Children's Literature
Find information about the CSULB University Library's Children's Collection as well as information about children's literature in general.
Books are Mirrors
from Incidental Comics
DEIA in Children's Literature
Promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility is essential in children's literature. Books need to reflect readers as well as expose them to other cultures.
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.
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Where to Find Diverse Books Collection of book lists from We Need Diverse Books
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Diverse Book Finder Picture books featuring Black and Indigenous Peoples and People of Color (BIPOC) (recently added older audience books)
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Teaching for Change Books An excellent site for building a library that is anti-bias and reflecting diversity.
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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.
Multicultural Book Awards and Lists
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Carter G. Woodson Book Award ETHNICITY - the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States
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Walter Book Award DIVERSE AUTHORS AND CHARACTERS that address diversity in a meaningful way
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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.
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Multicultural Book Awards A list of awards that recognize children's and young adult literature titles that portray an authentic image of a racial, ethnic or religious group; or promote social justice and peace. From National Louis University.
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CCBC Diversity Resources This page provides links to Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) diversity resources, and selected links to resources beyond the CCBC
Bias in Children's Literature
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Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books From Social Justice Books, a project for teaching for change
Children's Antiracist Reading Lists
Using Older Books
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Little House, Big Problem: What To Do with “Classic” Books That Are Also Racist Figuring out to how to handle classics that critics say haven’t aged well can be tough for librarians ...today, some media specialists are questioning the proper place for these and other novels.