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
Keeping children busy during these unprecedented times isn’t easy! These colourful multicultural activity books are a good way of engaging children in creative activities and at the same time teaching them about different cultures. 11 Multicultural Activity Books … 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
Women’s History Month is one of our favourite times of the year! We just love searching the internet up and down for multicultural children’s books about amazing women and girls. You’ll be sure to find plenty of gems … 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
Never too late for a ‘Best of’ list! Just like 2018, last year saw the release of many wonderful multicultural picture books. So much so that it was difficult to decide which ones to include in this list! … Read More