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Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival

Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival

Supporting professional and emerging artists of African descent

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Welcome to the

Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival

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
Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival 2021
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This one-of-a-kind festival includes a distribution of 2600 children’s books, along with read-along videos from several nationally recognized creators, activity kits, and educational toolkits.

Will you join us as we…

1. Inspire thousands of children across the globe to read, write, or illustrate
2. Provide critical access to Black characters and stories in children’s literature
3. Raise the visibility of Black authors and illustrators
4. Distribute 2600 free books and activity kits to children of all backgrounds
5. Share Educator’s Toolkits to classrooms across the country
6. Introduce Black creators to children through videos and virtual interaction
7. Record these stories for a lifetime of inspiration
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Help Us Reach More Children

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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
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