Celebrate Southeast Asia this #AAPIMONTH with some of Booker's favorite stories.
Maribel's Year / Sterling & Gonzales
Drawn Together / Lê & Santat
Wishes / Văn & Ngai
Boys Don't Fry / Lee & Chua
Legendary Cakes / Greene
The Cambodian Dancer / Reicherter & Hale

Happy #AAPIMonth! Let's celebrate the stories of the Pacific Islands.
Aloha Everything / George & Waite
The Girl Who Heard the Music / Fogelson, Teave, & Miguéns
Tala Learns to Siva / Netane & Ho
Cannonball / Cotter & Morgan
Punky Aloha / Tuiasoa
Ho'onani Hula Warrior / Gale & Song

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Month! Celebrate stories of East Asia with some of Booker's favorites.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! So many amazing books celebrate Mexico, and Booker has some favorites to share.
Maria Mariposa /Valenti & González
Magic /Ortega
My Papi Has a Motorcycle /Quintero & Peña
A Crown for Corina /Kemp & Chavarri
The Last Tamale /Mendiola & Martinez
Mi Cuidad Sings /Harmony & Martinez

Celebrate Earth Day with some eco-friendly reading!

Eco Girl / Wilson-Max
Summer's Magic / Curtice & Marticorena
The Plant Rescuer / Rivera
My Grandfather's Song / Lien & Quang
Planting Peace / Hooks & Carpentier
Ganesha Goes Green / Thamizhmani & Dasgupta

Happy Arab American Heritage Month! Celebrate with some of Booker the Book Worm's favorite stories.

Remember to read Arab stories all year long!

As we prepare for the Native American Read-In, let's celebrate the work of Violet Duncan! See her work come to life by attending the Read-In on April 13, a FREE event, co-hosted by the University of Washington Information School. Register here: events.uw.edu/event/Native...

Camp Read-a-Rama is excited to have Laurel Goodluck speak at our Native American Read-In. Be sure to live her books by attending the Read-In on April 13. Register here: events.uw.edu/event/Native...

Camp Read-a-Rama is proud to celebrate the work of @vashtiharrison.bsky.social --the first African American Woman to win the Caldecott Medal. Harrison won the medal in 2024 for her book Big, and is the fifth Black Caldecott Medal winner.
Check out some of Bookers's favorite Harrison stories.

Let's celebrate Carole Weatherford! She started writing at age 6 and has since won 2 NAACP Image Awards and 18 ALA Youth Media Awards such as a Newbery Honor, Loretta Scott Kind Award, and 4 Caldecott Honors. Her books feature stories from Black history, and her words continue to inspire.

Celebrate coils and curls!
Curls by Forman & Bowers
Saturday Morning at the Shop by Jones & Daley
When I Wrap My Hair by Grant & Mohammen
My Fade is Fresh by Grant & Thomas
Crowning Glory by Westherford & Holmes
Bedtime Bonnet by Redd & Myers
My Afro is a Rising Sun by Yahu & Wiley

Happy Valentine's Day! Check out some of Booker the Book Worm's favorite reads.
Hugs and Hearts by Toni Trent Parker and Earl Anderson
How We Say I Love You by Nicole Chen and Lenny Wen
Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Charlene Chua
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison