Diversity in Children's Literature and YA books
You can search for lists of books that interest you, but here are a few placed to get you started:
Genres: Definitions for Children's Literature Great Middle Grade Book lists and book introductions: list one list two
Brooklyn Children's Museum Resource Lists
Characters of Color Scholastic News Kids interview with 5th grader, Marley Dias, founder of #1000blackgirlbooks.
A Fun list of Black History Biographies for Children and 20 Children's Books Featuring Black Characters.
21 Children's Books Every Black Kid Should Read by Shonitria Anthony (Huffington Post)
Hispanic American Reading Room (Library of Congress)
Archive of Hispanic Literature read by their authors on Tape
Education Fact Sheets/ US House of Representatives
50 Latino Children's Books (includes introduction & photos of title pages)
Latino Middle Grade Book Bilingual Books GuysRead.com
Capstone eLibrary books (includes nonfictions)
Google Doodles daily posts (research a biography, nonfiction topic, or day in history that interests you) Example: Hertha Ayrton, Female Engineer.
Genres: Definitions for Children's Literature Great Middle Grade Book lists and book introductions: list one list two
Brooklyn Children's Museum Resource Lists
Characters of Color Scholastic News Kids interview with 5th grader, Marley Dias, founder of #1000blackgirlbooks.
A Fun list of Black History Biographies for Children and 20 Children's Books Featuring Black Characters.
21 Children's Books Every Black Kid Should Read by Shonitria Anthony (Huffington Post)
Hispanic American Reading Room (Library of Congress)
Archive of Hispanic Literature read by their authors on Tape
Education Fact Sheets/ US House of Representatives
50 Latino Children's Books (includes introduction & photos of title pages)
Latino Middle Grade Book Bilingual Books GuysRead.com
Capstone eLibrary books (includes nonfictions)
Google Doodles daily posts (research a biography, nonfiction topic, or day in history that interests you) Example: Hertha Ayrton, Female Engineer.