As parents raising multicultural kids the MKB community knows the importance of literacy, education and books in our quest to raise world citizens. We multicultural moms love reading with our kids because books can truly open the world to our children in the comfort of our home. Multicultural Kid Blogs is thrilled to be participating […]
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Día de los niños / Día de los libros is a celebration of children, literacy and language. April 30 is Día, so make time this month to celebrate the magic that happens when kids and books come together. Pat Mora, founder of Día, was inspired by the festival Día de los niños in Mexico, and
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Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is a major Jewish holiday celebrated in the spring. Its history goes back thousands of years; modern Jews tend to combine tradition and innovative symbolism in their celebrations today. It is a holiday celebrated at home rather than in the synagogue, and it emphasizes family and learning. Before I share my
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The #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement has brought much-needed attention to children’s literature with diverse characters and themes, but recognition for these books is not a new idea. Youth literature awards exist for minorities from American Indians to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender community to the differently abled. As a synagogue librarian, my particular minority focus is on awards for literature
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Every country I have ever lived in rolls out a smorgasbord of winter, Christmas and New Year themed books for children. There are always the reprints of the classics but I am constantly amazed by all the new books, stories and the beautiful illustrations. For this post I created a gallery of books from the
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