Our mission is to not only raise awareness for the kid’s books that celebrate diversity, but to get more of these of books into classrooms and libraries..
About Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Multicultural Children's Book Day 3 Day Reach: 96 Million Social Media Shares Last Year!
Children’s reading and play advocates Valarie Budayr from Jump Into a Book and Mia Wenjen from Pragmatic Mom have teamed up to create an ambitious (and much needed) national event and non-profit initiative, and we reached a lot of eyeballs in just three days (day before, day of event, and day after).
FREE Classroom Kindness Kit
A Resource for Teachers To Encourage Kindness: FREE Classroom Kindness Kit
Our FREE Kindness Classroom Kit includes Diverse Kindness Book List for ages 4 -12, Classroom Kindness Activities, “Be a Hero Be Kind” Kindness Poster by Jarrett Krosoczka, and Multicultural Children’s Book Day Poster by DEMI.
Reading Resources
Reading Resources for Parents & Educators: Diversity Book Lists and Activities
Our world is filled with amazing sources of multicultural book ideas, websites, authors, organizations and other resources to help your family incorporate diverse books into your reading process. We have hundreds of the best lists of diversity books for kids of all ages so you can find the exact books you need.
Sponsorship
Authors and Publishers: Sponsorships for 2017 (currently closed)
Would you like to help us celebrate diversity in children’s literature by becoming a Multicultural Children’s Book Day Sponsor? Last year’s national multi-media event was a huge success.