Teaching for Change developed SocialJusticeBooks.org to help families and educators identify the best multicultural and social justice children’s books. We examine the representation, the story line, and the quality of writing of each book. Traffic to our website exploded this year, thanks in part to Beverly Daniel Tatum, author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in […]
Freedom Reads: Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence
Welcome to Freedom Reads: Anti-Bias Book Talk from Teaching for Change. In this video series, we introduce children’s books using an anti-bias, anti-racist lens as a strategy to talk about issues around race and the world with children. (View other episodes on the series home page and our YouTube playlist.) The book featured in the video below is […]
Diversity in Children’s Books Graphic
The 2018 Diversity in Children’s Literature graphic (produced by Sarah Park Dahlen and David Huyck) is available to download as JPEGs/PDFs of the image at the blog of infographic co-producer Dr. Sarah Park Dahlen. A version was available as a postcard. The back of the card can be viewed and downloaded here.
Donate to 2018 Diversity in Children’s Books Graphic Distribution
Donate for the reproduction and distribution of the 2018 Diversity in Children’s Literature graphic. The donations will cover the costs of printing the graphic image as a 2-sided, full color 5 x 7 postcard and shipping. It will be made available to people to disseminate at workshops, conferences, and other public events. Request postcards. Fill out […]
Ajijaak – Crane
Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: In 2018, Ajijaak – Crane was published by Waub Ajijaak Press, in Manistee, Michigan. Written by Cecilia Rose LaPointe, illustrated by Dolly Peltier, and translated into Anishinaabe by Margaret Noodin, it is one I am pleased to recommend. The story opens with […]
Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations
Reviewed by Deborah Menkart Review Source: Rethinking Schools Book Author: We should all know the story and words of the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and now thanks to this picture book, we can. Author Kelly Starling Lyons tells the 120-year history of the song through generations of her family who have […]