For the first time in the 51 year history of the Stonewall Awards, the two award-winners as well as the three honour books this year were both multicultural AND written by own voices! The Stonewall Award recognizes children’s … 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
Some exciting new releases this month! It wasn’t easy to decide on our favourite multicultural children’s books from this list but here they are: Welcome To The Party (Babies & Toddlers), Swashby And The Sea (Preschool), Lift (Elementary … Read More
April saw the release of some gorgeous new multicultural children’s books! Our favourites this month are In My Anaana’s Amautik (Preschool), A Story About Afiyah (Elementary School), One Earth (Middle School), and Mad, Bad & Dangerous To Know … Read More
January and February have seen the release of some beautiful Black History children’s books, from picture books for pre- and elementary school children to chapter books and novels for teenagers. #NotOnlyForBlackHistoryMonth 19 New Black History Children’s Books 2020 … Read More
Multicultural Children’s Book Day is in its 7th 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 and … Read More
Take some time to browse our list of new multicultural children’s books for April 2019! Our favourites this month are A Is For All The Things You Are, Nine Months, The Undefeated and It’s Trevor Noah. Let us know … Read More
Colouring in is such a soothing activity that children of all ages (and many adults for that matter!) love completely immersing themselves in! While there don’t seem to be too many multicultural colouring books for children out there, … 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