Our primary mission is to highlight books that represent all children, because an inclusive library should be filled with joyful stories about all people. From words of affirmation to conversation starters, every child’s shelf should be filled with windows into new worlds and mirrors of their own experience.
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- Celebrating Black Canadian History – Book List**Blog Posts Contain Affiliate Links** As we move into the second half of Black History Month in Canada and the US, we have again been struck by the lack of books currently on the market that celebrate the joy, accomplishment,Continue reading “Celebrating Black Canadian History – Book List”
- Bookstagang Best of 2021!!This Post Contains Affiliate Links 🚨🚨🚨THIS IS IT!!🚨🚨🚨 FINALLY, we can share the winners of the #bookstagang’s BEST Picture Books of the year! We made some important changes this year – namely our brand new final category (swipe to seeContinue reading “Bookstagang Best of 2021!!”
- Books to Address Grief in ChildrenThis post contains affiliate links. Grief is a complex and multifaceted feeling. Grief is not linear, does not adhere to a formula, and often can manifest in ways we do not expect – especially in our little people. When IContinue reading “Books to Address Grief in Children”
Why is Diversity in Publishing important?
In a 2018 study of books published in North America:
1%
Featured Native American / Indigenous characters
5%
Featured Latinx characters
7%
Featured Asian Pacific Islander / Asian Pacific characters
10%
Featured Black / African / African American characters
27%
Featured animals or other characters
50%
Featured White characters
We MUST do better than this.
*compiled by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018
What can picture books do?
When children can see themselves in books, it’s affirming and validating.
When children can develop empathy for others through books, we can transform the world.
Expanding a bookshelf can expand a child’s world and start conversations that create change.
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