Best Resources for Finding Diverse Books Designs for Children and Teens

Greeting from Monroe Pedagogy!

"Each one deserves experiencing authenticity and positively self-fulfilling through adequately and appropriately representation in children’s book to realize who they proudly are." -Victorica Monroe

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ID: A picture on the left side shows a child reading a book outside. A park bench is covered with green. The child wears a bright shirt with black pant sitting.

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Some of you know that I am currently a Ph.D. student. Regardless, I have been juggling between doctoral work and being the CEO of Monroe Pedagogy. The journey I take on is challenging but fun so far.

Anyway, I would like to share the links that strongly useful for teachers and college professors (those who teach children’s literature course) to find diverse books.

Here is the links below:

• DisruptiveText

• Diverse Book Finder

• Embrace Race

• The Brown Bookshelf

• We Need Diverse Books

• American Indians in Children’s Literature

• Diversity Resources from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

• Children’s Book Center

• Latinxs in Kid Lit

• ¡Colorín Colorado!

• Reading While White

• CrazyQuiltEdi

• Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, list of book awards

Please note that most of the links are not included in American Sign Language and English approach.

Please let us know your thoughts!

-Victorica Monroe