CBC Diversity

The CBC Diversity initiative was founded in 2012, as part of the Children’s Book Council’s commitment to promoting diverse voices in literature for young people. We believe that all children deserve to see their world reflected in the books they read. We recognize that diversity takes on many forms, including differences in race, religion, gender, geography, sexual orientation, class, and ability.

In addition to championing diverse authors and illustrators, CBC Diversity strives to open up the publishing industry to a wider range of employees. We’ve taken an active role in recruiting diverse candidates, participating in school career fairs and partnering with We Need Diverse Books on its summer internship program.

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Diversity-Focused Twitter Handles

@cbcbook

The Children’s Book Council tweets the best in young adult and children’s literacy news.

@nanmercado

Chair of the CBC Diversity Committee, Nancy Mercado is an Executive Editor at Roaring Book Press/Macmillan Children’s Group and works with of middle grade & teen books.

@planetalvina

Editorial Director at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and CBC Diversity vice-chair, Alvina Ling edits picture, middle grade, and young adult books.

@carolinedelasun

CBC Diversity Committee member Caroline Sun is the Senior Publicity Manager at HarperCollins—the genius behind The Colbert Report Maurice Sendak interview.

@chavelaque

CBC Diversity Committee member Cheryl Klein is a Senior Editor of Arthur A. Levine Books at Scholastic.

@danielnayeri

An author, editor, and CBC Diversity Committee member, Daniel Nayeri works at Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

@stacylwhitman

CBC Diversity Committee member Stacy Whitman is the Editorial Director of Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to diversity in children’s books.

@tweetpathi

Namrata Tripathi, CBC Diversity Committee member, is an editor at Atheneum/Simon & Schuster.

@brownbookshelf

Home to the 28 Days Later campaign, The Brown Bookshelf is a website dedicated to highlighting African American children’s authors and illustrators.

@mitaliperkins

Mitali Perkins is a renowned author for young readers often showcasing characters endeavoring to bridge cultures.

@PaperTigersOrg

PaperTigers.org is a website, blog & outreach program that focuses on multicultural young readers’ books & reading as ways of fostering empathy, understanding & peace.

@LitWorldSays

LitWorld, a non-profit founded by Pam Allyn, believes that words change worlds and works to promote global literacy through advocacy, education and innovation.

@KidsBooksIrel

Children’s Books Ireland is a national resource organization that aims to share the joy of books with every child.