August has seen the release of many gorgeous multicultural children’s books! Our favourites this month are Families Grow (Babies & Toddlers), What I Am (Preschool), The First Blade of Sweetgrass (Elementary School), Zion Unmatched (Middle School), and Sugar … 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
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
Following our list of The 50 Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2020, here is our selection of this year’s best multicultural chapter books! The books on this list feature a wide range of characters — from African to … Read More
Check out the latest multicultural children’s book releases! Some real gems this month, including some stunning graphic novels! Our favourite ones for October are Planet Earth (Babies & Toddlers), Julián at the Wedding (Preschool), All Because You Matter (Elementary … Read More
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2024! With the U.S. elections just around the corner, we searched the internet up and down for multicultural children’s books about voting and elections. And we found some stunning ones for most age groups! Even though … Read More
Now more than ever, we need to celebrate Black boys in order to combat stereotypes and racial prejudice! This extensive list includes a huge variety of books featuring Black boys, from classics such as The Snowy Day to … Read More
Here is our selection of new multicultural children’s books for June 2020! Whilst we only found one board book, there are quite a few interesting new young adult novels. Our favourites this month are Antiracist Baby (Babies & … Read More
June is Black Music Month! Time to celebrate all those legendary Black Musicians past and present — from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Beyoncé, from Louis Armstrong to Bob Marley, and many more. There’s something for every age group … Read More
#Diverse Kidlit Link-Up April 2019 Welcome to our 4th #DiverseKidLit of 2019! Colours of Us is proud to be part of this wonderful monthly book-sharing meme for diverse children’s books! If you are a parent, grandparent, caregiver, teacher, … Read More