Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
Please welcome my guest author, Katrina Moore, with her book list of 6 picture books to celebrate the moon, just in time for the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival! The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of…
I am part of Authors Against Banned Books and in our most recent meeting, we all wanted to take an action step to fight against banned and challenged books. One suggestion was to raise awareness of affected books in your state so here is my list which I got from the Boston Public Library. I…
This list is curated from Advancing Justice’s list of BANNED: An Asian American Reading List of Banned Books in 2023 on Medium. Let’s all read these books and request them at your local library to support Asian American authors! 22 Banned Asian American Children’s Books Red Kite, Blue Kite by Jiang Ji-li, illustrated…
Many people have asked how to get free diverse KidLit for their classroom and home! Read Your World nonprofit, formerly known as Multicultural Children’s Book Day, hosts an annual event that gives away free diverse children’s and young adult books! How can I participate in Read Your World Day? From September through December, get…
Thank you to School Library Journal for reviewing We Sing From the Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gómez, and published by Red Comet Press. It comes out on October 15, 2024. [nonfiction picture book, for ages 7 and up] This…
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I am thrilled to announce a new picture book! Violeta Encarnación will illustrate Barbed Wire Between Us. I’m so lucky that this story speaks to her! This is the picture book of my heart. I have been working on this for more than 5 years, trying to figure out how to structure the story. I am…