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
Dynamic and visually engaging, comic books and graphic novels are an exciting genre for children and teenagers that often even gets reluctant readers hooked. It is wonderful to see such a good variety of multicultural graphic novels out … 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
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