Join Us for Read Your World 2025 (1/30/25)
Read Your World 2025 (1/30/25) is in its 13th year!
I have proudly reviewed books this annual event since 2015. As one of my core missions myself and through Ink-a-Dink Children's Bookstore is to share free resources and books for children. To inspire of love of reading, children need books, beginning at a young age. And now, more than ever, children need diverse books.
Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen founded this non-profit children’s literacy initiative; they are two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural diverse books and authors in the market while also working to get those books into the hands of young readers and educators. Read Your World’s mission is to raise awareness of the need to include kids’ books celebrating diversity in homes and school bookshelves. Read about #ReadYourWorld Mission and history HERE.
Explore the fantastic free resources provided for k-12 educators, homeschoolers, school librarians, and book lovers.
In addition this year's resources linked below, get even more resources and classroom ideas at RYW’s Multicultural Books for Kids Pinterest Board.
📌 FREE RESOURCES from Read Your World Day
Read Your World Virtual Party 2025
- Join us on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 9 pm EST celebrating 13 years of Read Your World Day Virtual Party! Register here.
- This epically fun and fast-paced hour includes multicultural book discussions, addressing timely issues, diverse book recommendations, & reading ideas.
- We will be giving away a 10-Book Bundle during the virtual party plus Bonus Prizes as well! *** US and Global participants are welcome.
- Follow the hashtag #ReadYourWorld to join the conversation, and connect with like-minded parts, authors, publishers, educators, organizations, and librarians.
Read Your World is honored to be Supported by these Medallion:
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE: Mia Wenjen (Pragmaticmom) and Valarie Budayr (Audreypress.com)
🏅 Super Platinum Sponsor: Author Deedee Cummings and Make A Way Media
🏅 Platinum Sponsors: Publisher Spotlight and Language Lizard Bilingual Books in 60 Languages
🏅 Gold Sponsors: Third State Books
🏅 Silver Sponsors: Red Comet Press and Lerner Books
🏅 Silver Corporate Sponsor: Scholastic Books
🏅 Bronze Sponsors: Lee and Low
🏅 Corporate Sponsor: Crayola Education and Scholastic
Read Your World is honored to be Supported by these Author Sponsors!
Authors:
Read Your World is Honored to be Supported by our CoHosts and Global CoHosts and by our Partner Organizations!
This year I am honored to review, share and give-away two books, Mystery of the Troubled Toucan (Brazil 1), a Pack-n-Go-Girls' Adventure, by Lisa Travis; and Cookies and Crescents, written by Nada Shawish Dutka and illustrated by Zelma Firdauzia.
Subscribe below now through Feb. 21, 2025, to be automatically entered to win one of two copies, and to help support Childress Ink and Ink-a-Dink continue to grow.
Reviews will be posted on the Big Reveal Day (Jan. 30), and Winner will be announced Feb. 28. Along with all-day author events, give-aways, and ending with the Virtual Party!