Research by Subject: Children's Literature: Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Representation in Children's and Young Adult Literature

Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Representation in Children's and Young Adult Literature

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"Windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors, a philosophy of using books representing diverse perspectives for children" from Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop.

American Indians in Children's Literature
Critical analysis of Indigenous people in children's and young adult books.
Anti-racism & Educators as Allies
This exhibit helps educators incorporate read-aloud books with an anti-racist theme into the classroom to educate, enrich, and nurture young readers through lessons of anti-racism.
Brown Bookshelf
Designed to push awareness of the myriad Black voices writing for young readers.

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database This link opens in a new window
Annotated listings of recommended books, critical reviews of children's books and brief review articles.

Cooperative & Children's Book Center Diversity Statistics and Book Search
Examination, study and research library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1963.
CrazyQuiltEdi
Book reviews and information designed to improve the literacy of teens of color, particularly by providing them with books that reflect their lives.
Diverse BookFinder
Here is a comprehensive collection of children's picture books featuring Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC). They've cataloged and analyzed trade picture books fitting this criteria, published since 2002.
Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children's Books at Social Justice Books
Social Justice Books Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children's Books
International Children's Digital Library
Supports the world's children in becoming effective members of the global community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online free of charge.
Origin of #ownvoices
Corinne Duyvis originated #ownvoices and this is her site where she answers questions about it.
We Need Diverse Books
Putting more books featuring diverse characters into the hands of all children. Check out their OurStory App.
We Read Too
Mobile directory of hundreds of picture, chapter, middle grade and young adult books written by authors of color featuring main characters of color.

Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) Online This link opens in a new window
This is the online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS), referencing principally western-language articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971. Encompasses books, journal articles and chapters, conference proceedings, anthologies, festschriften, etc. of the annual printed books from 1971 to 1991. From 1992 to present, the Bibliography includes citations to all articles from the 100 most-used journals in Asian studies and a substantial number of additional citations from earlier years in South Asian studies. Includes Japan-related journals : Japan Echo (Tokyo), Japan Forum (Basingstoke, Hampshire, England; Philadelphia, PA), Japan Review: Bulletin of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies = Nichibunken (Kyoto), Japanese Journal of Religious Studies (Nagoya), Japanese Language and Literature (Boulder, CO), Journal of Japanese Studies (Seattle) and Monumenta Nipponica (Tokyo).
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Education Full Text This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles, trade publications, magazines and yearbooks.
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Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Newspaper, magazine and journal articles from ethnic, minority and native presses.
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MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference proceedings in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. No book reviews.
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Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Representation in Children's and Young Adult Literature