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Once again, I am honored to participate in Multicultural Children’s Book Day. This year I received two books to review!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Adventures of Keva: The Power of the Trees <\/i>by Ebony Zayzay, illustrated by Upit Dyoni (2021).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Keva loves exploring nature with her parents, especially learning about the power of trees and how essential they are to our planet. When her favorite “mother” tree, Iya, is chopped down, she experiences the magic of the tree and the importance of conservation. I loved the bright, graphic style of the illustrations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kayla: A Modern-Day Princess by Deedee Cummings, illustrated by Charlene Mosley (2021).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kayla’s mom encourages her to have a plan for every day, because plans give you hope, and hope gives you dreams. When her mom receives a job promotion and gifts Kayla with a tiara, she encourages her to always believe and remember how special she is. The colorful watercolor illustrations nicely complement the dream theme of the story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Multicultural
\nChildren\u2019s Book Day<\/a> 2022 (1\/28\/22) is in its 9<\/span>th<\/sup> year! This non-profit
\nchildren\u2019s literacy initiative was founded by<\/span>
\nValarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen<\/span><\/strong><\/a>; two diverse book-loving moms
\nwho saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural books and
\nauthors on the market while also working to get those books into the hands of
\nyoung readers and educators.<\/span><\/p>\n

MCBD\u2019s mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids\u2019
\nbooks that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves. Read about our
\nMission & History HERE.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

MCBD 2022 is honored to be
\nSupported by these Medallion Sponsors!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

SUPER PLATINUM<\/strong>: Make A Way Media<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

PLATINUM<\/strong>: Language
\nLizard<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

GOLD<\/strong>: Barefoot Books<\/a>, KidLitTV<\/a>, Candlewick<\/a>, Capstone<\/a>, Abrams Books<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

SILVER<\/strong>:
\nPack-n-Go Girls<\/a>,
\nCharlotte Riggle<\/a>, Kimberly Gordon
\nBiddle<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BRONZE<\/strong>: Carole P. Roman<\/a>, Patrice McLaurin<\/a>, Dyesha and Triesha McCants\/McCants Squared<\/a>, Redfin.com<\/a>, Redfin Canada<\/a>, Redfin Mortgage<\/a>, Redfin\/Title Forward<\/a>, Create
\n& Educate<\/a>, Star Bright Books<\/a>, Vivian
\nKirkfield<\/a>, Dr.
\nEleanor Wint<\/a>, Kind World
\nPublishing<\/a>,
\nSnowflake Stories<\/a>, Lisa Wee<\/a>, SONGJU MA<\/a>, Melissa Stoller<\/a>, J.C. Kato and J.C.\u00b2<\/a>, Crystel Patterson<\/a>, Audrey Press<\/a>, Pragmaticmom<\/a>, TimTimTom<\/a>, Wisdom Tales<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

MCBD 2022 is honored to be
\nSupported by these Author Sponsors!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Charlene Mosley<\/a>
\n(official MCBD2022 Poster Creator)
Illustrator
\nIsabelle Roxas<\/a> (Class Kit Poster Creator)<\/span><\/p>\n

Alva Sachs<\/a>, Brianna Carter<\/a>, Ebony Zay Zay<\/a>, Rita Bhandari<\/a>, Gwen Jackson<\/a>,
\nLois Petren\/The 5 Enchanted
\nMermaids<\/a>, Valerie
\nWilliams-Sanchez and Valorena Publishing<\/a>, Josh Funk<\/a>, Afsaneh Moradian<\/a>, Eugenia Chu<\/a>, Maritza Mart\u00ednez Mej\u00eda<\/a>, Diana Huang<\/a>, Kathleen Burkinshaw<\/a>, CultureGroove<\/a>, Sandra Elaine Scott<\/a>, Dorena Williamson<\/a>, Veronica Appleton<\/a>, Alejandra Domenzain<\/a>, Lauren Muskovitz and Sandfish Publishing<\/a>,
\nTonya Duncan Ellis<\/a>, Kimberly Lee<\/a>, Susan Schaefer Bernardo &
\nIllustrator Courtenay Fletcher<\/a>, Nancy
\nTupper Ling<\/a>, Winsome
\nHudson-Bingham<\/a>, Amanda
\nHsiung-Blodgett<\/a>, Sivan Hong<\/a>, Michael Genhart<\/a>, Debbie Dadey<\/a>, Elizabeth Cureton<\/a>, Stephanie Wildman<\/a>, Maryann Jacob<\/a>, Sherri Maret<\/a>, Rochelle Melander<\/a>, Dia Mixon<\/a>, Kiyanda and Benjamin Young<\/a>, Shereen Rahming<\/a>, Linda
\nThornburg and Katherine Archer<\/a>, \u00a0Rebecca
\nFlansburg and BA Norrgard ,\u00a0<\/a>Maxine
\nSchur <\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Natalie McDonald-Perkins<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

MCBD 2022 is Honored to be Supported by our <\/strong>CoHosts and Global CoHosts<\/span><\/strong><\/a>!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MCBD 2022 is Honored to be Supported by these <\/strong>Media Partners!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Check out MCBD’s Multicultural Books for Kids <\/strong>Pinterest
\nBoard<\/a>!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

FREE RESOURCES from Multicultural Children\u2019s Book Day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Diversity
\nBook Lists & Activities for Teachers and Parents<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Homeschool
\nDiverse Kidlit Booklist & Activity Kit<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FREE Teacher Classroom
\nActivism and Activists Kit<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FREE
\nTeacher Classroom Empathy Kit<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FREE Teacher Classroom
\nKindness Kit<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FREE Teacher Classroom
\nPhysical and Developmental Challenges Kit<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FREE Teacher Classroom Poverty
\nKit<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FREE
\nHomeschool Diverse Kidlit Booklist & Activity Kit<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FREE Teacher Classroom Raising
\nAwareness on Systemic Racism in America Classroom Kit<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Gallery
\nof Our Free Posters<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FREE
\nDiversity Book for Classrooms Program<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Join us on Friday, Jan 29, 2021, at 9 pm EST for the 8th annual
\nMulticultural Children’s Book Day Twitter Party! Be sure and follow MCBD<\/a> and Make A Way Media<\/a> on Twitter!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This epically fun and fast-paced hour includes multicultural book
\ndiscussions, addressing timely issues, diverse book recommendations, &
\nreading ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n

We will be giving away an 8-Book Bundle every 5 minutes plus Bonus Prizes as
\nwell! *** US and Global participants welcome. **<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow the hashtag #ReadYourWorld to join the conversation, connect with
\nlike-minded parts, authors, publishers, educators, organizations, and
\nlibrarians. See you all very soon on Twitter!<\/span><\/p>\n

Hashtag:<\/strong> Don\u2019t forget to connect with us on social media
\nand be sure and look for\/use our official hashtag #ReadYourWorld<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n