I’ve been culling from a variety of places to build a reading list. There are some brilliant blogs and challenges out there that provide lists, reviews, or linking hubs for reviews. I am going to list & link a few resources every Friday.
These are only a few of what I’ve found so far, but do feel free to share your favorite resources in comments, I will share them in future Friday posts
Blogs & Tumblrs:
The Brown Book Shelf ”designed to push awareness of the myriad of African American voices writing for young readers.” their “library” has lists and links to books & key publishers.
Latinas for Latino Lit “an education and literacy organization run by Latina bloggers, Viviana Hurtado”
New York Public Library has a children’s lit blog that features many diverse reads.
Happy Nappy Bookseller’s Lists: Picture Book Reviews ; Early Chapter Book Reviews ; Middle Grade Reviews
Author Karen Lord (Best of All Possible Worlds) shares a list of Caribbean Writers
Challenges & Articles & more Lists:
Rich in Color asks “Looking for Non-Fiction?”
Lee & Low’s “Thirteen Funny Middle Grade Books with Diverse Characters”
Also on Lee & Low: “The Importance of Multicultural Children’s Books”
and “Beyond Good Intentions: Selecting Multicultural Literature” by Joy Shioshita
‘The Other Grimoire” Diversity in YA links
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