The Children's Book Council of Australia - offers support to authors and illustrators, annual awards, and organizes many events. The website includes calendar of events, book lists, tips on getting published,etc
The Australian Children's Music Foundation - helping children and youth, particularly the disadvantaged and Indigenous, to look at the world in a different and positive way through music.
Music Australia -
An online resource for all Australian music, past and present, including scores and recordings, developed by the National Library of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive.
The children's literature web guide - put together by D.K.Brown of the Doucette Library of Teaching Resources (University of Calgary, Canada), this website is an excellent starting point to explore web resources related to young readers' books.
Educational
Non-Profit Organizations
World Literacy of Canada -
WLC is a non-profit organization that promotes and supports community-based programs that emphasize adult literacy and non-formal education for both children and adults.
Canadian Children's Literature Service -the Canadian Children's Literature Service Collection offers advisory, reference, and bibliographic services based on its collection, that includes books written in English, French and other languages which are published in Canada and books written or illustrated by Canadians, as well as books about Canada, which are published abroad.
The Children's Music Network - non-profit association promoting children's music as a powerful means of encouraging cooperation, celebrating diversity, building self-esteem, promoting respect and responsibility for the environment, and cultivating an understanding of nonviolence and social justice.
A Content-based Approach to Teaching About Refugees - an article by Vicky Starfire published in "Global Issues in Language Education" about introducing Refugee issues into the EFL classroom. Includes list of teaching resources and relevant organisations.
Facts and Figures - from the International Organization for Migration.
Cambodian Living Arts
Organisation founded by Arn Chorn-Pond to support the revival of Cambodian traditional art forms and to inspire contemporary artistic expression.
Children's Book Awards and "Best of the Year" Booklists
SCBWI Tokyo Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrator, Tokyo chapter.
SCBWI Hong Kong Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrator, Hong Kong chapter.
SCBWI Philasia
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrator, Philippines/Asia-Pacific chapter (includes Philippines, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka andThailand).
SCBWI Taiwan Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Taiwan chapter.
Links related to empowering
children to make a difference
One Hen.org, where a wealth of educationla resources help kids learn about microfinance and ways to be involved.
Peace Corps online game, where kids solve critical challenges and help villagers make their home a better place.
Global Action Awards, established by Mercy Corps and given in honor of high school students who have taken outstanding actions to fight global poverty.
ProLiteracy The oldest and largest nongovernmental literacy organization in the world, ProLiteracy is a non-profit international literacy organization formed by the merger of Laubach Literacy International and Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. Check out a list of their International Programs.
The Literacy Project A sample of projects from Literacy Project members from around the world. It includes a cool “Literacy Map" that you can use to find literacy initiatives in your country.
Simple Acts Campaign
Run by the UK Refugee Council to promote empathy with refugees.
True Stories
Written by children
from all over the world, now living in Glioucestershire, England and publisheds on the iRespect Race Equality website, which also includes a Teacher Resources section.
Cambodian Living Arts
Organisation founded by Arn Chorn-Pond to support the revival of Cambodian traditional art forms and to inspire contemporary artistic expression.
The Children's Music Network
Non-profit association promoting children's music as a powerful means of encouraging cooperation, celebrating diversity, building self-esteem, promoting respect and responsibility for the environment, and cultivating an understanding of nonviolence and social justice.
Putumayo Kids A children's record label committed to introducing children to other cultures through music from around the world.
Mama Lisa's World
A vast collection of childrens songs and nursery rhymes from around the world.
Children's Music Web a non-profit resource for kids, families, and children's performers worldwide
Book Trusts/
Book Centers
Barahona Center
An academic center at California State University San Marcos that promotes literacy and children's/young adults' books in English and Spanish.
Mariuccia Iaconi Book Imports
Since 1955, MIBI has been importing foreign language books from around the world: specializing in Spanish, bilingual and English language books for children of all ages. [since 2007, no longer in business].
Bookhive
Developed by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (NC), the site offers tons of book reviews in a variety of reading levels and interest areas. Reviews are written by the library staff and are focused on books already in the library's collection. The Library of Congress Children's Literature Center
The Children's Literature Center serves those organizations and individuals who study, produce, collect, interpret, and disseminate children's books, films, television programs, or other forms of materials destined for children's information and recreational use, usually outside the classroom. The Center does not serve children directly
Literacy Links
Read.Write.Think
Established in 2002, ReadWriteThink is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the Verizon Foundation. Through free, Internet-based content, it provides educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.
IRA's Literacy Links Page The International Reading Association "Literacy Links" page provides reading and education links to a wide range of literacy resources.
National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance website and blog Founded by award-winning children's book authors and illustrators, NCBLA believes that young people must have equal access to exciting and interesting books and information sources that invite them to dream and give them the tools to achieve their dreams.Their Find the Right Book that Fits You guide, for instance, offers children tips to find great books by themselves.
Smithsonian Latino Center Educator's guides exploring various approaches to classroom curriculum using bilingual materials. Includes a virtual gallery "Our Journey/Our Stories", a complement to a bilingual photography traveling exhibition that explores the diversity of the Latino experience in the United States through stories and portraits of men and women who have led extraordinary lives.
Cynthia Leitich Smith A children's book writer herself, Cynthia's wonderful site offers all kinds of literature resources (including multicultural ones): annotated bibliographies, author/illustrator interviews, original articles, as well as information and encouragement for writers.
The Fire Escape: Books Between Cultures
Author Mitali Perkins created 'The Fire Escape' so teens, parents and educators would have a safe place to think, chat and read about life between cultures.
Links related to Korea and the Korean diaspora
SCBWI Korea- Korean Regional Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
KBBY - Korean Chapter of Board on Books for Young People
Educational
Non-Profit Organizations and Foundations
Asian Pacific Fund
The Asian Pacific Fund was founded in 1993 as a foundation that connects donors to community needs by making grants to community organizations and sponsoring education and research projects. Every year they select a new theme in conjunction with educators for the contest "Growing Up Asian in America,"created in 1995 for students to celebrate national Asian Pacific American Heritage Month through art and essays.
Educating for Peace
Part of the Global Education Network, Educating for Peace works with the school system to help build a peaceful, just and sustainable world for children, believing that peace education helps students to transform conflict in their own lives, understand and respect other cultures and ways of living, and treasure the Earth.
Central Asia Institute Non-profit organization supporting community-based programs in the mountain regions of Central Asia. Includes projects on literacy, women's vocational skills, public health and environmental issues. The Institute's task force promotes the "Pennies for Peace" Campaign.
Teaching for Change Teaching for Change provides the best collection of K-12 multicultural classroom resources and tools, for teachers and parents to help children build a more equitable, multicultural society, and become active global citizens.
Web Directories and Link Compilations
Tolerance.org
A compilation of links to websites that underscore diversity.
de Grummond Children's Literature Collection (USA)
The collection holds the original manuscripts and illustrations of more than 1200 British and American authors, dating from 1530 to the present.
List of Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books, 1938 - present
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Services to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Fusion Stories
A joint effort by ten Asian American authors, Fusion Stories' goal is to promote the next generation of Asian American writing for middle-readers and teens, during Asian Pacific Heritage Month and beyond. It includes annotated readings lists, interviews and more...
