Our theme for this #DiverseKidLit is #ownvoices. The #ownvoices hashtag was created to draw attention to diverse authors and illustrators who are creating books that honor their own heritage and experiences. (As always, the theme is only a suggestion. Diverse KidLit posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to […]
My goal: Researching high-quality multiracial children’s literature. The results are in and I have nothing but the best resources for you listed below. As you may have been noticing, the number of racially diverse characters popping up on picture book pages is growing. This is largely in part to amazing organizations raising awareness, as well […]
In the world full of children’s books to choose from, finding books with diverse female role models is my mission. For my students, as well as my two biracial daughters, finding strong females who are going on adventures, achieving their goals, and conquering their dreams is difficult. Finding feminist dads who support their daughter’s goals […]
Today we have a special guest on Biracial Bookworms. Author Sonia Panigrahy shares many of the same values as I do to provide girls, as well as ALL children with diverse female superheroes and book characters to look up to as role models. If you read my blog series of everyday female everyday superheroes, you met […]
When I left California to start teaching in international schools, all of the sudden I had kids from 10 different countries speaking 8 different languages under one roof. To create a diverse bookshelf that represented my students and their experiences was the first task on my list. I had to study long and hard in […]
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