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[10] [11] The grant was established in 2014 and named after children’s book author Walter Dean Myers, an advocate of multicultural children’s books. [11] [10] In 2015, WNDB granted their first recipients (five writers and illustrators) $2,000 each. [11] In 2016, WNDB granted five more writers and illustrators $2,000 each. [12]
Eva Longoria touted the importance of books and diverse stories for children as she announced a partnership with Mott's to make books available in book deserts.
However, data from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows that in 1994 there were only 90 children’s books published by and about Latino people as opposed to 371 by and 237 about Latinos in 2022. [13] Within the last few years, there has been a push for more inclusive books within ...
Alma Flor Ada (born January 3, 1938) is a Cuban-American author of children's books, poetry, and novels. [1] A Professor Emerita at the University of San Francisco, she is recognized for her work promoting bilingual and multicultural education in the United States.
Muñoz Ryan has written over forty books for young people, including picture books, early readers, middle grade, and young adult novels. She has been the author recipient of the NEA 's Human and Civil Rights Award, the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award for multicultural literature, and the Ludington Award for her body of work.
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks is a young adult novel written by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Alexander Nabaum, and published October 8, 2019 by Atheneum Books. The book is a New York Times best seller, [ 1 ] National Book Award for Young People's Literature finalist (2019), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Coretta Scott King Award honor book (2020 ...
Kaleidoscope: a multicultural booklist for grades K-8: second edition, covering books published from 1993 to 1995: 1997: National Council of Teachers of English: Urbana, IL: 9780814125434: Compiled by Rudine Sims Bishop, Illustrations by Lois Mailou Jones: Wonders: the best children's poems of Effie Lee Newsome: 1999: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press ...
The Children's Book of Celebration is a multicultural colouring and activity book which highlights celebrations of different ethnic groups and was discontinued after the 2013 edition. [25] The publication explains about each of the occasions included, the day that they are celebrated and a puzzle, game or craft to accompany it.