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February 2016

Where's The Color In Kids' Lit? Ask The Girl With 1,000 Books (And Counting)npr.org

Marley Dias, kid blogger and founder of the #100blackgirlbooks movement shares some of her favorite reads! @npr

Feb 29, 2016 437 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #1000blackgirlbooks #poc #african-american literature #black history month #kidlit #mglit #picture books
Feb 29, 2016 10 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #One Family #George Shannon #Blanca Gomez #multicultural #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books
Why We Need Diverse Authors in Children’s Literaturereadbrightly.com

“Those books that are #OwnVoices have an added richness to them precisely because the author shares an identity with the character.” via Brightly

Feb 25, 2016 97 notes
#CBCDiversity #wndb #weneeddiversebooks #OwnVoices #disability #kidlit #yalit
How I Got into Publishing

By Cassandra Pelham, Senior Editor at Scholastic

I was a sophomore English major at Spelman College, spending the afternoon in the Office of Career Planning and Development. I had started to get anxious about not knowing what I’d do after graduation, and needed to find an internship for that summer. People often asked me why I was working toward an English degree if not to pursue teaching or law, and I’d say that I just really loved to read and think about books. I had been that way my entire life.

I had almost browsed the entire catalog of internships when I noticed a large envelope that was underneath a stack of papers and other envelopes. It caught my eye because a familiar logo was printed above the return address: the red bar of Scholastic. I was immediately intrigued because I had, like many kids, grown up reading and loving Scholastic books. I opened the envelope.

Keep reading

Feb 25, 2016 18 notes
#guest post #Contributed by Cassandra Pelham #scholastic #cbcdiversity #Children's Book Council #weneeddiversebooks #WNDB #How I Got into Publishing
Feb 24, 2016 2 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #Mango Abuela and me #Meg Medina #Angela Dominguez #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books #bilingualism #foreign language #Spanish #latin@
Gene Luen Yang Lends Support to Highlight the Transformation of Libraries as 2016 National Library Week Honorary Chaircbcbooks.org

“Libraries were such an important part of my childhood, and they’re an important part of my life today. I visit my local library to research, to read, to write, and to be inspired. I’m deeply grateful for our nation’s libraries and librarians.” — National Ambassador Gene Luen Yang @americanlibraryassoc

Feb 23, 2016 3 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #Nat Amb #Gene Luen Yang #national library week #literacy #kidlit #kidlitart #graphic novels #comics #libraries matter #asian american
Something Beautiful | Spring 2016 Titles for and About Latinosslj.com

A look at upcoming Latino children’s titles! @schoollibraryjournal

Feb 23, 2016 46 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #latin@ #kidlit #picturebooks #kidlitart #booklist
Revolution Week: Why We Need Diverse Books // Theme Week // BTRreadbtrtoday.com

“Ultimately, our books should be reflective and representative of the complex world we live in.“ @btrtoday

Feb 22, 2016 1 note
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #publishing #media #kidlit #mglit #yalit
Feb 22, 2016 7 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #Lillian's Right to Vote #jonah winter #shane w. evans #POC #black history month #American history #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books
Outstanding International Books: Presenting the 2016 USBBY Selectionsslj.com

Expand your horizons with the 2016 Outstanding International Books list! @schoollibraryjournal  

Feb 19, 2016 1 note
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #international lit #translation #USBBY #kidlit #picture books #mglit #yalit
Into the Trenches

By Julie Bliven, Editor, Charlesbridge

As an editor, I wish I had more opportunities to see first-hand how young readers interact with the books I’ve worked on. I gauge reader responses from sales figures, reviews, and blog posts. I also solicit blunt commentary from my niece and nephew. But that’s about all I’ve got.

In the aftermath of the controversy surrounding A Fine Dessert and A Birthday Cake for George Washington, I wondered a lot about how kids might respond to these particular books. And I wondered how an adult reader would discuss these books with kids. What would I say? This got me thinking about the books I’ve edited: How might I discuss issues like race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability in these books? And why do these conversations matter?

I felt compelled to head into the trenches.

Armed with apprehension, I joined the kindergarten classroom of a friend and teacher in the greater Boston area. These were my goals:

  1. Read one multicultural picture book that I’ve edited.
  2. Read one multicultural picture book recommended by the teacher.
  3. Discuss the books, encouraging diverse viewpoints. (This particular class of twenty-one has six students whose first language is not English, and four students of color.)
  4. Check my own biases by asking and answering questions literally and objectively. (For instance, avoid discussing elements in the text—like a soup kitchen or Arabic—using words like “good,” “different,” or “other.”)

Here’s what happened when we read the books:

Keep reading

Feb 18, 2016 50 notes
#guest post #Contributed by Julie Bliven #I'm New Here #Anne Sibley #last stop on market street #Matt de la Peña #immigrant stories #cbcdiversity #Children's Book Council #weneeddiversebooks #WNDB
Booklist: Asexuality in Young Adult Fiction - The Hubyalsa.ala.org

A look at contemporary YA featuring characters on the asexuality spectrum. @yalsacl

Feb 18, 2016 147 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #book list #lgbtqia #asexuality #yalit #yalitchat
Matt de la Peña on Diverse Books and His Newbery Wincbcbooks.org

“I think some of the most interesting things creatively are being done by diverse artists in many genres…[we] root for each other.”

Feb 17, 2016 38 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #matt de la pena #christian robinson #last stop on market street #newbery award #POC #authors of color #latino #kidlit #picture books #publishing
Feb 17, 2016 1 note
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #Hiawatha and the Peacemaker #robbie robertson #david shannon #native peoples #American history #POC #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books #music
19 Empowering Body-Positive Books For Badass Womenbuzzfeed.com

A list of YA books promoting body positivity! @buzzfeed

Feb 16, 2016 1 note
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #body image #self esteem #gender #yalit
Black Comic Book Festival puts black superheroes on displaynydailynews.com

“All these kids see in the comic books are white heroes. This lets them know that they can be heroes also.” @nydailynews

Feb 15, 2016 298 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #black comic book festival #graphic novels #comics #POC #kidlit #kidlitart
Feb 15, 2016 4 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #Elephant in the Dark #Mina Javaherbin #Eugene Yelchin #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books #folk tales #Middle East
Diversify YA Life: Interracial Couples - The Hubyalsa.ala.org

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with these swoon-worthy YA reads! @yalsacl

Feb 14, 2016 9 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #POC #yalit #romance #interracial couples #valentines day
How Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movementnytimes.com

“What believable version of American reality can be the product of an industry that, according to a recent survey, counts black people as just 4 percent of its employees?” @tmagazine

Feb 12, 2016 8 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #publishing #media #writing #literature #POC #African-American #authors of color
“I believe in one day and someday and this perfect moment called Now.”—

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Young Readers Group, August 2014). @penguinrandomhouse

Find the perfect book for any day at CBC Diversity’s Goodreads!

Feb 12, 2016 43 notes
#CBCDiversity #storylines #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #poetry #kidlit #mglit #poc #author of color #African American #brown girl dreaming #jacqueline woodson
Rich in Color | Common Core in Action: An Updaterichincolor.com

Teacher and blogger K. Imani Tennyson on the challengers and rewards of integrating diverse texts into the curriculum. @richincolor

Feb 11, 2016 1 note
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #education #common core #teaching #kidlit #mglit #yalit #k. imani tennyson #POC
Books That Changed My Life: Deenie by Judy Blume

By Ashley Woodfolk, Marketing Manager, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

I love contemporary YA. 

More than any other genre, it has resonated with me most for as far back as I can remember. It seems to be the genre where, more often than not, authors refuse to shy away from some of the ugliest and most confusing parts of what it’s like to be stuck in that weird space where you’re not a kid, but you’re not an adult yet either. 

In the industry, as of late, we’ve been talking much more about representation—about telling different types of stories. And I think contemporary YA is a genre where that needs to happen more often. You have a captive audience of teens, but also middle-graders who read “up,” and adults who read “down.” It’s one of the most important groups of books because these titles land in so many hands. 

That said, the book that got me hooked on YA was Deenie, by Judy Blume. I remember going to my middle school library and having no idea what I wanted to read. I picked this book up, funnily enough, because I’d heard whisperings about another book, Forever, by the same author. I know now why everyone was a-flutter about Forever, giggling and whispering to each other in the bleachers about it when they “forgot” their gym clothes at home and had to sit out. But back then, I had no idea. I figured, if this author wrote one good book, I’m sure something else by her would good, too. 

Keep reading

Feb 11, 2016 16 notes
#guest post #Contributed by Ashley Woodfolk #books That Changed My Life #Deenie #Judy Blume #scoliosis #CBCDiversity #Children's Book Council #weneeddiversebooks #WNDB
Feb 10, 2016 203 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #lgbtqia #gender #mglit #kidlit #book lists
Feb 10, 2016 3 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #bird and diz #gary golio #ed young #jazz #charlie bird parker #dizzy gillespie #POC #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books
NBF Creates After-School Reading Club for LGBTQ Teenspublishersweekly.com

National Book Foundation to launch BookUp LGBTQ, a safe space for LGBTQ teens to come together over books. @publishersweekly @nationalbook

Feb 9, 2016 94 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #lgbtqia #book clubs #yalit #yalitchat #national book foundation #lambda literary
8 Picture Books to Celebrate Lunar New Year | Brightlyreadbrightly.com

Happy Lunar New Year! via Brightly

Feb 8, 2016 5 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #holidays #Lunar New Year #Asian culture #kidlit #picture books
Feb 8, 2016 6 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #Voice of Freedom #Fannie Lou Hammer #civil rights #black history month #POC #carole boston weatherford #ekua holmes #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books
Reality Scoop: Promoting Mental Wellness with YA Literature - The Hubyalsa.ala.org

A roundup of realistic YA that portrays characters coping with mental illness. @yalsacl

Feb 5, 2016 4 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #mental health #psychology #anxiety #depression #suicide prevention #yalit #yalitchat #book lists
SCBWI Local Chapters Announce Contests to Promote Diverse Writingweneeddiversebooks.tumblr.com

Submit for SCBWI’s diverse writing contests! @weneeddiversebooks

Feb 4, 2016 2 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #writing contest #SCBWI #kidlit #yalit #mglit #POC
How #WellReadBlackGirl Is Changing the Gamemarieclaire.com

“If diversity is something publishers are truly committed to, they’ll begin embracing social media in a more dynamic way and engage communities and promote Black literature.” @marieclairemag

Feb 4, 2016 179 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #wellreadblackgirl #glory edim #POC #gender equality #book lists #publishing #media #literature
The Art of the Perfect Book Cover | Tanwi Nandini Islamcatapult.co

“Despite our desire to stray from tried and true, oft-stereotypical book covers, especially for writers of color, is it good for our books to stray too hard from what’s expected?” @catapultstory

Feb 3, 2016 14 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #book covers #Bright Lines #tanwi nandini islam #design #publishing #literature #POC
Give a Child a Book of Hope

By Darcy Pattison, Author

I appreciate that the CBC Diversity Bookshelf addresses all sorts of diversity, from ethnic to family situations and beyond. If you glance down their list of 67 topics on the Goodreads Bookshelf, there’s likely a topic that tugs at your heart.

In sixth grade my parents divorced and my mother remarried, this time to a man who was an alcoholic. Several years later, she divorced him and soon remarried — again to an alcoholic.

Despite being an avid reader, I certainly never saw my situation reflected in children’s books! Yet 11 million children live with alcoholic parents (http://www.alcoholism-statistics.com/family-statistics/). Add in those who live with parents who abuse other substances, and it’s a huge demographic that faces overwhelming situations. Often it leads to messy divorces, single-parent families, and other special needs.

Keep reading

Feb 3, 2016 4 notes
#Saucy and Bubba #Darcy Pattison #guest post #blog #Children's Book Council #CBCDiversity #We Need Diverse Books™ #WNDB
Feb 3, 2016 5 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk #Kabir Seghal #Surishtha Sehgal #Jess Golden #India #travel #picture books #kidlit #kidlitart
Notable Social Studies | Children's Book Councilcbcbooks.org

The CBC and the National Council for the Social Studies present the 2016  Notable Social Studies preview!

Feb 2, 2016 1 note
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #kidlit #mglit #yalit #picture books #black history month #history #social studies
African-American Experience Children’s Literary Reference Guide (2011-2016) — @fuseeight A Fuse #8 Productionblogs.slj.com

Happy Black History Month! 

Join the celebration with blogger and librarian Betsy Bird’s African-American book list. @schoollibraryjournal

Feb 1, 2016 6 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #black history month #POC #African American #kidlit #kidlitart #mglit #picture books
National Ambassador Appearance Requestdocs.google.com

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Gene Luen Yang’s platform as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature is “Reading Without Walls”. Yang champions diversity in all forms and reading for non-readers with this platform. 

Want a visit from Gene Luen Yang? Head on over to the link to fill out a request form!

Today (Feb 1, 2016) is the last day to request a visit from Gene Luen Yang!

Request a visit from National Ambassador Gene Luen Yang! @firstsecondbooks

Feb 1, 2016 43 notes
#CBCDiversity #wndb #weneeddiversebooks #NatAmb #gene luen yang #literacy #kidlit #graphic novels #comics #events
Feb 1, 2016 3 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #Happy in Our Skin #Fran Manukshin #Lauren Tobia #POC #race #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books
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