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May 2016

Sherman Alexie On His New Kids' Book And The Angst Of Being A 'Jr.'npr.org

Author Sherman Alexie on the life-changing moment of reading Ezra Jack Keats The Snowy Day. @npr 

May 31, 2016 7 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #sherman alexie #yuyi morales #thunder boy jr. #ezra jack keats #snowy day #poc #native american #native voices #ownvoices #kidlit #kidlitart
YA Mental Health Resources - The Hubyalsa.ala.org

Resources in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month @yalsacl-blog

May 30, 2016 3 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #mental health awareness month #mental health #psychology #health resources #book lists #yalit
May 30, 2016 9 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #two friends #susan b anthony #frederick douglass #dean robbins #sean qualls #selina alko #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books #poc #women's rights #civil rights #history
Diversify YA Life: Diversity at BEA and BookCon - The Hubyalsa.ala.org

Just like we need diverse books to read, we need diverse people to spread the love for these books, to appreciate them, and to advocate them. @weneeddiversebooks

May 27, 2016 1 note
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #bea2016 #bookcon #stephanie sinclair #cambear #publishing #bloggers #reviewers #kidlit #yalit #mglit
DK Launches Braille Line of Picture Bookscbcbooks.org

DK Publishing has created a new series of braille books for visually impaired children and their families! @dkpublishing

May 26, 2016 18 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #braille #visually impaired #publishing #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books
Diversity in children's books goes deeper than racemprnews.org

“Having a diverse group of people writing and publishing a diverse range of stories benefits everyone.” @mprnews  

May 25, 2016 32 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #last stop on market street #matt de la pena #christian robinson #picture books #kidlit #kidlitart #caldecott #publishing
A Different Lens: Finding Diversity through Photography

Contributed by Mary Birdsell

Cameras are magic. By capturing a moment in time, cameras give us the ability to explore actions and emotions in a way that we cannot in another medium. Each time I look through a lens, my perception of the world is altered. I can see and photograph something large, magnificent, like a sunset or something smaller, poignant, like a smile. Perception is a funny thing, it can change big things to become more accessible and alter smaller things to become more meaningful. In the instant a photograph is taken, a person is at their most vulnerable because a camera will show only the truth. Every emotion, from frustration to triumph, sadness to joy, is seen through the lenses of my camera.

Children in particular express each emotion clearly. I’ve photographed everything from weddings to landscapes, but working with children and their families has been the most rewarding. Through previous work, I was asked to photograph children that have special needs for a Finding My Way Books series, true stories that highlight inclusion and self-determination. I am fortunate to use my art to support diversity and literacy.

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May 25, 2016 1 note
#Guest Post #Contributed by Mary Birdsell #Finding My Way Books #photography #disabilities #disability in kidlit #CBCDiversity #children's book council #weneeddiversebooks #WNDB
May 25, 2016 1 note
#CBCDiversity #drawingdiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #thunder boy jr #sherman alexie #yuyi morales #kidlit #kidlitart #picture book #poc #native american #native voices
The Importance Of Fanfiction For Queer Youth - The Establishmenttheestablishment.co

“We should be striving to create more safe spaces for young, queer writers to feel welcome, but until that happens, online fanfiction communities will remain a safe space for them to gather and connect.” via The Establishment

May 24, 2016 26 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #fanfic #writing #yalit #lgbtqia #sexuality #gender #identity #online community
BEA 2016: Strategies for Selling Diverse Children's Bookspublishersweekly.com

The Children’s Book Council Diversity Initiative hosted a BEA panel on May 13, bringing together booksellers and librarians to share insight and tools for getting diverse books into the hands of readers. @publishersweekly

May 23, 2016 10 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #bea2016 #kidlit #publishing #booksellers #librarians
Challenging Gender Norms with “Boys Read Pink” Celebrationslj.com

“I firmly believe in ‘all books for all children.’” @schoollibraryjournal  

May 23, 2016 16 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #gender #feminism #kidlit #kidlitart #education #libraries
May 23, 2016 6 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #tough guys have feelings too #keith negley #poc #gender #gender roles #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books
'P.S. I Still Love You' Author Jenny Han Talks Diversity In YA Literature, John Ambrose McClaren, And Summer Readsbustle.com

“Everybody wants to feel like their story is worth being told. Everybody wants to the hero of their own story.“ @bustle  

May 20, 2016 12 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #jenny han #ps i still love you #to all the boys i've loved before #poc #asian american #romance #yalit #publishing
Industry Q & A with Author Leopoldo Gout

Tell us about your most recent book and how you came to write/illustrate it.

My new book is titled Genius – The Game. It is the first in a series of books about child prodigies from diverse backgrounds who come together to change their stars and the world. The launch pad for their revolution is a competition called the Game. There, they will compete with 200 other prodigies in a contest that will not only test their brains but also challenge their ideals.

Genius – The Game explores the outer reaches of technology, the explosive power of young minds, and the bonds of family. It is filled with big ideas and even bigger emotions. But more than just a book, the Genius series is a movement – it is my call to the youth of the world: liberate your minds and you can liberate the planet.

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May 18, 2016 1 note
#Industry Q and A #Guest Post #Leopoldo Gout #Feiwel and Friends #Macmillan #genius: the game #CBCDiversity #Children's Book Council #weneeddiversebooks #WNDB
2016 Summer Reading Listwtpsite.wordpress.com

We’re the People presents An Inclusive and Diverse Summer Reading List! via the Brown Bookshelf

May 18, 2016 9 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #we're the people #summer reading #book lists #poc #lgbtq #kidlit #yalit #mglit #picture books
#BEA16: Diverse Editors Panelshelf-awareness.com

“Diversity is not a trend, it’s just the real world…We want our literature to reflect the real world. And that’s what we’re all pushing for.” @weneeddiversebooks

May 18, 2016 2 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #BEA2016 #david levithan #alvina ling #kwame alexander #publishing #writing #own voices #kidlit #yalit #mglit
May 18, 2016 6 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #book fiesta #pat mora #rafael lopez #dia #el dia de los ninos #poc #spanish language #bilingual
National Ambassador Gene Luen Yang Celebrates Children’s Book Week with Raina Telgemeiercbcbooks.org

In celebration of the 97th annual Children’s Book Week, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Gene Luen Yang appeared in conversation with friend and fellow graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier at the San Francisco Public Library! @firstsecondbooks @graphixbooks

May 17, 2016 1 note
#CBCDiversity #CBW16 #NatAmb #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #gene luen yang #raina telgemeier #graphic novels #comics #manga #kidlit #kidlitart
Rich in Color | YA Pura Belpré Titlesrichincolor.com

Celebrating 20 years of the Pura Belpré awards! @richincolor

May 16, 2016 1 note
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #awards #kidlit #kidlitart #pura belpre
May 16, 2016 4 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #the journey #francesca sanna #immigration #refugees #international lit #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks
Ninth Annual Children’s Choice Book Awards Winners Announced During the 97th Annual Children’s Book Weekcbcbooks.org

Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Children’s Choice Book Awards, including these diverse titles! 

May 13, 2016 3 notes
#CBCDiversity #CCBA16 #CBW16 #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #alex gino #george #jennifer niven #all the bright places #kate beaton #princess and the pony #kidlit #yalit #picture book #poc #biracial #feminism #lgbtqia #gender #mental health #suicide
Language Roundtable: Part Oneweneeddiversebooks.org

Multilingual children’s book authors on approaches to language in life and in lit. @weneeddiversebooks

May 12, 2016 3 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #roundtable #language #multilingualism #translation #kidlit #yalit
Can you name a single, lovable Middle Eastern character in a middle grade novel? Now you can!

Contributed by Firoozeh Dumas, Author

People often me ask why I waited so long to start writing. I always thought that in order to be a writer, one had to be English and dead. I started writing when I was thirty-six years old so I could tell my stories to my children. I wanted them to know what I have known since I was seven years old; that our commonalities far outweigh our differences. I learned this when my family moved from Abadan, Iran to Whittier, California. From a young age, I did not fear those who are different from me, and what an asset that has been in my life! As an adult, I discovered that many people never learn this simple truth. They live in fear of “the other”, and there are many “others.”

After my first book, Funny in Farsi, was published, I started giving lectures around the country. Readers in every nook and cranny that I visited said the same two things to me, “I never thought a writer from the Middle East could make me laugh out loud” and “Your family is just like my family!” I soon realized that most people learn about other cultures from the evening news. The problem is that only bad news is news. Most people never expect a female Iranian writer to be relatable; they expect me to be oppressed and sad. That is what they have seen on the news. I am neither. 

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May 11, 2016 13 notes
#Guest Post #Contributed by Firoozeh Dumas #It Ain't So Awful Falafel #iranian #cbcdiversity #Children's Book Council #weneeddiversebooks #WNDB
May 11, 2016 11 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #double trouble for anna hibiscus #atinuke #lauren tobia #africa #poc #mixed race #family #kidlit #kidltart #picture book
Pat Mora on Día, the Arbuthnot Lecture, and Diverse Books: 20 Years and Countingslj.com

Día founder Pat Mora looks forward to spreading the joy of literacy and bilingualism on a larger scale than ever before! @schoollibraryjournal

May 9, 2016 3 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #dia de los ninos festival #dia #pat mora #literacy #kidlit #reading #publishing #celebrations
May 9, 2016 22 notes
#CBCDiversity #drawingdiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #the seeds of friendship #michael foreman #poc #kidlit #kidlitart #picture book
38 YA Books That Pass The Bechdel Testyaliteraturebookshelf.tumblr.com

YA lit featuring fierce, independent females! @yaliteraturebookshelf

May 6, 2016 9 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #feminism #bechdel test #allison bechdel #gender #sexuality #lgbtqia #yalit #book list
#3000chairs: the empty chairs of Syrian child refugees – in picturestheguardian.com

Children’s book authors and illustrators launch the #3000chairs protest, drawing awareness to the plight of Syrian refugee children. @guardian

May 4, 2016 4 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #3000chairs #immigration and asylum #refugees #books #culture #syria #europe #kidlit #kidlitart
Most Diverse? Verse! 5 Easy Steps for Promoting Diversity with Poetry

Contributed by Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell 

Where do we find the most diversity in any genre in children’s literature? Poetry—but it might not always be easy to see, as much of the diversity is embedded in anthologies that aren’t necessarily categorized as diverse. In the 700+ poems that we have published so far in The Poetry Friday Anthology series, nearly a third reflect diverse experiences of culture, language, religion, and more, including poems that address underrepresented topics such as Diwali (by Uma Krishnaswami), Ramadan (by Ibtisam Barakat), Day of the Dead (by René Saldaña, Jr.), Dashain (by Margarita Engle), and Gay Pride Day (by Lesléa Newman).

You might never look to the National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry, edited by J. Patrick Lewis (National Geographic, 2016), for diverse poems, yet it contains poems by 20 diverse poets. Poems to Learn by Heart, compiled by Caroline Kennedy (Disney, 2013), contains poems by at least 17 diverse poets. And more than a quarter of the poets are diverse in The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects by Paul B. Janeczko (Candlewick, 2015).  

No other genre, however, goes out of print more quickly than poetry. Our challenge: How can we make sure that diverse poetry books find their audience? Here are things we’ve been trying:

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May 4, 2016 8 notes
#Guest Post #contributed by Sylvia Vardell #Contributed by Janet Wong #Poetry #pomelo books #CBCDiversity #Children's Book Council #weneeddiversebooks #WNDB
May 4, 2016 32 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #mama's nightingale #edwidge danticat #leslie straub #immigration #haiti #poc #author of color #kidlit #kidlitart #picture book
W.C.N.V. – Writing from Color and Native Voiceswcnvcontest.com

Submissions open on June 12 for the Writing from Color and Native Voices Contest!

May 3, 2016 53 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #wcnv #own voices #poc #authors of color #native voices #publishing #kidlit #mglit #yalit
Recruiting Diversity: A CBC Panelpublishersweekly.com

CBC Diversity held its first panel of the year on April 20, “Recruiting Diversity,” in which Human Resource professionals shared steps for creating a more inclusive industry from the inside out. @publishersweekly​ 

May 2, 2016 3 notes
#CBCDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #recruiting diversity #hiring practices #human resources #publishing #media #kidlit
May 2, 2016 4 notes
#CBCDiversity #DrawingDiversity #weneeddiversebooks #wndb #in a village by the sea #muon van #april chu #kidlit #kidlitart #picture books #vietnam #international lit
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