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
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
Too often have the achievements and contributions of women — and even more so women of colour — in STEM fields been overlooked. So this Women’s Month, let’s celebrate some extraordinary female scientists of colour who have shattered … 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
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 year in a … 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
Idia of the Benin Kingdom written by Ekiuwa Aira, illustrated by Alina Shabelnyk *Disclosure: I was gifted a copy of the book by MCBD Bronze Sponsor My Well Read Child. All opinions are my own.* In the African … 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
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