This Thursday, January 30th, is Read Your World Day! #ReadYourWorld, formerly known as Multicultural Children's Book Day, is a celebration of children's literature and reading. You can read all about it here, on their website.
Book Reviews
As a reviewer for Read Your World Day, I received two different books to review, and I am delighted to share them here with you. As always, my opinions are my own.
WE SING FROM THE HEART by Mia Wenjen and illustrated by Victor Bizar Gómez is the story of Simon Tam and his Supreme Court case to trademark the band name The Slants. This is an interesting and engaging look at history-making in action: walking kids through the process of trademarks and how cases end up before the Supreme Court.
There is a lot of great background information woven in, introducing readers to the history of anti-Asian sentiment and racist terminology, as well as how The Slants subverted and reappropriated those terms. An empowering and inspirational read!
I Have Cerebral Palsy by Mary Beth Springer is a photo essay about a child name Sydney who has cerebral palsy. The book's inclusion of photographs from Sydney's earliest days through her childhood helps young readers relate and connect to Sydney. Kids can see Sydney doing lots of activities that are also familiar to them (going to school, taking the bus, even playing baseball), making this a good, relatable way to introduce kids to celebral palsy.
What are your favorite multicultural or diverse books?
You can see more of my 5th graders' favorite books here: Click here for all of our #iLoveMG posts.
Thank you so much for reviewing We Sing From the Heart and for supporting Read Your World from the very beginning!
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