Research Guides: Children's Literature: DEIA

DEIA in Children's Literature

Promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility is essential in children's literature. Find resources for culturally responsive books here.

We Need Diverse Books!

The We Need Diverse Books movement "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."

Use these lists to find books on different socioeconomic backgrounds, gender identities, abilities, ethnicities, and cultures that are available in the Children's Collection at CSULB.

Where to Find Diverse Books Collection of book lists from We Need Diverse Books
Diverse Book Finder
Teaching for Change Books An excellent site for building a library that is anti-bias and reflecting diversity.
I'm Your Neighbor Booklists Promotes the use of children’s literature featuring “new arrival” cultures and groups to promote discussion of commonalities and differences.
50 Board Books Featuring Faces of Color
From Trend to Norm: How the Last Twenty Years of the Newbery Can Guide Us

Multicultural Book Awards

Carter G. Woodson Book Award ETHNICITY - the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States
Walter Book Award DIVERSE AUTHORS AND CHARACTERS that address diversity in a meaningful way
Mildred L. Batchelder Award FOREIGN LANGUAGE (Translated) - For the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States.