C4MK Black Book Week Celebration
2023-03-03 18:00 - 18:45, 2023-03-04 18:00 - 18:45 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Black Children’s Book Week is a global celebration of Black children and the people who ensure Black children are represented in books and other children’s media. This year Culture4MyKids is supporting Black Baby Books by sharing our favorite books and activities with you. Join us for a week of Black stories, Black culture, and Black joy.

Chosen Veterans Publishing Black Children's Book Week
2023-03-03 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-03-04 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online Event
To celebrate BLACK CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK, Chosen Veterans Publishing is highlighting authors in our local communities. Our goal is to encourage children to see themselves in the pages of books they too can enjoy. Join us as we celebrate! Donations will help provide copies of books to children in local Children Hospitals.
Donations will help provide copies of books to children in local Children Hospitals.

Story Time with Desiree, Licensed Professional Counselor
2023-03-03 19:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Online Event
This event will be a story time that includes reading 5 books related to black children and ways to care for their mental health. Each book will allow the audience to have a better understanding of ways to cope with anxiety, sadness, anger, and life changes. The books included in the story time are All because you matter by Tami Charles; The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson; I am enough by Grace Byers; My hair is a garden by Cozbi Cabrera; and We ask permission by Lydia Bowers.

BLACK CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
2023-03-03 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Join Black Children’s Book authors Leenadria F. and Augustine Charles with special guest Mrs. Funbooks to discuss the importance of black children’s book in special education.
Leenadria F. is Executive Director of Other Side of the Wall Pediatric Brain Tumor Association and is the author of Brother’s Day Out which focuses on creating joyful moments between siblings and peers when one has developmental challenges.
Augustine Charles (aka Nfinite Threat) is Co-Founder of Other Side of the Wall Pediatric Brain Tumor Association, Advocate for equity, and author of Charlie’s Adventures: The Cloud Kingdom which uses a magical story centered around a black child to teach children about cloud science
Mrs. Funbooks (aka Kathleen Boo) has been a Special Educator and tutor for more than 20 years known for having breakthroughs with children with significant learning disabilities. She is the architect of Mrs. Funbooks, a character who loves sharing her joy for reading, tips for struggling readers, and building an awareness of the Special Needs community. Kathleen and Mrs. Funbooks are always hopeful because anything is possible.

Bedtime Stories Featuring Crystal Jordan , Jasmine Hawkins , AJ Kikumoto , D.M. Whitaker
2023-03-03 20:00 - 20:30, 2023-03-04 20:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Get ready for bedtime stories and engaging activities during Black Children’s Book Week every night at 6:00 pm MST, 7:00 pm CST, and 8:00 pm EST. Each day, you can increase your chances of winning prizes by listening to the daily keyword. You will need to listen for the keyword, interact with the author, and comment on the word in order to enter our big giveaway, which will be held on Saturday night.

Wants to purchase our books: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2TEAUX5U4X6QT?ref_=wl_share

February 26 – March 4

Watch Us Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0ZaavaJFXU…

Here is our Schedule
All readings and days are 15 minutes to 30 minutes one author per day.

Every author day, we can collect emails for a giveaway hosted by the author.

2/26 Sunday – Meet and Greet the authors for 45 minutes
2/27 Monday – D.M. Whitaker reading The Potty Monster: Girls Potty Training with Courage
2/28 Tuesday – Jasmine Hawkins reading Jason Becomes a Hero
3/1 Wednesday – Crystal reading Just Like You an Autism Awareness Children’s Book
3/2 Thursday – AJ Kikumoto reading Uniquely Me: A Poem Celebrating Individuality by Sheryl Prince
3/3 Friday – Create your own story
Please Purchase these books to be ready to write your own story.

* http://www.amazon.com/Write-Your-Story…/dp/1959734008/

* http://www.amazon.com/Unicorns-Draw-Write…/dp/B0BTRMDMMQ?

3/4 Saturday – Crystal reads I Am Auesome Positive Affirmations for Autistic Children: Autism Awareness Book

The big giveaway party. Full of Dancing Party will last 30 minutes
Throughout the week we have a word for each day. They must comment on the word and each word is an entry. On Saturday we will do the spin the wheel.

Live Stream powered by Stream Yard: https://streamyard.com?pal=4745915366113280

BCBW Read-A-Longs & Book Fair
2023-03-04 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | N
Come join us for a week of reading and learning with some phenomenal authors! Black Children’s Book Week is a global celebration of Black children and the people who ensure Black children are represented in books and other children’s media.

Books of Color Children’s Book Fair
2023-03-04 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Littlejohn Community Center, 644 Old Greenville Hwy, Clemson, SC, 29631, United States
Hadassah’s Crown Publishing and Littlejohn Community Center partner to sponsor Books of Color Children’s Book Fair in celebration of Black Children’s Book Week. We support the mission of Founder Veronica N. Chapman and Black Baby Books.

Story Time with Mother Dove
2023-03-04 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Richard Daley Branch Library, 3400 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL, 60608, United States
Do you have or know a young child/ student who exhibits low self-esteem? Are you having trouble finding ways to best support them in developing their self-confidence? If so, look no further!
Theresa Smith- Hickman’s children’s book, I Can… Just Try!, is about a young girl named Terri who thought she could not do anything because she was just too little. She wouldn’t even try until one day her attitude shifted. Terri learned the power of saying “I Can” by just trying.
In celebration of Black Children’s Book Week, please join Author Theresa Smith-Hickman for story time, as she reads her children’s book, I Can… Just Try!
She will host two events during the week: Wednesday, March 1, 2023, and Saturday, March 4, 2023.
The first event will take place via Zoom. The second event will take place in person, here in Chicago. Register today!
You don’t want to miss these events!!!
Terri is ready to inspire more children just like her, leading by example in the children’s book: I Can… Just Try!

Black Children’s Book Week Story Hour
2023-03-04 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Crockett Library, 991 Loring Ave, Crockett, CA, 94525, United States
Join us for a special Story Hour with Phelicia Lang, creator of the “Tay” books for little readers. We welcome Phelicia in celebration of Black Children’s Book Week, a global celebration of Black children and the people who ensure Black children are represented in books and other children’s media. Phelicia will read books, and we’ll have some fun crafts, too.
Everyone, all ages and abilities, are welcome!

Write it Out! with Positively Lena
2023-03-04 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Book Worm Bookstore, 4451 Marietta Street, Powder Springs, 30127, United States
Join us as we celebrate Black Children’s Book Week with an event where literacy and community service collide.
Host Lena Ford, CEO of Positively Lena, will be directing our young writers with a workshop. The afternoon will also include a panel discussion on entrepreneurship. Miss Ford and The Book Worm team will also lead our attendees in a community service project where guests will create literacy kits for preschoolers in need.

Kid's Storytime with Tee
2023-03-04 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | The Printed Word, 5901 Churchland Blvd, PORTSMOUTH, VA, 23703, United States
The Printed Word Bookstore presents a special Storytime with Tee in recognition of Black Children’s Book Week. Special guest reader will be CAPT Nancy Wilson, USN NC. She will share the story of Ruby Briges with our Young Reading Scholars. There will also be activities and free books!

Black Children's Books: A to Z
2023-03-04 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | All Good Books, 734 Harden St, Columbia, SC 29205, Columbia, SC, 29205, United States
In honor of 2023 Black Children’s Book Week, the new Columbia bookstore All Good Books and Artist Madrid Books & Publishing would like to invite you to this can’t miss event! Join us for author readings, children’s activities, book signings & more.
When: Saturday, March 4, 2023 starting at 12:00 pm
Where: All Good Books
734 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29205
Black Children’s Books: A to Z will feature local authors:
Keri Beach @kerispeaks__
Shawn Beach @cartoonjunkyard
Ashley Blas @blossomchildrensbooks
Caitlyn Jones @artistmadrid.books
Tiffani Teachey @tiffaniteachey

Tristyn's Book Club Presents: Story Time
2023-03-04 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Dream Village, 5128 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, MD, 20781, United States
Join us as we celebrate Black Children’s Book Week in the DMV through an interactive shopping experience!
Featured Authors: Keisha Juanita, Naeemah Staggs, Lola Ajayi, Dupe Ajayi, & Darrion Beckles. More to be announced!
Tristyn’s Book Club creator, Christina Wilds will also be hosting a self-publishing workshop for aspiring authors prior to Story Time.
Partnering Non-Profit: The Prather Foundation — The Prather Foundation enriches the lives of youth from low-income backgrounds through educational, athletic and social programs. The foundation focuses on fostering the next generation of leaders through positivity, resources, and accessibility. At the Prather Foundation, we believe that children are the very essence of the future. Who they are tomorrow is essentially the outcome of how they are raised and nurtured today.

Black Children's Book Week - Read Aloud
2023-03-04 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | River Vale Community Center, 628 Rivervale Road, Westwood, NJ, 07665, United States
Celebrate Black Children’s Book Week with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Alpha Beta Rho Omega Chapter! This fun-filled event will feature stories, poems, and excerpts from works by Black children’s authors. Children ages pre-K to 12th grade are invited to join us!
Bring a book, get a book: attendees (ages pre-K to 18) will receive a free book. We are also collecting books for donations throughout the community.
Black Children’s Book Week is is a global celebration of Black children and the people who ensure Black children are represented in books and other children’s media.

Black Children's Book Party
2023-03-04 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 E. Patrick Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
You’re invited to join us as we celebrate the joy and creativity of Black children and their books. The afternoon will include read aloud’s, guest authors, games, and giveaways. This afternoon of fun and celebration is a collaboration between What is Black?, Baltimore Read Aloud, and the Frederick County Public Library.

Story Time and Book Signing
2023-03-04 14:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Pen To Paper Your Magic, 1987 Scenic Hwy N Suite 211, Snellville, GA, 30078, United States
Pen To Paper Your Magic and Janelle London are celebrating Black Children’s Book Week with a free story time reading of London’s Children’s book, ‘The Greatness Within’. Join us for story time, author book signings and craft activities for kids.

Virtual Vibes with Ms. Love and Ms. Love on the Move
2023-03-04 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Love, Light & Learn Interactive Workshops are educational and fun-filled sessions! Virtual Vibes with Ms. Love is hosted virtually and Ms. Love on the Move is in person. Each workshop encourages comprehension, literacy, music, and physical movement – all of which center around a story read aloud!
Our read aloud is accompanied by a lesson that relates to the day’s literature. Following this, the participants are given a chance to apply what they’ve learned through a reflective, comprehensive activity and the session wraps up with an active, movement component emphasizing the importance of physical activity and wellness.

Virtual Event: 2pm-3pm EST
In Person Event: 4pm EST

Black Children's Book Week Pitch Competition!
2023-03-04 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Black Children’s Book Week Virtual Meeting Space
Join us in our Black Children’s Book Week Virtual Meeting Space to help us fund Black children’s books! The audience will help us choose four winners who will receive money to help market or publish their books!
Black Children’s Book Week Donors and Sponsors help make this happen! Thank them by visiting our Black Children’s Book Museum and supporting their work!

Lightbulb Learning Center Presents: Bellen Woodard (The Crayon Activist)
2023-03-05 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | N
We are celebrating Black Children’s Book Week with our first annual Celebrating with Books Cafe. Our feature guest is Bellen Woodard, author of More than Peach! Twelve-year-old Bellen Woodard is the bright light & trailblazing CEO, best-selling children’s book author, TIME Kid-of-the-Year Honoree & keynote who launched Bellen’s More than Peach Project®️ in the spring of 2019 when just 8 years old.
As the pioneer of the 1st inclusive-centered art supplies brand and the World’s 1st Crayon Activist, Bellen’s innovation and vision have now led & transformed an entire industry.
Join us for an afternoon of light fare, an interview-style question-and-answer segment, and a short reading.
This event has limited seating. All tickets include a signed hardback copy of Bellen’s Book- More than Peach, More than Peach Crayon Kit, and a sweet treat! One ticket is entry is for both 1 adult and 1 child. There will be light refreshments.

You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce Hybrid event
2023-03-25 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Brave + Kind Books, 722 W. College Ave., Decatur, GA, 30030, United States
Join us for a visit with children’s authors Carmella Van Vleet (joining virtually) and Chiquita Mullins Lee and illustrator Jennifer Mack-Watkins as they share their newest book, You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce!: The Storied Life of Folk Artist Elijah Pierce, a picture book biography about the barber shop of woodcarver Elijah Pierce, recipient of the highest folk art honor in the United States.

Read Across Ghana
2024-02-19 05:00 - 2024-04-30 05:00 (America/New_York) | St Augustines Anglican School, P.O.BOX 292, Akwatia-Line, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Read Across Ghana is a literacy education promotion organized by Girls Education Initiative Ghana (GEIG).
This event will be in two folds (Reading with school children and a book drive).
Reading with school children will be done with our partner schools in the Greater Accra, Ashanti Region, and Northern Region of Ghana.
The second part, the book drive, is a donation exercise across Ghana and Western countries. GEIG will be using this avenue to solicit reading books from our partners and well-wishers both local and abroad to donate books which will be donated to various schools where literacy education is low.
The event forms part of activities to commemorate GEIG’s 10th Anniversary celebration scheduled for March 2024, commemorating black authors and literature to enable the school children to appreciate their race. Also, it is to appreciate Ghana’s First President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy on education.

Black Education Expo
2024-02-24 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Lake Avenue Church, 393 North Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
K-12 Education Resource Expo centering black kids, teens, parents, caregivers and community members. Featuring a vibrant expo hall with culturally relevant exhibitors including a Latina and Black Male owned bookstore featuring black children’s books, the expo has a focus on literacy for the entire family. The expo celebrates Black History Month on Saturday February 24, 2024 in Pasadena, CA (Greater Los Angeles).

Black Children's Book Storytime
2024-02-24 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Red Stick Reads, 541 S Eugene St, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, United States
In honor of Black Children’s Book Week 2024, we are hosting a kick-off event featuring an engaging read-aloud session. This event aims to celebrate and amplify Black stories, authors, and illustrators, providing a platform for children to connect with diverse narratives that reflect their experiences and identities.
Event Details:

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Time: 11:00am (read aloud begins at 11:30am)
Location: Red Stick Reads (541 S Eugene St, Baton Rouge, LA 70806)

During this event, we will have the opportunity to explore Bakari Sellers’ “Who are your people?” and Ciara and Russell Wilson’s “Why not you?” Through the interactive read-aloud session, we will journey into captivating stories that inspire, educate, and empower young minds.

Meet the Author, Jorge Santos
2024-02-24 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | YMCA Castle Hill, 2 Castle Hill Ave., Bronx, NY, 10473, United States
Celebrating Black Children’s Book Week, the Castle Hill YMCA’s Black history month event will feature children’s book author, Jorge Santos.
Jorge Santos was born and raised in New York City, a son of immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic. He is a Bronx local and a NYC Teacher.
Jorge published “Soy Bella” in the summer of 2022 and is working on his second children’s book, “Little Dreamer” being released summer 2024. He will be signing copies of “Soy Bella” and doing a read aloud.

Black Children's Book Museum: Black Children's Book Week Exhibit Opening!
2024-02-24 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Black Children’s Book Museum
Visit The Black Children’s Book Museum! Join us to celebrate Black Children’s Book Week and the power of Black representation! At our museum opening you will get a chance to tour the galleries in our Black Children’s Book Week Shoppable Virtual Museum of Black Representation, where you can discover and purchase Black children’s books for the children in your life!
Black Children’s Book Week Sponsors are featured in our Black Children’s Book Week Shoppable Virtual Museum of Black Representation!
Images from their books and products are on display, accompanied by clickable information tags that direct you to their purchase page, making it easy for you to support their children’s books, products, or services!
You will also hear from the authors and organizers who are hosting events during Black Children’s Book Week.

University City: Black History Month Diversity in Children's Books Writers and Illustrators Workshop
2024-02-24 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | University City Regional Library, 301 East W.T. Harris Boulevard Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina (NC), 28262
Celebrate Black History Month with the University City Regional Library for our Diversity in Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators Workshop.
Local illustrator Bre’anna M. Washington-Weatherford will be the guest presenter for this informative session.
During this workshop, you will be guided into how to self-publish and market children’s books that will connect with families who will love and benefit from them for generations. You will identify your why, learn best practices for using marketing tools, understand your target audience, channel the importance of having a growth-oriented mindset, enhance your creativity, and convey the art of storytelling and illustration. Attendees will also gain strategies to help them identify clear objectives and create measurable goals.
The presenter will also share upcoming projects and updates about her new book release.
You will not want to miss the jam-packed publishing session with the multitalented Bre’Anna M.Washington-Weatherford.
The first 30 people to register will receive a full-color workbook to keep as a reference from the workshop.

Black Children’s Book Week Read-A-Thon
2024-02-25 - 2024-03-02 | Online Event
📚✨ Get ready to dive into the magic of Black Children’s Book Week with our exclusive Read-a-Thon happening from Feb 25 to Mar 2, 2024! To celebrate, I’m hosting a FREE event with amazing prizes up for grabs! 🎉
Here’s how to join the fun:
1️⃣ Register your kiddo below for a chance to participate.
2️⃣ From Feb 25 to Mar 2, encourage your child to read a book by a black author or illustrator every day.
3️⃣ Share their reading journey EVERYDAY on Instagram, post a pic or video daily, tag Author @itsjustshay and use #BlackBookWeekRead for a shot at winning fantastic prizes!
🎁 Prizes include:
• $25 Amazon Gift Card 🛍️
• $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card 📖
• Little Reader Gift Basket 🎁
Hold your breath for the Grand Prize reveal! 🏆 One lucky kid will be featured in my upcoming book launching later this year! 📢 Let’s celebrate diversity in literature and create lasting memories together. Don’t miss out—register now and let the reading adventure begin! 🚀📖 #BlackChildrensBookWeek #ReadAThon #DiverseBooks #GiveawayAlert
