Many African American parents already know what “the talk” is. It’s not the talk that many white parents might expect—we’re... Read more »
| August 31, 2015, 5:19 pm
From CBC Diversity: I’m so pleased to be asked to contribute to the CBC Diversity blog and talk a little... Read more »
| August 21, 2015, 5:24 pm
KidLit TV interviewed best-selling author Soman Chainani (The School for Good and Evil) at Symphony Space's Thalia Book Club Camp. Read more »
| August 21, 2015, 12:00 pm
Exposure to differences, to diversity, is where our best education happens. But, argues site member writer-on-wheels, who has cerebral palsy,... Read more »
| August 18, 2015, 10:45 am
We need diverse books because… children should be able to see themselves in books that they read.
| August 14, 2015, 7:21 am
On August 6, seventy years ago, the United States detonated atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended WWII. Without... Read more »
| August 11, 2015, 6:50 am
In free verse, Weatherford tells the story of activist Fannie Lou Hamer, who was known as the voice of the... Read more »
| August 10, 2015, 10:49 am
Sometimes young people with mental health problems get better. Sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they get better but then they get... Read more »
| August 7, 2015, 6:02 am
From CBC Diversity: Working in publishing—especially children’s publishing—for me has meant being able to continue to engage around diversity issues.... Read more »
| August 4, 2015, 12:01 pm
Hood County Commissioners’ Court declined to vote on whether to retain or remove Gayle Pitman’s This Day in June (Magination... Read more »
| July 17, 2015, 11:33 am
From School Library Journal. When the Supreme Court ruled on June 26, 2015 that same-sex couples could marry in all... Read more »
| July 12, 2015, 12:04 pm
In celebration of Pride Month we’re highlighting two of our StoryMakers who’ve made strides to share stories championing LGBT characters in kid lit. Read more »
| June 17, 2015, 10:29 am