{"id":3063,"date":"2014-01-27T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=3063"},"modified":"2014-01-27T11:04:11","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T17:04:11","slug":"multicultural-childrens-book-day-many-viewpoints-many-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=3063","title":{"rendered":"Multicultural Children’s Book Day – many viewpoints, many stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 27 = Chocolate Cake Day, Holocaust Memorial Day<\/a>, birth anniversary of Mozart and Lewis Carroll.<\/p>\n

Chase’s Calendar of Events<\/a><\/em> will tell you that every day (and week and month) of the year has many holidays, anniversaries, and observances associated with it.<\/p>\n

Add Multicultural Children’s Book Day to that list for January 27th, thanks to bloggers JumpIntoABook<\/a> and Pragmatic Mom! Fewer than 10% of children’s and young adult books published in the US annually feature main characters of color, multiple ethnicities, or varied cultural heritages, even though nearly 40% of American children and youth share these characteristics.<\/p>\n

So Valarie and Mia decided to gather up lists of great kids’ and YA books which bring strong multicultural characters and stories into our lives by creating MCCBD, joined by publishers whose books fill this niche – Wisdom Tales Press, Chronicle Books, and Lee & Low Books (including their Tu Books imprint).<\/p>\n

In anticipation of MCCBD, I linked several BooksYALove multicultural recommendations on Pragmatic Mom<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n

\"Book<\/a>\"Book<\/a> Tara tries to balance Hebrew school, Bollywood movies, and the expectations of her Punjabi and Yiddish grandparents as she prepares for My Basmati Bat Mitzvah<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

As nightmares-made-real stalk Toronto’s streets, Canadian-Jamaican teen searches for her brother and answers in The Chaos.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"book<\/a>\"book<\/a>Like her warrior women ancestors, Lozen is Killer of Enemies<\/em><\/a> to save her family in this chilling future tale, named American Indian Youth Literature best YA novel<\/a> today!<\/p>\n

Struggling with her mom’s cancer diagnosis and her own school difficulties, Chia says just Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel<\/a> when other situations arise.<\/p>\n

And today is also Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, so pop some virtually here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Which multicultural book would you name to a “best of the best” list today?
\n**kmm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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