Tag: weneeddiversebooks
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This is why we don’t just need diverse books, but we need people to realize that these diverse books are books for everyone. The above is just one of the many examples I can give of the misguided dismissal of my books. The librarian who was surprised how well my “ethnic” book went over with all the students. The father who was surprised that his son loved “your Oriental dragon book” so much that he (the son) insisted on giving it to all his friends for birthday gifts. I could go on and on…
We Need Diverse Books and We Also Need People to Read Them”. A blog post by Newbery Honor author Grace Lin. (via diversityinya) -
We need diverse books because not everyone in Latin America speaks Spanish and not all Latinos are Hispanic.
This is exactly why we need diversity! Because so many people don’t know basic facts about other countries and cultures.
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#WeNeedDiverseBooks because my bookshelves are white but my world isn’t. weneeddiversebooks