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One of the books I recommend for teachers and homeschooling parents is “Climate Change Captives 2035.” It is a YA novel valuable for environment studies but also useful for spurring conversations about sheltering, isolation, and disappointment in this time of #CoronaReading, #CoronaVirus.  The Author is offering the ebook free on May 4-5-6-7-8. 

Wilhelm is a teacher as well as a publisher of teacher’s aids which she often provides free on Pinterest. Find a review for this book at Midwest Book Review and here:
https://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2019/10/climate-change-captives-2035-and.html and more information at Wilhelm’s blog at https://www.thewiseowlfactory.com/climate-change-captives-2035-and-project-save-for-middle-grades/

Download the free student pack at the link below:

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Insecure Writers Group Releases Its 2020 Anthology

Title: Voyagers: The Third Ghost

Anthology from Insecure Writers Group

 Available May 5, 2020 online, retail, and for all eBook platforms. 

Publisher:  Freedom Fox Press an imprint of Dancing Lemur Press, L.L.C. 

Genre: Juvenile fiction -  historical/action and adventure/fantasy and magic. 

Trade paperback $13.95 

ISBN 9781939844729, 

ISBN 9781939844736

www.DancingLemurPress.com

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History Comes Alive for Children New Anthology Offers an Entertaining  Glimpse into the Past The Insecure Writer’s Support Group hosted their fifth annual anthology contest last year and Voyagers: The Third Ghost is the result. A Writer’s Digest Top 101 Site for Writers, the IWSG  called for juvenile historical fiction stories with the theme of “voyagers.” The group’s 20,000+ members responded, and once the administrators selected the top stories, they were forwarded to the official judges—a panel of authors, agents, and publishing industry experts. This is the first children’s title produced by the group and by focusing on history, the book teaches as it entertains. The stories touch upon a wide variety of time periods, which adds extra appeal to teachers and librarians. Yvonne Ventresca, who also appeared in the second IWSG anthology, Hero Lost: Mysteries of Death and Life, won the top spot in the contest. Her story, The Third Ghost, received the subtitle and cover art honor. Journey into the past… Will the third ghost be found before fires take more lives? Can everyone be warned before Pompeii is buried again? What happens if a blizzard traps a family in East Germany? Will the Firebird help Soviet sisters outwit evil during WWII? And sneaking off to see the first aeroplane – what could go wrong? Ten authors explore the past, sending their young protagonists on harrowing adventures. Featuring the talents of Yvonne Ventresca, Katharina Gerlach, Roland Clarke, Sherry Ellis, Rebecca M. Douglass, Bish Denham, Charles Kowalski, Louise MacBeath Barbour, Beth Anderson Schuck, and L.T. Ward. Hand-picked by a panel of agents, authors, and editors, these ten tales will take readers on a voyage of wonder into history. Get ready for an exciting ride! Founded by author Alex J. Cavanaugh, the Insecure Writer’s Support Group offers support for writers and authors alike. It provides an online database; articles; monthly blog posting; Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram groups; #IWSGPit, and a newsletter. Voyagers: The Third Ghost will be available May 5, 2020 online, retail, and for all eBook platforms. Published by Freedom Fox Press an imprint of Dancing Lemur Press, L.L.C. Juvenile fiction – historical/action & adventure/fantasy & magic. Trade paperback $13.95 ISBN 9781939844729, eBook 4.99 ISBN 9781939844736 www.DancingLemurPress.com Judges for the contest were:  Dan Koboldt, author and #SFFpit founder Dan Koboldt is the author of the Gateways to Alissia trilogy (Harper Voyager), the editor of Putting the Science in Fiction (Writers Digest, 2018), and the creator of the sci-fi adventure serial The Triangle (Serial Box, 2019). As a genetics researcher, he has co-authored more than 80 publications in Nature, Science, The New England Journal of Medicine, and other scientific journals. He is represented by Paul Stevens of Donald Maass Literary Agency.  Lynda R. Young, author Lynda R. Young is an Aussie writing fantasy novels as Elle Cardy. Wielder’s Prize is her debut YA epic fantasy. She is also an editor, game developer, 3D artist, graphic designer, photographer, gamer and more.  Colleen Oefelein, agent, The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency Colleen Oefelein is an author of YA, picture books, and author promotion guides, a devourer of books, and the owner of the book review site North of Normal. Formerly an associate agent and PR manager with Inklings Literary Agency, Colleen has hosted numerous “Pitch Perfect” and “Rejection Correction” workshops on Facebook and at conferences nationwide, and she’s mentored several authors one-on-one through online pitch contests such as Pitch Wars.  Damien Larkin, author Damien Larkin is an Irish science fiction author and co-founder of the British and Irish Writing Community. His debut novel Big Red was published by Dancing Lemur Press and went on to be longlisted for the BSFA award for Best Novel. He currently lives in Dublin, Ireland and is working on his next novel Blood Red Sand.  Ion Newcombe, eidtor and publisher is the editor and publisher of AntipodeanSF, Australia's longest running online speculative fiction magazine, regularly issued since January 1998. His qualifications and employment range from horticulture through electronics into literature and communications.  Julie Gwinn, agent, The Seymour Agency Julie Gwinn most recently served as Marketing Manager for the Christian Living line at Abingdon Press and before that served as Trade Book Marketing Manager and then Fiction Publisher for the Pure Enjoyment line at B&H Publishing Group, a Division of LifeWay Christian Resources. Recently, she was awarded Editor of the Year from the American Christian Fiction Writers and won B&H’s first Christy award for Ginny Yttrup’s debut novel Words.  David Powers King, author David's works include Woven, The Undead Road,, and Full Dark: An Anthology. He currently resides in the Mountain West with his wife and 4 children.  MORE ABOUT ISWG:  The Insecure Writer’s Support Group  was founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh. Learn more about the opportunities it offers: Watch for the new The Insecure Writer’s Support Group anthology contest 2021 on May 6. Learn more about the group at   https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/  LEARN MORE ABOUT VOYAGERS AND BUY LINKS: Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/193984472X/ Barnes and Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/voyagers-yvonne-ventresca/1135912991?ean=2940163430857 ITunes - https://books.apple.com/ca/book/voyagers-the-third-ghost/id1493413956 Kobo - https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/voyagers-the-third-ghost Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50364415-voyagers MORE ABOUT THE  BLOGGER AND WAYS TO GET THE MOST FROM THIS BLOG

 The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. Of particular interest to readers of this blog is her most recent How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically (http://bit.ly/GreatBkReviews ) that covers 325 jam-packed pages covering everithing from Amazon vine to writing reviews for profit and promotion. Reviewers will have a special interest in the chapter on how to make reviewing pay, either as way to market their own books or as a career path--ethically!

This blog is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.

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If Your Book is Begging For Reviews, Try This - Plus Hint #Twelve for Getting Them

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So don't just ask, What's in it for me?

Also lend a helping hand to your fellow authors.

Select one book that interests you from the list below and contact that author.
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On a time crunch? Aren’t we all! Ask the author to suggest a specific portion of their book, (maybe 35-50 pages) for you to read to get its flavor. Honest, you don’t have to read the entire book to get a good feel for it. 

Ask the author to send you a few discussion questions to help target several key points in their book. (I have made it super easy for my readers by posting BOOK REVIEW DISCUSSION QUESTIONS at the end of each Tales2Inspire book.) 

Authors: Offer folks a FREE book in exchange for an honest review, or note Carolyn's suggestion above, for offering a free e-book via Amazon Prime.

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We now have a fabulous selection of books calling out for reviews. In the spirit of 'Authors Helping Authors', please select one of the them and contact that author to request a FREE copy to review.

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TITLE: SAND DANCER

NUMBER OF PAGES: 397

DESCRIPTION: In a desert kingdom where fire magic is a sin, a half-starved peasant girl must disguise herself as a nobleman’s son to find her father’s killer.

AUTHOR'S NAME: Trudie Skies

E-MAIL: publisher@uproarbooks.com

FORMAT: .epub or .mobi ebooks

AGE/INTEREST LEVEL: YA, 14+

AMAZON URL: http://tiny.cc/mo55jz


TITLE: ARTIST ON CAMPAIGN

NUMBER OF PAGES: 380

DESCRIPTION: When lad-about-town artist Ralph Oughtred gets a commission to paint the Duke of Wellington’s generals, he thinks his dreams will come true – to be rich, or at least out of debt, and marry his mistress. But he hadn’t reckoned with the war, Spanish bandits, or the generals themselves. Literary, historical and funny, this is a stylish evocation of the history and manners of an era and an entertainment of the highest order.

AUTHOR'S NAME:  Caroline Miley

E-MAIL: cmiley22@gmail.com

FORMAT: paperback, Kindle, ebook.

AGE/INTEREST LEVEL:16 +

AMAZON URL: http://tiny.cc/odk9fz

TITLE: TABOO TECH

# OF PAGES: 284

DESCRIPTION: Lacie Leigh Collier, left on her own when her entire family disappears,  is joined by her AI companion, Embers. The two set off to find a star ship big enough to accommodate Embers... Well, it's a lot more complicated than that! There are ships, aliens, AIs, and danger...

AUTHOR'S NAME: Joy V. Smith

E-MAIL: Pagadan@aol.com

FORMAT: epub, mobi, pdf, and paperback

AGE/INTEREST LEVEL: teens and adults

AMAZON URL: http://tiny.cc/r025jz

TITLE: JIFFY BODY, THE 10-MINUTE SYSTEM TO AVOID JOINT AND MUSCLE PAIN

NUMBER OF PAGES: 146

DESCRIPTION: Jiffy Body: The 10 Minute System to Avoid Joint and Muscle Pain is a must read for anyone who wants to avoid  or reduce aches, pains, stiffness and swelling. 

AUTHOR'S NAME: Bart Potter

E-MAIL: bartlettpo@gmail.com

FORMAT: Paperback

AGE/INTEREST LEVEL: Adult

AMAZON URL: http://tiny.cc/55z5jz

TITLE: SAVE HIM

NUMBER OF PAGES: 355

DESCRIPTION:  Military scientist Rydel Scott has discovered time travel...he also believes he has been chosen to go back in time on a rogue mission to save Christ from the cross. 

AUTHOR'S NAME: William M. Hayes

E-MAIL: WMH@williammhayes.com

FORMAT: PDF, Epub, 10-15 Paperbacks

AGE/INTEREST LEVEL: 18+ Military, Sci-Fi, and/or Thriller Readers

AMAZON URL: https://amzn.to/2YXqLN2 OR click here

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TITLE: SOLAR DIVIDENDS: How Solar Energy Can Generate a Basic Income for Everyone on Earth

NUMBER OF PAGES: 144

DESCRIPTION: puts forth a bold original plan for solving global poverty and global warming with a single program. In brief: we set up every person on the planet with a big section of solar panels, sell the electricity the panels generate, and deliver the money as solar dividends to the person as their basic income, for the rest of their life. The book provides compelling reasons and a detailed blueprint for this inspiring program.

AUTHOR'S NAME: Robert Stayton

E-MAIL: stayton.robert@gmail.com

FORMAT: paperback, PDF, Kindle, or Epub

AGE/INTEREST LEVEL: Adult

AMAZON URL: http://tiny.cc/tt25jz

TITLE: FEATHERS IN HER HANDS

NUMBER OF PAGES: 269

DESCRIPTION:  The gods have touched you. Did you know?  – MADAME FATE

Well, if that were true, then Psyche was of the opinion the Gods needed to learn to keep their hands to themselves. All she wants is to finish her doctorate studies in Ancient History and score an Assistant Professorship at the University of Seattle, but when her friend Izzy begs her to pose for some photographs, and the media dubs her The New Aphrodite, Psyche’s life spirals out of control.

AUTHOR'S NAME: Lisa Fleming

E-MAIL: Fleming.Publishers@gmail.com

FORMAT: PDF available 

AGE/INTEREST LEVEL: This is a Contemporary Fantasy Romance Novel Target to 18 and above.

AMAZON URL: https://tinyurl.com/y4yupe7k

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Tales2inspire was a kernel of an idea I started in 2012. It has grown to proportions even I didn’t dare to envision. My innate curiosity about potentially fascinating human interest stories was the spark that ignited this idea, but it was the confused state of traditional publishing that propelled me forward. Tales2inspire delivers exactly what it promises as both an authors-helping-authors project and a contest. Winners get their stories published in print, e-book, and some even in video formats, with their names, headshot photos, and mini-autobiographies. Then I spread the word about the winners and their stories on my blog, my monthly newsletter, and on several select social networks. Free to enter, this competition is open to talented newbies and seasoned authors alike. 

Learn more about me and the Tales2Inspire project at: www.tales2Inspire.com

and get a FREE sampler filled with six published T2I stories at: www.tales2inspire.com/gift

Lois is also a regular contributor to this blog.

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Authors and publishers who do not yet have reviews or want more may use Lois W. Stern's "Authors Helping Authors" service for requesting reviews. Find her guidelines in a tab at the top of the home page. And know that Carolyn Wilhelm, our IT expert, award-winning author, and veteran educator, makes an award image especially for those who volunteer to write reviews from Lois's review-request list and post them in the spirit of her "Authors Helping Authors"  project.

Reviews, interviews, and articles on this blog are indexed by genre, reviewers' names, and review sites so #TheNewBookReview may be used as a resource for most anyone in the publishing industry. As an example, writers will find this blog's search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find Carolyn's also blogs at SharingwithWriters and The Frugal smart and Tuned-in Editor. #TheFrugalbookPromoter, #CarolynHowardJohnson, #TheNewBookReview, #TheFrugalEditor, #SharingwithWriters, #reading #BookReviews #GreatBkReviews #BookMarketing #amwriting

Sparrow Road Novel Includes a Now Sober Father and Orphans

MORE ABOUT THIS BLOG The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.

Book Review for Sparrow Road by Sheila O'Connor

• Age Range: 10 and up 
• Grade Level: 5 - 6
• Paperback: 272 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9780142421369
• ISBN-13: 978-0142421369
• ASIN: 0142421367
• Amazon Sales Page for Sparrow Road

I just read Sparrow Road because I found the cover to be intriguing.  Really!  And the college on the cover is integral of this story about a twelve-year-old girl's summer before seventh grade, which is not what first might come to mind!  Raine has spent 12 years happily living with her mother and grandfather in Milwaukee. Her mother suddenly moves to Sparrow Road in the country for the summer, taking Raine along, and a mystery begins.  It is fairly easy for an adult to read between the lines and figure out some of what is going to happen, although at the beginning the rules at Sparrow Road seem like some strange or harsh events will occur.  Questions asked through the text of the book help keep the attention of young readers.  How many things a twelve-year-old understands about the world is also revealed in this complex story.

It seems at first that Raine's mother is quitting her job in the city to be a maid at an artist's summer retreat, where little talking is allowed.  Sparrow Road used to be an orphanage.  Later, the plot thickens and the reader learns that Sparrow Road is near to where Raine's absent father lives.  He has been sober for a year.  He wants to meet Raine.  Although the plot is a little dark about his past drinking, Raine, and all the artists who have become her pseudo-parents, work through it without too much ado.  Raine and her father have a few meetings and begin to get to know each other while a plot about the former orphans who lived at Sparrow Road evolves.

The questions the orphans who used to live at Sparrow Road might have parallel the questions a child with a missing parent would ask, and so the theme of wondering about those kinds of things is predominant in the book.  Raine is offered the choice to stay at Sparrow Road where she could live near her father, but not near the grandfather who has been a real parent to her or return to Milwaukee.  This seems like too much of a choice to offer a child, but Raine decides to return to her former life with her grandfather, mother, and school friends.  Her father will be visiting her in Milwaukee in the near future.

This story would be fine for children who are not in the position of wondering where their missing parents are, and who do not have difficult life stories themselves.  It is a good story and it has a satisfying ending.  However, there are children who do not have happy endings in their own lives, so the book isn't for everyone.  The book is good for helping children develop some empathy for single parent families or children who have experienced being an orphan.  It is just a good read!

Originally posted on Amazon by Carolyn Wilhelm

Thank you for reading, Carolyn Wilhelm

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Author Dr. Wesley Britton Reviews Romantic Fantasy

Title: Illusional Reality

Author: Karina Kantas
Genre: Romantic Fantasy

Paperback: 150 pages

Publisher: lulu.com (March 8, 2016)

ISBN-10: 1326583662

ISBN-13: 978-1326583668
Available on Amazon

Reviewed by Dr. Wesley Britton originally for BookPleasures.com

Reading the opening pages of this fantasy/ romance, I had the sense I was reading a modern retelling of an ancient myth, fairy tale, or legend. Perhaps it was my overactive imagination, but some of the story’s early elements sounded familiar.

For example, the book opens when an ordinary marketing executive named Becky, who at least thinks she is an ordinary human, is rescued from an attack in a dark alley by an “alien” named Salco. Unhappily, in her opinion, she is transported to a different realm where she discovers she is really Princess Thya of Tsinia, a city of light-hearted (mostly) tree-top dwellers. She had been hidden away on earth until she is expected to fulfill her prophesized role as a wife to establish an alliance with the powerful city called Senx. Much to her distaste, she is apparently obligated to wed Kovon, the son of the proverbial dark lord, Darthorn. Darthorn is no more fond of the wedding idea than Thya,  preferring the conquest option which he is certain he would win.

Learning this marriage is intended to preserve and save the magical realm on the brink of destruction, Thya spends many hours being tutored about a world she doesn’t know. Thya slowly learns about her true identity including the undesirable prophecy and the fact she has supernatural powers she doesn’t know how to use or control. Along the way, she falls in love with one of her teachers who is himself obligated to marry another.

After this set-up, readers experience a series of possible paths for Thya to explore and deal with as we meet a growing set of sometimes duplicitous mentors and advisors for the Princess. I admit, my interest kicked in when Thya began to assert her will and resist prophecy, no matter what her court advisors tell her what she must do. From this point forward, I felt I was reading a completely original story based on, well, whatever Karina Kandas cooked up for her heroine and her changed circumstances in this first volume of a coming duology. Thankfully, the magical ride keeps building up speed until we get to the final third of the book where everything intensifies from the psychic battles to the emotional hits to Thya and her chosen lover, Alkazer.

A major stroke of creativity in this novel is the lofty dialect and diction Kandas has most of her characters using. I’ve read other reviews where some readers were put off or challenged by this.  I don’t see the problem.  Every sentence was perfectly clear to me. How tough is it to recognize “with certainty” means “Yes”? In addition, the tone used by most of these characters seemed perfectly spot on for high officials and palace courtesans, not to mention black-hearted warlords.

This book can fairly be classified as YA as there are moral lessons being taught, mainly about the importance of selflessness and putting community above yourself. So Illusional Reality is the sort of book that should be welcome under your Christmas tree, especially for those reluctant younger readers for whom this adventure should be quite inviting. Why not give them a sexy female Harry Potter with a good figure?  It shouldn’t be too long before the sequel, The Quest, will belatedly debut in 2019. 

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MORE ABOUT THIS BLOG AND GETTING REVIEWS AND ANOTHER FREEBIE

 The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. Of particular interest to readers of this blog is her most recent How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically (http://bit.ly/GreatBkReviews ) that covers 325 jam-packed pages covering everything from Amazon vine to writing reviews for profit and promotion. Reviewers will have a special interest in the chapter on how to make reviewing pay, either as way to market their own books or as a career path--ethically!

This blog is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.

Note: Participating authors and their publishers may request the social sharing image by Carolyn Wilhelm at no charge.  Please contact the designer at:  cwilhelm (at) thewiseowlfactory (dot) com. Provide the name of the book being reviewed and--if an image or headshot of the author --isn't already part of the badge, include it as an attachment. Wilhelm will send you the badge to use in your own Internet marketing. Give Wilhelm the link to this post, too! 

Easy Ways to Get Involved in Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019

MORE ABOUT THIS BLOG The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.

Easy Ways to Get Involved in Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019

The online world is buzzing with the excitement and anticipation as the global online diverse children’s literature celebration known as Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) draws closer. This on and offline diverse kids’ and YA book-related event is in its sixth year and their mission of getting diverse children’s books into the hands of readers, parents, caregivers, teachers, and librarians has never wavered. To date, the non-profit has worked diligently to get over 5,000 free diverse kids’ and YA books into homes, classrooms, daycares, organizations, and libraries.

How MCBD Came to Be
After being frustrated by a lack of diverse and multicultural children’s books available to their own families, reading and play advocates Valarie Budayr from Audrey Press Books and Mia Wenjen from Pragmatic Mom decided to take matters into their own hands. The book-loving moms then teamed up to create a much-needed national event and on January 27th, 2012 the first ever Multicultural Children’s Book Day was celebrated.
Using the Multicultural Children’s Book Day platform, the mission from Day One has been to not only raise awareness around kid’s books that celebrate diversity, but to also get more of these types of books into classrooms and libraries.  
“Kids need to ‘see themselves’ in the pages of the books they read,” noted Budayr. “We are determined to not only shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural books available but also offer visibility for the amazing authors and publishers who create them.”
Now in its sixth year, the MCBD online celebration attracts thousands of supports, over 600 book reviewers and dozens of quality authors and publishers. The non-profit has also shifted from an “every January 27^th” model to “the last Friday in January” to avoid conflicting with International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The upcoming MCBD celebration will occur on and offline on January 25, 2019. 

4 Ways to Get Involved in MCBD as an Author or Publisher

1.     Donate Books: Diverse kids’ or YA books donated to the MCBD non-profit are used a variety of ways including donation to the over 2,000 classrooms waiting for a free diverse book via the Free Diverse Books for Classroom Project, as books given to reviewers to review via social media during the January event, or as prizes for their wildly popular (and much-anticipated) Twitter Party on January 25^th.

Go here to learn how you can donate brand new diverse books to the cause: http://bit.ly/2zx1YjX

2.     Multiple options for Sponsorship: Sponsorship is not only a great way to support this event; it is an excellent way for authors/publisher to get their books in front of thousands of readers. All Sponsors get a name mention within the hundreds of reviews that get posted from December to January 25^th and also on the sites of MCBD’s 26 CoHosts and Global CoHost sites. Go here to learn more about MCBD2019 Sponsorship: http://bit.ly/2TXuh3x

3.     Connect with Multicultural Children’s Book Day on social media: NOTE: Their official hashtag is #ReadYourWorld

- Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MulticulturalChildrensBookDay
- Twitter https://twitter.com/MCChildsBookDay
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4.     Guest posts: The MCBD Team is always looking for quality diverse children’s book-related guest posts on their blog. Authors and publishers are invited to share the story of their writing journey or their thoughts on the importance of diversity in children’s literature.  

4 Ways to Get Involved as an Educator or Librarian
Throughout the months of November-January, leading up to the celebratory day, educators, librarians and parents can start planning and preparing with FREE activities available today at www.multiculturalchildrensbookday.com
FREE Classroom “Empathy” Kit:  
The free Classroom Empathy Kit focuses on empathy and compassion through shared booklists and special home or classroom activities. The kit includes 18 book recommends on the topic of Understanding Immigration and Refugees, Classroom Empathy Activities, and a very special custom printable Empathy Poster courtesy of author/illustrator Juana Medina. Educators, parents and librarians can sign-up to receive the free classroom kit here: http://bit.ly/2BGu4uQ
FREE Poverty Doesn’t Discriminate: Understanding Poverty in America Classroom Kit:  
Created in 2018, this free classroom kit includes over 2 dozen poverty in the U.S.-themed book recommends for ages 4-12, two classroom or home activities, and a copy of the official “Poverty Doesn’t Discriminate” Classroom Poster thanks to the talents of award-winning illustrator, Mehrdokht Amini. http://bit.ly/2P6cXWE
Free Diversity Book Lists and Activities for Teachers and Parents: Curated lists of books about diverse topics including: countries, religions, holidays, ethnicities, in addition to special needs and LGBTQ. http://bit.ly/1kGZrta
Share a Classroom Celebration: Teachers who host a celebration in the classroom can send in a picture of their party to receive 3 free diverse books and a swag pack as a thank you.  Teachers and librarians can enter their event info HERE (http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/category/offline-classroomlibrary-event-project/)


Don’t forget to connect with Multicultural Children’s Book Day on social media and be sure and look for/use their official hashtag #ReadYourWorld.

Thank you for reading!

Carolyn Wilhelm, Wise Owl Factory

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