WELCOME TO THE 7TH ANNUAL

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Donate and Help Us Reach More Children

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.

This one-of-a-kind festival includes an annual distribution of over 3000 children’s books to Maine families, along with the production of live events, read-along videos, and educational toolkits.

Donate to help us reach more children!

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 over 3000 free books to children of all backgrounds?
  5. Share Educator’s Toolkits with classrooms across the country?
  6. Introduce Black creators to children through live events?
  7. Record these stories for a lifetime of inspiration?

Over the last six years we:

reached/engaged 

+200k 

People in 

123

countries

Including Brazil, Canada, Malaysia, Trinidad & Tobago, and Nigeria to name a few!

and we’ve given away over

12,500 BOOKS!

With your help we'll expand that reach in 2026!

Become a Sponsor

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Sponsorship Levels

Your $1000 Contribution

  • Provides 200 books to children in our community
  • Receives special acknowledgement on the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival website

Your $2500 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 $5000 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 $10000 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
Donate to help us reach more children!