As I was coming back from class today, I was discussing the weather with a young lady who was also exiting the building. She commented on the cold and the need for a jacket (still) and said she couldn’t wait for summer to come “so then, I can complain about how hot is it.” Are… Read More CCBC Releases New Diversity Data
I recently posted the CCBC’s recent figures on diverse books, stepped back and watched the web. Some praised the numbers for gains. KT Horning cautioned the numbers easily go up from year to year. Some questioned the books written by ethnic minorities but not about ethnic minorities. How is that call made? Is it good… Read More SundayMorningReads
The Children’s Cooperative Book Council recently released figures on the number of multicultural books released in 2014. In releasing the numbers, K. T. Horning stating an optimism about things to come. “Even though the data we collect indicates children’s literature in this country continues to represent a mostly white world, we see signs that things… Read More CCBC Multicultural Stats 2014
“’They’re so hard to find’ is no longer a valid excuse when you teach.” ~Zetta Elliott. All over the blogosphere this week, you’re going to find the following action list created by Sarah Hamburg that delivers charges throughout the kidlit industry on what we can do to promote books by and about people of color… Read More SundayMorningReads
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