No matter what happens, we are here to defend your freedom to read diversely. When WNDB awarded our inaugural Books Save Lives grants this year, we were prepared to defend the diverse titles we gave to the winning schools. And just last week, we were called upon to defend one of our grants. Here is part two of award winning author Samira Ahmed speaking at the most recent Brandywine Community School Board meeting. | We Need Diverse Books
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No matter what happens, we are here to defend your freedom to read diversely. When WNDB awarded our inaugural Books Save Lives grants this year, we were prepared to defend the diverse titles we gave to the winning schools. And just last week, we were called upon to defend one of our grants. Here is part two of award winning author Samira Ahmed speaking at the most recent Brandywine Community School Board meeting. | We Need Diverse Books
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No matter what happens, we are here to defend your freedom to read diversely. When WNDB awarded our inaugural Books Save Lives grants this year, we were prepared to defend the diverse titles we gave to the winning schools. And just last week, we were called upon to defend one of our grants. Here is part one of award winning author Adib Khorram speaking at the most recent Brandywine Community School Board meeting. | We Need Diverse Books
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No matter what happens, we are here to defend your freedom to read diversely. When WNDB awarded our inaugural Books Save Lives grants this year, we were prepared to defend the diverse titles we gave to the winning schools. And just last week, we were called upon to defend one of our grants. Here is part one of award winning author Adib Khorram speaking at the most recent Brandywine Community School Board meeting. | We Need Diverse Books
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No matter what happens, we are here to defend your freedom to read diversely. When WNDB awarded our inaugural Books Save Lives grants this year, we were prepared to defend the diverse titles we gave to the winning schools. And just last week, we were called upon to defend one of our grants. Here is part two of award winning author Adib Khorram speaking at the most recent Brandywine Community School Board meeting. | We Need Diverse Books
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No matter what happens, we are here to defend your freedom to read diversely. When WNDB awarded our inaugural Books Save Lives grants this year, we were prepared to defend the diverse titles we gave to the winning schools. And just last week, we were called upon to defend one of our grants. Here is part two of award winning author Adib Khorram speaking at the most recent Brandywine Community School Board meeting. | We Need Diverse Books
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@claribel_ortega shares what she hopes young readers will take away from the WITCHLINGS series, one of many inclusive and expansive fantasy worlds featured in our premiere “Magic Stories are for Everyone” panel ✨💞 Our first author panel includes moderators @brownbookworm and @sw_messenger in discussion with panelists @charliejaneanders, @momteacherwriter, @claribel_ortega, @albyceewilliams, @bygeorgejreije, @laurenmagaziner, and Dana Simpson. Stream the full panel today on our YouTube channel!
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@claribel_ortega shares what she hopes young readers will take away from the WITCHLINGS series, one of many inclusive and expansive fantasy worlds featured in our premiere “Magic Stories are for Everyone” panel ✨💞 Our first author panel includes moderators @brownbookworm and @sw_messenger in discussion with panelists @charliejaneanders, @momteacherwriter, @claribel_ortega, @albyceewilliams, @bygeorgejreije, @laurenmagaziner, and Dana Simpson. Stream the full panel today on our YouTube channel!
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Fisher-Price® has partnered with the grassroots non-profit organization, @WeNeedDiverseBooks, to donate a total retail value of $100K in new “Our Beauiful World” books and Little People® figures. At Fisher-Price®, we believe that introducing the world to a child through play makes conversations about big topics like kindness, belonging, and acceptance a little easier. To show little ones how to spread a little kindness, empathy, and more, head here: https://forms.gle/viKQUK5QY1KSmUAb8 | We Need
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Fisher-Price® has partnered with the grassroots non-profit organization, @WeNeedDiverseBooks, to donate a total retail value of $100K in new “Our Beauiful World” books and Little People® figures. At Fisher-Price®, we believe that introducing the world to a child through play makes conversations about big topics like kindness, belonging, and acceptance a little easier. To show little ones how to spread a little kindness, empathy, and more, head here: https://forms.gle/viKQUK5QY1KSmUAb8 | We Need
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We're spotlighting books for kids and teens that celebrate Hanukkah! Here are six titles to add to your shelf: ⁠ 📘 J Is for Janucá by Melanie Romero and Cassie Gonzales⁠ 📘 Beautiful Yetta’s Hanukkah Kitten by Daniel Pinkwater and Jill Pinkwater 📘 Eight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge⁠ 📘 Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas by Pamela Ehrenberg and Anjan Sarkar⁠ 📘 Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds⁠ 📘 Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story by Fran Manushkin and Kris Easler⁠ ⁠ Let's striv
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We're spotlighting books for kids and teens that celebrate Hanukkah! Here are six titles to add to your shelf: ⁠ 📘 J Is for Janucá by Melanie Romero and Cassie Gonzales⁠ 📘 Beautiful Yetta’s Hanukkah Kitten by Daniel Pinkwater and Jill Pinkwater 📘 Eight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge⁠ 📘 Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas by Pamela Ehrenberg and Anjan Sarkar⁠ 📘 Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds⁠ 📘 Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story by Fran Manushkin and Kris Easler⁠ ⁠ Let's striv
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📚 Meet the 2024 Walter Award winners & honorees! Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature celebrates diverse books by diverse creators. Also​ ​known​ ​as​ ​“The​ ​Walter,”​ ​the awards are​ ​named​ ​for​ ​prolific​ ​children’s​ ​and young​ ​adult​ ​author​ ​Walter​ ​Dean​ ​Myers​ ​(1937-2014).​ ​Myers​ ​was​ ​the​ ​third​ ​National​ ​Ambassador for​ ​Young​ ​People’s​ ​Literature,​ ​appointed​ ​in​ ​2012​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Library​ ​of​ ​Congress.​ ​He​ ​was ​also ​a​n unwaverin
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📚 Meet the 2024 Walter Award winners & honorees! Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature celebrates diverse books by diverse creators. Also​ ​known​ ​as​ ​“The​ ​Walter,”​ ​the awards are​ ​named​ ​for​ ​prolific​ ​children’s​ ​and young​ ​adult​ ​author​ ​Walter​ ​Dean​ ​Myers​ ​(1937-2014).​ ​Myers​ ​was​ ​the​ ​third​ ​National​ ​Ambassador for​ ​Young​ ​People’s​ ​Literature,​ ​appointed​ ​in​ ​2012​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Library​ ​of​ ​Congress.​ ​He​ ​was ​also ​a​n unwaverin
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Want to know what kinds of characters and stories you can find in ON THE BLOCK: STORIES OF HOME? Check out these highlights from each chapter for a sneak peek into our latest anthology! 👀📖🏙️ 12 Families. 12 Cultures. 1 Building. Don’t miss the heartwarming middle grade anthology from @randomhousekids that @kirkus_reviews calls “A superbly rendered love letter to identity and heritage”! Learn more about ON THE BLOCK and get your copy at the link below! 📚 https://bit.ly/OnTheBlock2024 ON THE B
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📙 You need these book recs in your life! @ashtonlattimore is a former Black Creatives’ Revision Workshop attendee (🔗 application link in bio), and her debut novel is coming out from @RandomHouse on April 2nd! ALL WE WERE PROMISED (2024, Ballantine Books) is an upcoming historical fiction story set just before the Civil War, as a housemaid with a dangerous family secret conspires with a wealthy young abolitionist to help an enslaved girl escape. Sound interesting? Here are three books that Asht
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Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson talks about the importance of fighting back against book bans at the 2024 #WalterAwards Ceremony. Stream the full discussion at the link below! (also 🔗 on our profile) 💻 https://bit.ly/WalterAwards2024 *Credit to @gareth.hinds for the ceremony illustrations used at the end of this clip, Olive Tree Media Group for providing AV recording/production services ❤️ Tags: #BookBanning #KidLit #JacquelineWoodsoon #2024WalterAwards #WalterDeanMyers #WalterDeanMyer
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November and NaNoWriMo is right around the corner! We are so grateful to partner with the_mighty_pens! There’s still plenty of time to sign up to write your book and raise money for WNDB at the same time! Not only will you be able to win prizes, you’ll have access to a discord channel full of other writers working towards the same goal! Visit the link in our bio to sign up and learn more!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofig #writerslife #writersofinstagram #autumn #authorlife #wri
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The fantasy adventure continues next January… 👀💫 We’re excited to share the cover for @brownbookworm’s next Conjureverse novel, THE DEADLY FATES! Coming from @mackidsbooks on January 28th, 2025! Read more about THE DEADLY FATES below ⬇️ 💫 SUMMARY: 💫 The fantasy adventure continues in the third book of the instant New York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller, THE MARVELLERS by Dhonielle Clayton! Return for Year Three at the global magic school in the sky in THE DEADLY FATES. When Ella, Brigit, and
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As a writer, you need to be tapped in. #ElizabethAcevedo #Author #WalterAwards
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Need some romances in your life? Here are 10 Black romances to add to your TBR! 📚❤️ #BlackLove is worth celebrating in all its forms, and today we’re spotlighting some swoon-worthy romances written by Black authors that are definitely worth putting on your radar. 📖 QOTD: Share some of your favorites in the comments! BOOKS LISTED: YOUNG ADULT • “Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry” by Joya Goffney • “Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution” by Kacen Callender • “The Kindred” by Alechia Dow • “For All Time” by S
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🫂📚❤️ When we celebrate Black love, we’d be remiss not to honor the beauty of familial love! Here’s a list of 10 books centering Black families for readers of all ages. Whether you’re looking for picture books, middle grade, or young adult, we’ve got you covered! 📖 Are any of these on your TBR? Which books should we add to ours? 👀 BOOKS LISTED: PICTURE BOOKS ▪︎ “Marley and the Family Band” by Tracey Baptiste and Tiffany Rose, with Cedella Marley ▪︎ “Hair Love” by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti
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This Indigenous Peoples' Day, we're spotlighting six books for kids to add to your shelf: 🖊️ We Are Still Here by Traci Sorell & Frané Lessac 🖊️ The People Shall Continue by Simon J. Ortiz & Sharol Graves 🖊️ Rock Your Mocs by Laurel Goodluck and Madelyn Goodnight 🖊️ Dreaming In Indian, ed. by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale 🖊️ What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me by Alexis Bunten & Nicole Neidhardt 🖊️ Ancestor Approved, ed. by Cynthia Leitich Smith Diversify your collection with thes
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“Writers have to be tapped in” 📝📝📝 @acevedowrites addresses a student’s question about how authors prepare to meet their next generation of readers. Want to hear more insightful gems from our Walter panelists? You can now stream the full 2024 Walter Awards Ceremony on YouTube! (🔗 also in bio) 💻 https://bit.ly/WalterAwards2024 *Credit to @gareth.hinds for the ceremony illustrations used at the end of this clip, Olive Tree Media Group for providing AV recording/production services, and @nacph
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Part Two? 👀📚 It’s officially Black History Month! Here at WNDB, we’re kicking off the month by sharing nine incredible titles written by Black authors that shed light on some of the erased or often forgotten histories of Black Americans. Whether you’re looking for fiction or nonfiction, we’ve got you covered. And be sure to stay tuned to learn about even more books by Black authors to read for Black History Month–and all year round! 📚🖤 TITLES LISTED (in order): FICTION ▪︎ “The Davenports” by
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Announcing: Indigenous Reads Rising! We're excited to share our new resource IndigenousReadsRising.com, which covers children's and YA books by Native, First Nations, and Indigenous creators. Looking for book lists? Best practice articles? Educator resources? We hope you check it out: https://bit.ly/3QjCWva 📕 Many thanks to Cynthia Leitich Smith, Traci Sorell, Author, Angeline Boulley, Leslie Widener, and Kathi Appelt for their amazing support of this resource. 💚💙💜 | We Need Diverse Books
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🥠 BEHIND THE ART Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at @pacylin’s creative process for May’s GOOD FORTUNE piece! GOOD FORTUNE: ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY GRACE LIN is a year-long art auction for one-of-a-kind paintings created by the incredibly talented Grace Lin. Every month in 2024, Grace will create an original work of art based on a fortune cookie, and we will put the painting up for bidding on our auction website! (🔗 Link below and in bio) 🥠 https://e.givesmart.com/events/AQR/i/ This month’s for
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