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"When children cannot find themselves reflected in the books they read, or when the images they see are distorted, negative or laughable, they learn a powerful lesson about how they are devalued in the society of which they are a part.”
—Rudine Sims Bishop, "Mirrors, Windows & Sliding Glass Doors"
Finding Diverse Books
Finding Diverse Books
Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children's Books (from Social Justice Books)
Where to find diverse books (from We Need Diverse Books)
Diverse Summer Reading List (From Lee & Low)
Diversestories.org - Diverstories Founder Sarah Kamya develops reading lists for people of all ages, choosing books that center Black and Brown characters and authors.
Local public libraries, like those in our beloved community of Natick, MA, promote and celebrate diverse books for all ages! Click here to check out the Morse Institute Library and The Bacon Free Library in Natick, and search for your own hometown library, too!
Learn more about the Little Free Library movement and find SPARK's Library - and other Little Free Libraries all around the world(!) by visiting: https://littlefreelibrary.org/. And, you can find more Little Free Diverse Libraries by visiting: https://www.diverstories.org/find-a-lfdl-near-you!
On the Importance of Diverse Books
On the Importance of Diverse Books
"Books Like Me: Wellesley Community Members Advocate for Diverse Books in Schools"
Growing up reading mystery novels, Smitha Radhakrishnan noticed that there were never any Indian protagonists. "There were no books about people who were like me, and I didn't even expect that there would be," said Radhakrishnan, Luella LaMer Professor of Women's Studies and professor of sociology at Wellesley.
SPARK Newsletters on Diverse Books
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