Highlighting the experiences of Filipino immigrants, Filipino American History Month is celebrated in the United States during the month of October. It commemorates the arrival of the first Filipinos who landed in what is now Morro Bay, California … Read More
Lots of beautiful new multicultural children’s books for all ages this fall! Our favourites this month are Sumo Counting (Babies & Toddlers), Change Sings (Preschool), When We Say Black Lives Matter (Elementary School), The Insiders ( Middle School), … Read More
Talking to children about their bodies and consent from an early age is important in order for them to develop a positive body image and understand that their body only belongs to them. When questions about where babies … Read More
UPDATED JUNE 2022! June is Pride Month – a time when LGBTQIA+ communities all over the world celebrate love, identity and solidarity! A good time to put together this list of multicultural children’s books featuring LGBTQIA characters (although these gorgeous … Read More
Just in time before Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ends next week, we managed to finish this extensive list of Asian and Asian American books for childrens and teenagers. Although of course all of these books can … Read More
Adding to our extensive collection of Black History Books, we have searched the internet up and down for the best new releases for Black History Month 2021. There are some real gems for all ages on this list! … Read More
UPDATED JANUARY 2025! The Lunar New Year starts with the first new moon of the year and is welcomed with a 15-day celebration in many Asian communities around the world. The Chinese zodiac assigns an animal to each … Read More
Multicultural Children’s Book Day is in its 8th year! Celebrate by joining our twitter party and checking out our linky party & free resources (details below)! MCBD is a non-profit children’s literacy initiative founded by Valarie Budayr … Read More
As this crazy year is drawing to a close, it’s time for our round-up of the best multicultural picture books of 2020! It’s always difficult to narrow it down to the 50 best multicultural picture books of the … Read More
Diwali – the five-day “Festival of Lights” is an important festival for Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities around the world. It serves to celebrate the triumph of good over evil, of light over darkness, by lighting lamps and … Read More