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Black Girl Magic: New Books for Kids | Multicultural Kid Blogs

Black Girl Magic: New Books for Kids

It’s hard to overstate the need for diversity in children’s literature. Thankfully, there are more great children’s books available that not only have diverse characters but diverse protagonists. That is, non-white characters are not only included as token minority friends of the main character but increasingly are being cast as main characters themselves. To celebrate, here …

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Diversity in Books Through Self-Publishing: Arnold Henry | Multicultural Kid Blogs

Diversity in Books Through Self-Publishing: Arnold Henry

In 2018, Arnold Henry received a rejection letter from a literary agent who told him that despite loving the writing and illustrations, “However, in today’s market, stories about African American ‘fathers’ is a tough sell.” This false belief that there is no market for stories written by black authors and furthermore, no market for stories …

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Books that Feature Biracial Children

Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop #57: Top 10 Books That Feature Biracial Children

The Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop is a place where bloggers can share multicultural activities, crafts, recipes, and musings for our creative kids. We can’t wait to see what you share this time! Created by Frances of Discovering the World through My Son’s Eyes, the blog hop has now found a new home at Multicultural …

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Donate Books to Encourage Diverse Collections

Did you know that 37% of the US population is people of color and yet only 10% of children’s books in the past 22 years contain multicultural content? The statistics about the diversity gap in children’s literature are sobering. We know it is crucially important for children to see themselves represented in children’s literature. Over the …

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