Start Somewhere
I loved Tu B’Shvat the first time I learned about it. The Jewish version of ‘Earth Day’ resonated perfectly with identities that I...
Taking a Second (Month)
Throughout January, I participated a numbing amount of times in the same icebreaker. ‘What are your goals for 2025?’ I didn’t have one,...


2025 Multicultural Children's Book Day
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Read Your World 2025 (1/30/25) is in its 13th year! 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 on 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’





