By LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss Books were not really a big feature in my childhood. I don’t have memories of bringing home picture books from the school library, or of picture books being read aloud in class. Instead, what I have, are a few very specific book-related memories. The first is of … [Read more...] about Picture Book Author Laronda Gardner Middlemiss Writes so Her Son Can See Himself in Books
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Where Are All the People of Color on Young Adult Book Covers?
What can a survey of 1400 young adult books tell us about the quantity and quality of racially diverse representation in young adult cover design? By Jenny Kimura If you’ve been tracking the diversity movement in young adult literature, you’re probably aware of just how many wonderfully diverse YA … [Read more...] about Where Are All the People of Color on Young Adult Book Covers?