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The Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival (BBCBF) is back! Help us inspire children across the globe to read, write and draw! Join us in celebrating authors and illustrators from across the African diaspora while honoring roots, identity and resiliency.
Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival 2021
This one-of-a-kind festival includes an annual distribution of over 4500 children’s books to Maine families, along with the production of live events, read-along videos, and educational toolkits.
Will you join us as we…
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Inspire thousands of children across the globe to read, write, or illustrate
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Provide critical access to Black characters and stories in children’s literature
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Raise the visibility of Black authors and illustrators
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Distribute over 4500 free books to children of all backgrounds
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Share Educator’s Toolkits to classrooms across the country
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Introduce Black creators to children through videos and virtual interaction
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Record these stories for a lifetime of inspiration
Help Us Reach More Children
BECOME A SPONSOR
Sponsorship Levels
YOUR $1,000 CONTRIBUTION…
- Provides 200 books to children in our community
- Receives special acknowledgement on the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival website
YOUR $2,500 CONTRIBUTION…
- Provides 300 books to children in our community
- Delivers 55 activity kits to children in our community
- Receives special acknowledgement on the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival website
YOUR $5,000 CONTRIBUTION…
- Provides 300 books to children in our community
- Delivers 100 activity kits to children in our community
- Creates three videos that introduce Black and Brown characters and creators to children
- Receives special acknowledgement on the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival website
YOUR $10,000 CONTRIBUTION…
- Provides 300 books to children in our community
- Delivers 150 activity kits to children in our community
- Creates five videos that introduce Black and Brown characters and creators to children
- Funds an in-person Festival workshop
- Receives corporate partnership status with Indigo Arts Alliance along with the corresponding annual benefits