Apparently a group of fantastic students have noticed that the characters they are reading about in books on their shelves seem, for the most part, a little too homogeneous. And they’re doing something about it. Students at Dothan Brook School in Vermont wrote some letters and are asking publishers to … Read More
Posts Tagged: diversity
Writing Outside Your Culture
I have lots more to say about this issue of the need for diversity in children’s literature. But today I want to just address one tiny part of it.
I’m a writer. I’m white. English is my first language. I live in a smallish place. I’m heterosexual. I … Read More
We Need Diverse Books
I’ve been on the fence about launching a blog for the past year. I’ve blogged before, so I know that every minute I spend blogging is one less minute I spend doing other writing. And those minutes are already few and precious.
But. I have things I want to say! … Read More