September 2011
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If you didn't believe me about no diversity out on...
Check out this year’s crop of picture books from down on the farm courtesy of The New York Times here. Like I said, more animals than people of color. Sigh.
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People of Color on the Farm
Once Upon a Farm (2002) by Marie Bradby, illustrated by Ted Rand.
I picked up this book because I was excited to see a farm book with a Black family. Let’s face it, in kids books, this is a rarity. In fact, in kids books, there are more animals running farms than people of color.
The book is like most farm books: kids doing chores, milking the cows, cleaning the barn. The family is seen...
August 2011
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Blog Recommendations
I added a page with some great blogs to check out if you want more resources on diverse kid’s lit. Enjoy!
Real Kids. Good Books. Blog Recommendations.
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Nearly Half of All Babies are of Color, 2010... →
From the Colorlines.com article above: “These little babies … by the time they get to be in their 20s and 30s, the current racial and ethnic categories … won’t have anything close to the meaning that (they have) today,” Frey says. “When they think about white majority, it’ll be something in the history books.”
I hope there will be a huge shift in publishing to meet these new demographics. A lot...
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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too...”
– Madeleine L’Engle (via excessivebookshelf)
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Questions, Comments, What-not
I’ve also finally figured out how to turn on the ask button. (Slowly, slowly I’m getting the hang of this.) Feel free to connect that way too.
New Look
The good news… I’ve finally found a theme that I like on tumblr.
The bad news… Some of the images in earlier posts don’t look very good in this new format. They get blown up bigger than they can handle. Apologies for that.
The new look has definitely given me a little feeling of umph for blogging. As always, thanks for following.
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Sweet Talks--Books: 39. Bird →
sweettalksbooks:
Here you go, the penultimate book in the collection.
And, man, is it sad.
This book by Zetta Elliot (2008) is told from the perspective of a young boy who loves to draw. The boy ends up dealing with the deaths of two people in his life, his grandfather and his drug-addicted brother. It’s…
I’ve come across this book as well. True, it’s very sad but it deals...
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Sweet Talks--Books: 15. My Name is Yoon →
sweettalksbooks:
You know that kid that walks into your classroom on the first day and tells you his name is Jesse (when it’s really Jesus), John Paul (when it’s really Juan Pablo), or George (when it’s really Jorge)? You need to read them this book.
This book by Helen Recorvits (2003) tells the story of a…
Check out all these books. →
JUST ONE TEACHER’S OPINIONS ON 40 KIDS’ BOOKS
So many great books featured here. I’ll reblog a few here because I cannot resist, but check out the original to get the full scoop.
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The Best 100 Closing Lines From Books →
writingadvice:
“Don’t judge a book by its cover - instead, try and wait for the last line.”
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The Best 100 Opening Lines From Books →
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and chapter books too!: My number one #YAsaves... →
fuckyeahpicturebooks:
This is a great book of essays! It totally speaks to the potential saving power of literature that’s geared towards youth. Some of the writers really, really open up, which leads to some REALLY AMAZING essays.
Edited by Kate Bernheimer (& photo courtesy of); contributers include Alice…
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