This Friday, January 27, marks the fourth annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day, a day-long celebration of reading diversely that focuses exclusively on global and multicultural children’s books.

“You know what I like about this event? That it comes from a fresh point of view,” said author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney, discussing the inaugural Westchester Multicultural Children’s Book ...

The push from various directions to raise awareness concerning the importance of embracing diversity in children’s books continues with two bloggers, Valarie Budayr of Jump Into a Book and Mia Wenjen ...

For babies and toddlers, it is developmentally appropriate for them to think they are the center of the world. They are interested primarily in their wants and needs. They have an imperfect ...

Are you looking for a read that features a main character that looks like your kid? It can be tough to find multicultural children’s books that feature characters of color that don’t completely ...

She loves to read and she loves to write and she encourages others, especially children, to do the same. Maryville’s Valerie Budayr, a children’s book author and blogger, started Multicultural ...

There are tons of great children’s books available. Unfortunately, there aren’t many that are explicitly multicultural, that is, that include illustrations of diverse people or that feature main ...

"Sunne's Gift" by Ama Yawson is among the children's books that will be featured at the Long Island Multicultural Children's Book Fair in Freeport on Saturday. Credit: Milestales Publishing and ...

Have you ever wondered how families celebrate the holidays in different parts of the world? These books explore customs and traditions in other countries and show that despite our differences, ...

Children see themselves in music artists and in movies like "Black Panther." But when they can't find themselves in children's books, that's a problem. Scholastic's biennial Kids & Family Reading ...