My favorite bookshelf is in pieces — literally. Like a child’s Tinker Toy set waiting to be assembled, the shelf’s parts lie in a bright red bin. One by one, librarians fit the scattered wooden dowels, blocks, sliders, and flats together until they form a home for 30 diverse picture books. Once those books are […]
Read More… from August Shelfie: How to Start a Community Conversation with a Book About Immigration
Honestly, we never set out to do this. It started with Krista’s 2010 research on Cross-Group books. I was invited in as a community advisor, with author Margy Burns Knight, to create the titles for the study. Krista’s and my next step was offering workshops, “Books as Bridges,” for educators and parents on how children […]
Read More… from The Diverse BookFinder Vision & Mission: An Evolution
As a librarian, I love the Diverse BookFinder for giving me a tool to use in so many ways, but particularly when helping library patrons, teachers, and parents identify books featuring children of a particular identity—assuming these books are being written and published. I am Brazilian, and now an expectant mother, so I set out […]
Read More… from Reflections on Picture Books Featuring Brazilian Characters
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