giving away a 10-Book Bundle during the virtual party plus bonus prizes as well! US and Global participants are welcome. Just follow the hashtag #ReadYourWorld to join the conversation to connect with like-minded parents, authors, publishers, educators, organizations, and librarians.
FREE RESOURCES from Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Make sure to take advantage of all the free resources for parents and educators that Multicultural Children’s Book Day has to offer. Each year the organization offers a free classroom kit with a theme. The theme for 2024 is climate change. Check it out!
- Classroom Kit Climate Change 2024
- MCBD 2024 Poster
- Mental Health Support for Stressful Times Classroom Kit
- Diversity Book Lists & Activities for Teachers and Parents
- Homeschool Diverse Kidlit Booklist & Activity Kit
- FREE Teacher Classroom Activism and Activists Kit
- FREE Teacher Classroom Empathy Kit
- FREE Teacher Classroom Kindness Kit
- FREE Teacher Classroom Physical and Developmental Challenges Kit
- FREE Teacher Classroom Poverty Kit
- Gallery of Our Free Posters
- FREE Diversity Book for Classrooms Program
I’m a Reviewer, Too!
In addition to being a co-host, I’m also a reviewer for a diverse book. Soon, I will be reviewing the board book “Red Socks” written by Ellen Mayer and illustrated by Ying-Hwa Hu. I’ll be posting my review on my website. More to come on it soon, so stay tuned!
