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Read Your World is a non-profit whose mission is to raise awareness about children’s books that celebrate diversity and to get more of these books into the hands of readers. https://linktr.ee/ReadYourWorld

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · Sep 4

Medallion & Author Sponsorships Now Open!

Sponsorship is a great way to support our non-profit initiative while tapping into some amazing exposure for authors and publishers of diverse board books, picture books, chapter books, and YA.

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 19h

Indigenous Peoples Day Giveaway

Hop over to our Instagram for a chance to win a SIGNED copy of the beautiful new book from Nat Cardozo & Red Comet Press!

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 1d

Have you entered this week's giveaway yet? Hop over to our Instagram for a chance to win a SIGNED copy of the beautiful new book from Nat Cardozo & @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 1d

Want to donate books but don't need a review? Donate for giveaways, donations to underserved organizations, virtual party prizes (which are highly attended by educators), and our FREE Diverse Books for Classrooms Project:

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 2d

Save the Date! Our IG live with Nat Cardozo is Thursday, 10/9/25, 2 pm ET! The French Uruguayan author & illustrator has worked on award-winning picture books, some of them of her own authorship.

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 2d

Why Banned Books Week Matters...

It's not just about books! Help us fight back.

readyourworld.org/fightbookbans

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 5d

I'm leading a Round Table at NCTE 2025 in Denver!

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 6d

LAST DAY! Today is the final day for our weekly giveaway! Hop over to our Instagram for a chance to win a copy of Faiza Is a Fighter, the amazing new graphic novel from Debasmita Gupta!

www.instagram.com/p/DPRdAI3kVy1/

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 8d

Want to donate books but don't need a review? Donate for a good cause here:

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 8d

Save the Date! Our IG live with award-winning author/illustrator @luludelacre.bsky.social is Thursday, 10/2/25, 1 pm ET! Lulu Delacre is a bilingual author, speaker, and illustrator of children's books.

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 8d

Let's Fight Back - Together!

We're joining forces to spread the word on Banned Books Week! With as little as $4 (the cost of a donut), you can help! Every dollar goes toward getting banned and challenged books into the hands of young readers.

readyourworld.org/fightbookbans
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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 15d

Get great exposure for creators of diverse kidlit with a sponsorship!

Medallion & Author Sponsorships for Read Your World 2026 are now open:

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 16d

Were you there when they tried to pull books from shelves? Share what happened and how it affected you by filling out this form:

readyourworld.org/shareyourstory

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 20d

LAST DAY TO ENTER!

Time's running out on this week's giveaway! Be sure to enter by TONIGHT, Thursday, 9/18/25, midnight ET, for a chance to win a copy of Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers from @steenahernandez.bsky.social !

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 21d

Have you entered this week's giveaway yet? Hop over to our Instagram for a chance to win Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers from @steenahernandez.bsky.social !

www.instagram.com/p/DOqzVS0EfNN/

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 24d

Sign up to be a Read Your World BOOK REVIEWER or BOOK DONOR!

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#ReadYourWorld #freebooks #KidLit #ReadYourWorldDay

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 23d

Don't miss our IG live with Jay Flores, Thursday, 9/18/25, 2 pm ET! His children's book Engineer Someday was born from a promise to inspire the next generation, especially kids from underrepresented communities, to see themselves in STEM.

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 26d

Save the Date! Our IG live with author & educator Jay Flores is Thursday, 9/18/25, 2 pm ET! Jay is a Global STEM Ambassador, founder of Invent The Change, and author of the bilingual STEM children’s book, Engineer Someday.

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 27d

Have you ever had a favorite book banned or challenged in your school or library?
We want to hear from YOU.

Share your story at the link and we will promote the book & donate copies with the money raised from our campaign!

readyourworld.org/shareyourstory

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 27d

LAST CHANCE!

Have you entered this week's giveaway yet?? Today is the LAST DAY to enter for a chance to win two new books from Aditi W. Singh! Go to our Instagram to enter before TODAY (Thursday) at midnight ET:

www.instagram.com/p/DOY0XXwESoA/

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · 28d

Don't miss our IG live with author Mariana Llanos! Vampirita and the Musical Mayhem / Vampirita y el alboroto musical is the second installment of her chapter book series about a young vampire from Peru adjusting to life in sunny California.

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 29d

Read Your World Medallion & Author Sponsorships Now Open!

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · Sep 5

Save the Date! Our IG live with Pura Belpre Honor-Winning author @marianallanos.bsky.social is Thursday, 9/11/25, 2 pm ET! Mariana Llanos is a 2024 Pura Belpre Honor winning author, poet, translator, and LatinxPitch founder.

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · Sep 4

Read a bilingual picture book this #WorldKidLitMonth!
One of the categories on our explorer challenge bingo chart is "read a book translated from a language spoken by a friend" - check out @leeandlow.bsky.social and #WorldKidLit blog for ideas!
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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Discount valid only on credit card purchases at leeandlow.com. Cannot be applied to any books under the Bebop Books® imprint, and may not be combined with other offers.

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Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social · Sep 5

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📚Originally founded in 1975, CBP was the first independent press in the U.S. to focus on publishing children’s literature by & about people of color.

Now an imprint of Lee & Low, CBP continues its commitment to bilingualism, literacy, and education today & for many more years to come.