Why do we need diversity in the books we share?
“Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These windows are also sliding glass doors, and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created or recreated by the author. When lighting conditions are just right, however, a window can also be a mirror. Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of a larger human experience. Reading, then, becomes a means of self-affirmation, and readers often seek their mirrors in books.”
― Rudine Sims Bishop |
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Websites for Recommendations
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An Inclusive Book List from Teaching Tolerance
Benjamin and the Word / Benjamín y la palabra by Daniel A. Olivas Black Is Brown Is Tan by Arnold Adoff The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition by William Kamkwamba Brick by Brick by Charles R. Smith, Jr. |
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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe
My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis Nappy Hair by Carolivia Herron Oh the Things Mommies Do! What Could Be Better Than Having Two? by Crystal Tompkins The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom by Bettye Stroud |
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