By Tricia Elam Walker When I was eight years old, I wrote and illustrated my first book. My mother, a children’s librarian, showed me how to sew the pages together so it would open like a real book. Children’s books were more precious than jewels to her and she passed that love on to me. The main … [Read more...] about Why Diverse Books Are Important for Everyone—Not Just Marginalized Kids
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We Need Diverse Books™ is a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.