Friends, we still have so much work to do! Here's some information from the CCBC about diversity in kidlit. In their analysis of picture books published in 2017: Of the approximately 3,700 books received at the CCBC in 2017, most from U.S. publishers, here's the breakdown: 340 had significant African or African American content/characters. 100 of these...
Sometimes the idea for a great diverse picture book for kids comes from the more genuine and authentic sources. That is exactly the case with Alex Asks About Auntie's Airplane Day by Carolyn Wilhelm. The idea for this book occurred to Carolyn when she saw her-2-year-old grandson watch his Auntie Betsy from South Korea, and seem...
Through color-coding in stores, kids "learn" which toys are "supposed" to be for girls or boy. Pink and yellow toys are considered "girly" and anything blue or dark green is obviously for boys, right? What about the toys themselves? Can boys play with dolls and girls play with trucks? Of course, they can. And that's the open-minded...
Guest post from Jennie EagleSpeaker I’ve always had a passion to be forward thinking in my learning, asking hard questions and try to understand where people come from. I’m an East Coast Canadian (Maritimer) who moved to central Alberta to become a Child & Youth Care Counsellor. There I accomplished my goal, met & married my husband...
Guest Post By Deborah Salazar Shapiro The breeze was blowing in. I could smell and admire the vastness of the beautiful blue ocean. It was 2011. Next to me on the ferry, along with my husband-to-be, was a happy group of fellow travelers also on their way to the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of...
