Looking for multicultural children's picture books with diverse main characters? I've gathered up over 60 of my favorites here. From board books to picture books, these books have characters with different skin tones and cultures --which are what our real world looks like. No matter our skin color, ethic or cultural background, it's important to read stories that show lots of different … [Read more...]
Incredible Diverse Anthology of Short Stories for Middle School
Flying Lessons and Other Stories edited by Ellen Oh (of We Need Diverse Books) will be your new go-to book of short stories for middle school and high school. The writing is absolutely incredible with short stories meant for ages 8 - 12 written by amazing, award-winning, and diverse authors. Authors in this children's anthology include: Matt de la Peña Grace Lin Meg Medina Tim … [Read more...]
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Twitter Party #ReadYourWorld
Please join us for our Multicultural Children's Book Day Twitter Party! Win 1 of 12 Book Bundles! Giving away Book Bundles every 6 minutes! Friday, January 27th 9 pm to 10 pm EST Hashtag: #ReadYourWorld We will be discussing the state of children's book publishing and giving away diversity book bundles every six minutes. We invite EVERYONE to join us: authors, publishers, parents, caregivers, … [Read more...]
Multicultural Kids Picture Book About Family and Africa
Under the Same Sun by Sharon Robinson, illustrated by A.G. Ford is a warm-hearted multicultural picture book about a grandmother's visit to her son and grandkids in Tanzania. This story is based on the daughter of Jackie Robinson's real family and is published by Scholastic Books. This book celebrate diversity and is a lovely multicultural book choice for your home or classroom … [Read more...]
Lee & Low Picture Books with Diversity (Multicultural Children’s Book Day)
Welcome to the 2016 Multicultural Children's Book Day! Today I'm privileged to share with you four new picture book titles from Lee and Low, a publisher known for diversity in subject and author. The mission of Multicultural Children's Book Day #ReadYourWorld is to: 1) raise awareness for the kid's books that celebrate diversity and 2) get more of those books into classrooms and … [Read more...]
Engaging Geography Game: Passport to Culture
I bought Passport To Culture® Game hoping it would be a fun geography game that would reinforce map skills and introduce culture to my kids. I'm so glad I did! It's already becoming one of our favorite games to play -- especially for my 13-year old who loves history and geography more than other subjects. Travel around the world and answer passport questions to get a stamp for your … [Read more...]
Why Global Lit? Interview with Lucine Kasbarian
I recently had the opportunity to interview Armenian-American author Lucine Kasbarian, author of a new children’s picture book, The Greedy Sparrow: An Armenian Tale about multicultural literature and ethnic diversity. Melissa: Can you talk about the importance for parents and teachers to read multicultural children’s books with their children? Lucine: More than ever, Americans have new … [Read more...]
Exploring Other Cultures and Languages With Your Family
by Karen Nemeth, Ed.M., Author of Many Languages, One Classroom: Teaching Dual and English Language Learners and Founder of Language Castle LLC When you think about exploring different cultures and languages with your family, I hope you aren’t imagining a scene where everyone is silently memorizing flashcards or sleepily repeating the days of the week over and over again. Discovering the … [Read more...]
Innocent Hand Clap or Racist Song?
“Mom! Want to see something?” my eight-year old asks. She gets off the counter stool and stands, waiting. I finish unscrewing the vitamin lid, “Okay, what?” "It goes, ‘I went to a Chinese restaurant to buy a loaf of bread, bread, bread . . .'" Her hands clap and pat her legs as she continues singing. “'. . . punch you in the body, oops I’m sorry, don’t tell my mommy, Chinese, … [Read more...]
Teaching Diversity in a White-Washed World
Karen Carter guest posts today. She's a mom, an author, and an advocate for social justice. Teaching Diversity I’m what author Amy Ford calls a “Pink Parent,” a term I think is actually pretty darn cute. I’ve yet to read her book, BROWN BABIES, PINK PARENTS about transracial adoption, but I relate to her goal of helping other “pink parents” navigate the challenges of raising children whose … [Read more...]
Picture Book Stories Shape a Child’s Heart
written by Mitali Perkins, YA author, mother, blogger and world traveler. As we seek to raise a generation of compassionate children, stories are powerful allies. I grasped the beauty of sacrificial giving at nine years old when befriending Sara Crewe in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Little Princess (J. B. Lippincott) for the first time. It was the middle of the story, and my heroine … [Read more...]