If A Caterpillar Can Fly, Why Can’t I ? That might seem like a silly question at first glance but you will soon be on board!

Have you heard of Multicultural Book Day?  If you haven’t, check out our review of–> Kayla: A Modern Day Princess written by Deidre Pecchioni Cummings.  Ms. Cummings was kind enough to send us a copy of If A Caterpillar Can Fly, Why Can’t I? as a companion to Kayla.

If A Caterpillar Can Fly, Why Can’t I? is part coloring book, part journal.  Erika Busse has exquisitely illustrated this gem.  It is just waiting to come to life bursting with your individual creative colors!

The journal opens with a message to keep dreaming!  “If the dream is in your heart it is there for a reason!  When you are older and come back to look at what you wrote down… will you be able to say this is me I listened to my heart.  I believed in me then and I believe in me now?”  The book urges the reader to put down electronics, be in the moment and live with gratitude.

My favorite page in If A Caterpillar Can Fly, Why Can’t I? talks about boredom:

If A Caterpillar Can Fly, Why Can’t I? touches on some deep themes yet never comes across as preachy.  It emphasizes striving for your dreams while not being afraid to make mistakes.  Having goals is extremely important and asking for help is not something to be ashamed of.  Notes to the reader from Ms. Cummings and Ms. Busse are a motivational, sweet surprise at the end of the book.

This journal is intended for children to look back on for years to come.  I think we should all take a whirl at one at the start of every decade.  It would be quite fun to see what 20-year-old me dreamed of in detail.  If A Caterpillar Can Fly, Why Cant I? soars like a butterfly!

• Paperback: 84 pages
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services (April 10, 2017)
• Language: English

More Information on Multicultural Children’s Book Day

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6^th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators.

MCBD 2019 is honored to have the following Medallion Sponsors on board!

*View our 2019 Medallion Sponsors here: https://wp.me/P5tVud-
*View our 2019 MCBD Author Sponsors here: https://wp.me/P5tVud-2eN

Medallion Level Sponsors

Honorary: Children’s Book Council, The Junior Library Guild, TheConsciousKid.org.

Super Platinum: Make A Way Media

GOLD: Bharat Babies, Candlewick Press, Chickasaw Press, Juan Guerra and The Little Doctor / El doctorcito, KidLitTV,  Lerner Publishing Group, Plum Street Press,

SILVER: Capstone Publishing, Carole P. Roman, Author Charlotte Riggle, Huda Essa, The Pack-n-Go Girls,

BRONZE: Charlesbridge Publishing, Judy Dodge Cummings, Author Gwen Jackson, Kitaab World, Language Lizard – Bilingual & Multicultural Resources in 50+ Languages, Lee & Low Books, Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul, Redfin, Author Gayle H. Swift,  T.A. Debonis-Monkey King’s Daughter, TimTimTom Books, Lin Thomas, Sleeping Bear Press/Dow Phumiruk, Vivian Kirkfield

MCBD 2019 is honored to have the following Author Sponsors on board

Honorary: Julie Flett, Mehrdokht Amini, Author Janet Balletta, Author Kathleen Burkinshaw, Author Josh Funk, Chitra Soundar, One Globe Kids – Friendship Stories, Sociosights Press and Almost a Minyan, Karen Leggett, Author Eugenia Chu, CultureGroove Books, Phelicia Lang and Me On The Page, L.L. Walters, Author Sarah Stevenson, Author Kimberly Gordon Biddle, Hayley Barrett, Sonia Panigrah, Author Carolyn Wilhelm, Alva Sachs and Dancing Dreidels, Author Susan Bernardo, Milind Makwana and A Day in the Life of a Hindu Kid, Tara Williams, Veronica Appleton, Author Crystal Bowe, Dr. Claudia May, Author/Illustrator Aram Kim, Author Sandra L. Richards, Erin Dealey, Author Sanya Whittaker Gragg, Author Elsa Takaoka, Evelyn Sanchez-Toledo, Anita Badhwar, Author Sylvia Liu, Feyi Fay Adventures, Author Ann Morris, Author Jacqueline Jules, CeCe & Roxy Books, Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace, LEUYEN PHAM, Padma Venkatraman, Patricia Newman and Lightswitch Learning, Shoumi Sen, Valerie Williams-Sanchez and Valorena Publishing, Traci Sorell, Shereen Rahming, Blythe Stanfel, Christina Matula, Julie Rubini, Paula Chase, Erin Twamley, Afsaneh Moradian, Lori DeMonia, Claudia Schwam, Terri Birnbaum/ RealGirls Revolution, Soulful Sydney, Queen Girls Publications, LLC

Co-Hosts and Global Co-Hosts

We’d like to also give a shout-out to MCBD’s impressive CoHost Team. They not only host the book review link-up on celebration day, but work tirelessly to promote this event.

View our CoHosts HERE:

MultiCultural Children’s Book Day 2019

A Crafty Arab, Agatha Rodi Books, All Done Monkey, Barefoot Mommy, Biracial Bookworms, Books My Kids Read, Crafty Moms Share, Colours of Us, Discovering the World Through My Son’s Eyes, Descendant of Poseidon Reads, Educators Spin on it,  Growing Book by Book, Here Wee Read, Joy Sun Bear/ Shearin Lee, Jump Into a Book, Imagination Soup,Jenny Ward’s Class, Kid World Citizen, Kristi’s Book Nook, The Logonauts, Mama Smiles, Miss Panda Chinese, Multicultural Kid Blogs, Raising Race Conscious Children, Shoumi Sen, Spanish Playground

TWITTER PARTY Sponsored by Make A Way Media

MCBD’s super-popular (and crazy-fun) annual @McChildsBookDay Twitter Party is 1/25/19 at 9:00pm EST. TONS of prizes and book bundles will be given away ( a prize every 5 minutes!). –> HERE for more details.

FREE RESOURCES From MCBD

Free Multicultural Books for Teachers: http://bit.ly/1kGZrta

A Free Empathy Classroom Kit for Homeschoolers, Organizations, Librarians and Educators: http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/teacher-classroom-empathy-kit/

Hashtag: Don’t forget to connect with us on social media #ReadYourWorld.