Why It Matters

Providing children access to Black and Brown characters written by Black and Brown authors is necessary.

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An Updated Look at Diversity in Children's Books

Using numbers from the Cooperative Children's Book Center, this infographic--updated from 2015--illustrates representation in children's literature. The quality of diverse books may have gone up, but that doesn't necessarily indicate accuracy and quality of titles.

Opinion | Black Kids Don’t Want to Read About Harriet Tubman All the Time

They need to see themselves reflected in stories that celebrate everyday beauty.

Staff, SLJ. “An Updated Look at Diversity in Children's Books.” School Library Journal, MSI Information Services, 19 June 2019, www.slj.com/?detailStory=an-updated-look-at-diversity-in-childrens-books&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=SLJTW&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=articles.

Millner, Denene. “Black Kids Don't Want to Read About Harriet Tubman All the Time.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/opinion/sunday/children-literature-books-blacks.html