by Women’s History Month kicks off on March 1. Below, you will find a variety of resources for teachers and parents. The list includes a couple of fun videos and some impressive websites. After that, we share some of our favorite book titles. Be sure to read all the way to the end for information […]
Celebrating International Friendship Day with Kids
by In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly declared that July 30th of every year would be recognized as an International Day of Friendship. The main point is simply to highlight human connectedness and social harmony. And, since friends are such an essential part of growing up, Friendship Day is also a great opportunity to […]
The 2017 Multicultural Children’s Book Day
by Once again, Multicultural Kid Blogs is delighted to participate in Multicultural Children’s Book Day! This annual celebration highlights children’s book titles that reflect diverse families and cultures. There are so many great events associated with the Multicultural Children’s Book Day including a Twitter party (see more below); book giveaways; book reviews; free multicultural books for teachers; free […]
Jewish Kidlit Awards
by 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 […]
Multicultural Children's Book Day
by IT’S FINALLY HERE! That’s right, Multicultural Children’s Book Day has arrived! Today we are Celebrating: A giant blog tour and Link-up: Our BIG Multicultural Children’s Book Day linky is LIVE today (see the end of this post): 1) If you are a blogger: link up your multicultural children’s book reviews! 2) If you are […]