Key Ingredients in selecting Multicultural Books for Children

Today I attending a Webinar on Celebrating Diversity: A Discussion on Children's Literature That Reflects Today's World. For more information: http://justusbooks.com 

Here are a few Key Ingredients in selecting Multicultural Books for Children:

1. Positive images that leave lasting impressions

2. Accurate, factual information that is also enjoyable to read

3. Cultural authenticity/cultural specificity

4. Meaningful stories that reflect a range of diverse values 

5. A positive perspective on the aspects of being a person of color 

6. Nonfiction that is relevant to issues in today’s world

7. Material that is self-affirming

8. Presentation of strong, three-dimensional characters

9. Well written information

10. Attractive graphics

Multicultural Children’s Literature should include books that reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, social diversity, traditions, and cultural  characteristic of the world in which our children live. More details on: Multicultural Children's Book Day. Visit: http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/

This year, I present to you a FIVE Stars Multicultural Children's Book to build Tolerance at early age. Vanilla and Chocolate Second Edition contains FREE activities and Circle Time for classrooms and home.

 Vanilla and Chocolate

By Maritza Martínez Mejía

For FREE Reading Activities visit:
http://www.luzdelmes.com/ldm.php?ldm=learningactivities

Mother, Educator, Bilingual Author and Translator

Website:www.luzdelmes.com

Recipient of the Crystal Apple Award 2006, VCB Poetry Winner 2015, Author’s Talk Book Award 2016, The Latino Book Awards 2016 and Author’s Talk Book Show 2017.