UPDATED JUNE 2022! June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month! It serves to celebrate the rich and diverse cultures of the Caribbean and the significance of Caribbean people and their descendants in the history and culture of the … Read More
Never too early to teach children about how other kids around the world live! Learning about the ways children in other parts of the world may live very different lives yet love doing many similar things, is an … Read More
Princesses are doin’ it for themselves! Modern princesses come in all shapes and colours; they are brave, smart and strong; they love having fun, and they are certainly not sitting around in pretty pink dresses waiting to be … Read More
What better opportunity to put the spotlight on some of the fabulous female artists from past and present than Women’s History Month! In this list of multicultural children’s books, I am using the term “artist” in a broader … Read More
It’s Women’s History Month – time to celebrate the amazing achievements of women throughout history and around the globe! One good way of teaching children and teenagers about women’s history is to read biography collections about a wide … Read More
Black History Biography Collections for children are a great way of introducing young learners to iconic Africans and African Americans across diverse fields. From politicians and freedom fighters to scientists, from performers, artists and poets to athletes, the … Read More
It’s Black History Month! I always love searching for new releases of picture books about Black history that can be read at home or used in the classroom. And this year I found quite a few new treasures, … Read More
Welcome to our 5th annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2018 #ReadYourWorld Book Review Linkup! Here’s how to celebrate: 1. Link up your diversity book reviews. 2. Find new books to read for your home or classroom bookshelf by following … Read More
Join us for our Multicultural Children’s Book Day Twitter Party 2018! We promise it will be a fun and fast-paced hour of great book conversations, sharing of diverse book ideas and lots of prizes! Follow the hashtag #ReadYourWorld to join … Read More
My 5 Most Popular Multicultural Children’s Book Lists of 2017 5 Multicultural Children’s Books about Mental Illness For children living with a parent with mental health problems reading picture books about mental illness can help them … Read More