Diversity in Children's and Young Adult Literature by

Alex Wheatle Article

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

What happens when diverse readers see themselves reflected in fiction?

Nadine Kaadan Article

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

How Books Can Bring Children Together

Floella Benjamin- BookTrust Annual Lecture

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

2018 BookTrust Annual Lecture

Dr Rebecca Butler Article

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

An article by Rebecca Butler, a wheelchair user, about children's books depicting children and young people in wheelchairs.

BookTrust Articles and Resources on Disability in Children's Literature

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

Advice and recommendations from BookTrust regarding representations of disability in children's books

SF Said Article

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

An article by SF Said about his own experiences of seeing his background reflected in children's literature

Beyond the Secret Garden? 'Black Asian and Minority Ethnic' Representations in Children's Literature.

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

Articles by Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O'Connor

We Need Diverse Books

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

The website of We Need Diverse Books. Please note that this is the US group. A UK based group can be found on twitter at @DiverseBooksUK

Darren Chetty- 'Beyond The Secret Garden' at The Thriving Child Conference

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

BookTrust Represents

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

BookTrust Represents is a three-year project created to promote children’s authors and illustrators of colour.

Letterbox Library

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

For over 30 years, Letterbox Library has been a leading children's bookseller and education supplier, bringing teachers, librarians and parents the best in inclusive children's books.

Lantana Publishing

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

Lantana Publishing: an award-winning children's book publisher and social enterprise giving new and aspiring Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) authors and illustrators a platform to publish.

Tiny Owl

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

Tiny Owl is an independent publishing company committed to producing beautiful, original books for children.

Book Island

2021-09-20 09:36:40 UTC

Book Island is an indie publishing house for picture books in translation, specialising in beautifully illustrated, high-quality picture books that can be enjoyed and treasured by both parents and children.

Alanna Max

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

We are passionate about children’s books and we believe everyone loves a good story! However, some children struggle to find books in which they see themselves and their experiences. So we aim to produce stories that are naturally inclusive of a wide range of people and experiences - so ALL children can enjoy them.

Knights Of

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Knights Of publishes commercial children’s fiction – distributed through the UK, Ireland and Europe

Inclusive Minds

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Founded in January 2013, Inclusive Minds is a collective for people who are passionate about inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility in children's literature, and are committed to changing the face of children's books.

Pen and Inc (CILIP)

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Pen&inc. is CILIP's new guide to diversity in children's publishing. Its aim is to improve choice for readers and opportunities for authors, illustrators and publishers from all backgrounds and abilities.

World Kid Lit

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

A blog devoted to translated children's literature from around the world

Bare Lit 2018 - Speaking of Morality in Young Fiction

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

A blog post by Candy Gourlay about morality in YA/children's lit and the importance of seeing yourself reflected in books.

Diverse Voices- 50 of the best Children's Books

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

A distinguished independent panel of experts has come up with a list of 50 books for all children, from birth to teens, living in the UK today. Books published since 1950 to the present day were considered.

Adolescent Identities

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Adolescent Identities the Pilot Study™ is a UCL Grand Challenges funded research project looking at the role of YA literature in the lives of young people, ones who are young now but also including those who were once young. Lots of YA reading suggestions for secondary schools on here.

IBBY Silent Books

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Lists of silent books (wordless picture books) that can be understood and enjoyed by children regardless of language

Mantra Lingua

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Dual-language resources for bilingual children and parents and for the multi-lingual classroom. Bilingual books for children.

Little Rebels Book Awards

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Radical fiction award given by The Alliance of Radical Booksellers

An Updated (but still incomplete) List of British BAME Authors for Children & Young People

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

by Matt Imrie on the Teen Librarian website

Why Children's Books That Teach Diversity Are More Important Than Ever

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Article on The Conversation by BJ Epstein

Darren Chetty- You Can't Say That! Stories Have To Be About White People!

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Chapter in Nikesh Shukla (ed) (2016) The Good Immigrant. Unbound. London

Black and minority ethnic representation in the children’s literature sector

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

A report for Arts Council England, written by Cathy Harris, Bernadette Stiell, David Leather - Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR), Sheffield Hallam University
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/04-11-19%20Time%20for%20Change%20-%20Research%20Report%20FINAL.pdf

Interview with Elle McNicoll about neurodiverse representation in books

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Reflecting on Black presence in children’s books- Farrah Serroukh, Karen Sands O'Connor

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Article from The British Library's Discovering Children's Books collection

Home and Belonging List and Resources from The British Library

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Explore a selection of children’s books including Starring Tracy Beaker, So Much, Coming to England, Azzi in Between and Clarice Bean.

30 Picture Books To Promote Black Representation in Children’s Literature

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

A great PowerPoint from Miss Newton-Langi from Croxteth Primary School (@MissNewton91 on Twitter) that gives examples of 30 fantastic picture books featuring Black protagonists.

Book Love Book Shop

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Black, multicultural books and bilingual content for adults and children.

#BOOKTRUSTREPRESENTS: 30 MG and YA UK authors of colour

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

An article by Lucas Maxwell for Book Riot featuring a list of 30 MG/YA books by UK authors of colour

50 Examples of Children’s Literature With Black and Minority Ethnic Representation

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

A great PowerPoint from Miss Newton-Langi from Croxteth Primary School (@MissNewton91 on Twitter) that gives examples of 50 works of children's literature with BAME protagonists

BAME Book Recommendations 4+, 7+, 9+

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

From Dean Boddington
https://misterbodd.wordpress.com(MisterBodd on Twitter)

BAME Ed Books for Children

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Reading is a Start: booklists and resources from Shapes4Schools

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

A useful list of books and related resources for books created by Black writers and illustrators, or featuring Black characters and stories.

Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors

2021-09-20 09:36:41 UTC

Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop talking about why we need to diverse books. We need diverse books because we need books in which children can see reflections of themselves – but also look through and see other worlds.

Books with Neurodivergent Characters- KS2

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

A booklist from Liverpool Learning Partnership

Rethinking Diversity in Publishing

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

Led by Dr Anamik Saha and Dr Sandra van Lente in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London, Spread the Word and The Bookseller, Rethinking ‘Diversity’ in Publishing is the first academic study in the UK which looks at how cultural production itself might disadvantage writers of colour. The Report is published by Goldsmiths Press.

UKLA- Diversity and Inclusion Resources

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

Resources from the UKLA on diversity and inclusion- some free to non-members, some only open to members

Disability in Kid Lit

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

Disability in Kidlit is dedicated to discussing the portrayal of disability in middle grade and young adult literature.

Moon Lane Books

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

Moon Lane Ink CIC is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company dedicated to raising equality in children's books. Equality of access, equality of representation and equality of roles within the publishing industry.

Postcolonial Writers Make Worlds

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

Postcolonial Writers Make Worlds asks how our reading of British literature shapes our sense of identity in Britain today. Useful resources/reading for teachers approaching A-level English.

Adolescent Identities: The Untapped Power of YA

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

A journal article from Research on Diversity in Youth Literature from Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold and Dr Leah Philips.

Time For Change Report

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

Black and minority ethnic representation in the children’s literature sector https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/04-11-19%20Time%20for%20Change%20-%20Research%20Report%20FINAL.pdf

Talking Race: Race and Children's Literature

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

This episode examines the absence of race in children’s literature. Guest interviewer, Dr Emily Zobel Marshall, talks with Darren Chetty and Lisa Stephenson about the reasons why BAME children think stories are about White people and why in a tiny minority of books forprimary children feature a BAME character or a BAME protagonist. They discuss thepositive role played by the Story Makers project in addressing this absence.

Lists of Children's Books with Diverse Representation from @sarahs_chapter

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

Over 200 books with BAME characters and LGBTQ+ representation

Dumas Pere and Bumble Bear- On Black and Asian British authors who deserve to be much better known by Imogen Russell Wililams

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Doors- Dr Rudine Sims Bishop

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

Books with LGBT+ Characters- Primary

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

A booklist from Liverpool Learning Partnership featuring books for primary with LGBT+ characters

Integrating the Study of Black Historical Figures Into The Primary Curriculum Using Literature- CLPE

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

https://clpe.org.uk/blog/2020/beyond-black-history-month-integrating-study-black-historical-figures-mainstream-primary

Look Up Inspiration Pack- Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

Every Puffin Picture Book Inspiration Pack is free to download as a fully editable powerpoint. It includes high resolution images linked to the exercises so you don’t need the book to use these resources.

Billy and The Beast Inspiration Pack- Nadia Shireen

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

Billy and The Dragon Inspiration Pack- Nadia Shireen

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

All ages: 18 empowering books with Black characters

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

A booklist from Puffin Books of empowering books with Black characters

Children’s books with dual-heritage characters

2021-09-20 09:36:42 UTC

A booklist from Puffin featuring dual-heritage characters

Books Featuring South Asian Characters

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

A list from Puffin Books featuring South Asian characters

Little Leaders Resource Pack

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

A resource pack for KS1/2 based on Vashti Harrison's Little Leaders books.

Amazing Muslims Who Changed The World Resouce Pack

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

A resource pack for KS2 based on Amazing Muslims Who Changed The World by Burhana Islam

Lit In Colour

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Penguin have joined forces with The Runnymede Trust to explore how to support schools to make the teaching and learning of English Literature more inclusive. They want to increase students’ access to more books by writers of colour and those from minority ethnic backgrounds.

Extra-Ordinary People Inspiration Pack- Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Annabel Tempest

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Virtual Penguin Talks for Secondary Schools

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Book Club Questions for Noughts and Crosses- Malorie Blackman

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Booktrust Represents Mid-Term Report: November 2020

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

The Windows and Mirrors of your Child's Bookshelf: Grace Lin

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

TedXNatick

LGBT+ History Month Inclusive Books List

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

A Mighty Girl: Books

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

A searchable book collection featuring girls as main characters. Includes sections on social issues to search by.

I See Me

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Inclusive book posters by Dean Boddington @MisterBodd on twitter

Scope Pinterest Board: books with disabled characters

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Cerrie Burrell: Why Children’s Books Need More Disabled Representation

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Books To Support Mental Health Awareness: Booktrust

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Reading Well: Reading Agency Booklist

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

LoveReading4Kids: diverse voices

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Booktrust: Finding Inclusive Books- EYFS

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

A Mighty Girl: 25 books about positive body image

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Elle McNicoll on OWN VOICES and Neurodiversity

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Islington Libraries: Books on Autism

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Includes books for children

Islington Libraries: Books by Black British Authors

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Islington Libraries: Books with LGBT+ Characters for EYFS, KS1, LKS2

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

News From Nowhere: Children’s Books- Travellers and Romani People

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Booktrust: Celebrating Roma, Gypsy and Traveller (GRT) Stories

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Seeing Yourself In What You Read

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Diversity and children and young people’s reading in 2020 - NLT

The Complexity of Characters: Representing Disability

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

An article about portrayal of disability in Fauja Singh Keeps Going by Simran Jeet Singh, illustrated by Baljinder Kaur

Round Table Books

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Round Table Books is an award-winning children's bookshop in heart of Brixton, London.

News From Nowhere

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Liverpool's not-for-profit radical & community bookshop - established in 1974, and run collectively by a women workers' co-operative (which means no boss & no owner!)

Exploring Identity- British Library

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Examine how writers have explored identity – through the prisms of ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality – in the modern world. Useful for A-level students.

Windrush Stories Resource Pack- British Library

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Creative writing ideas and activities that draw on the histories, people and objects featured on Windrush Stories.

Windrush Stories- British Library

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

In June 1948 the Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks, Essex carrying hundreds of people from the Caribbean. 70 years on, Windrush Stories invites us to consider a longer, more complicated and ongoing relationship between Britain and the Caribbean.
Includes articles, essays, extracts and close readings.

Seven Stories: Black Stories Matter

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

A River of Stories - Tales and Poems from Across the Commonwealth

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Downloadble books from the National Literacy Trust. Each volume contains a story or poem from each of the fifty-three countries in the Commonwealth.

Mirror Me Write

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Mirror Me Write is an independent bookseller promoting diverse + inclusive literature in Manchester and the North-West. They work with schools to provide diverse books for every age group.

Lesson Plan: Can Bears Ski? by Raymond Antrobus and Polly Dunbar

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

English Curriculum: Race, Racism, Literary Criticism

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

A padlet of articles and resources to support teachers exploring issues of race in KS3/4/5 texts

The Burden of Representation

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Article by Anmol Irfan, journalist and writer

The Eight Percent Problem: Authors of Colour in the British Young Adult Market (2006–2016)

2021-09-20 09:36:43 UTC

Open access article by Dr. Melanie Ramdarshan Bold

A New Chapter Bookshop

2021-09-20 09:36:44 UTC

A New Chapter is an online bookshop that provides children's books to customers and schools across the UK. They specialise in diverse and inclusive books that all children will be able see themselves in, as well as book sourcing services.

Lit in Colour Report

2021-09-20 09:36:44 UTC

A report from Penguin Books UK and the Runnymede Trust focusing on diversity in literature in English Schools

Whose Stories?

2021-09-20 09:36:44 UTC

Whose Stories? is a podcast about children’s books, diversity, and the role of archives, brought to you by Newcastle University and Seven Stories: The National Centre for Children’s Books. In the first season of our podcast, we’re exploring the story of children’s books and Black Britain.

Empathy Lab

admin5219 — 2021-09-28 09:59:23 UTC

EmpathyLab is an organisation that builds children's empathy, literacy and social activism through a systematic use of high-quality literature.

Books with LGBT+ Characters- Secondary

admin5219 — 2021-09-28 10:48:43 UTC

A booklist from Liverpool Learning Partnership featuring books with LGBT+ characters

Black literature timeline from the British Library

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This literary timeline explores the history of Black literature and writing in Britain through around 50 texts. It includes works by writers living and working in Britain, as well as titles first published here and authored by people who were born in former British colonies in Africa, the Caribbean and Americas.

Queer Lit Bookshop: Manchester's Independent Gay Bookshop

admin5219 — 2022-01-11 14:44:02 UTC

The Catchpoles: Disability in a Kids Book?

admin5219 — 2022-03-02 08:26:13 UTC

The Catchpoles: Unhelpful Disability Tropes

admin5219 — 2022-03-02 08:26:42 UTC

The Catchpoles: Disability in Illustrated Children's Books

admin5219 — 2022-03-02 08:27:30 UTC

Ashley Booth's list

admin5219 — 2022-09-26 14:29:50 UTC

Diverse class books list from Ashley Booth (@MrBoothY6 on Twitter)

The Adrien Prize

admin5219 — 2022-11-21 09:51:54 UTC

An award for children's books featuring characters with disabilities

Content Analysis of LGBTQ Picture Books for Elementary Education Through an Intersectional Lens

admin5219 — 2022-11-22 13:13:13 UTC

Resources for Knights Of Books

admin5219 — 2022-11-25 10:06:44 UTC

Downloadable classroom resources for books released by Knight Of

Polari Prize

admin5219 — 2022-11-28 10:00:20 UTC

The Polari Prize offers awards to books by LGBTQ+ authors and including LGBTQ+ content. There is now a children's and YA prize.

Diverse Book Awards

admin5219 — 2022-11-28 10:01:10 UTC

The Diverse Book Awards have categories for children's books and YA books

Open Learn: Working With Diversity in Services for Children and Young People

admin5219 — 2022-11-28 10:20:06 UTC

Understanding Diversity and Inclusion - Purdue University

admin5219 — 2022-11-28 10:21:18 UTC

Education for All: Making Education Inclusive- University of Cape Town

admin5219 — 2022-11-28 10:21:53 UTC

Key Ideas in EDI: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Understanding Bias and Allyship in EDI- University of Lincoln

admin5219 — 2022-11-28 10:22:33 UTC

EDI: Foundations of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion- University of Lincoln

admin5219 — 2022-11-28 10:23:45 UTC

27 Children's Books That Foster A Healthy Body Image in Children

admin5219 — 2022-11-28 10:27:45 UTC

Children's Books With Characters of Diverse Body Types

admin5219 — 2022-11-28 10:30:27 UTC

The Thirteen Percent Problem

admin5219 — 2022-11-29 11:38:54 UTC

Usualising Diversity in the Secondary English Classroom

admin5219 — 2022-11-29 13:35:35 UTC

Diverse Libraries: Webinar Series- NLT

admin5219 — 2022-11-29 16:14:13 UTC

Joseph Coelho: BookTrust Represents- Why Author Visits Matter

admin5219 — 2023-01-23 14:29:50 UTC

Ravena Guron: Why it's important for pupils to read about different heroes

admin5219 — 2023-01-23 14:31:39 UTC

I See Me- Inclusive Booklists

admin5219 — 2023-01-23 14:34:07 UTC

Posters about inclusivity in books from Dean Boddington

Fatphobia in children's books- We Need Diverse Books

admin5219 — 2023-01-23 15:12:42 UTC

Pearson- Diversity Defined

admin5219 — 2023-03-21 09:34:18 UTC

Do we need to dismantle the literary canon? Jeffrey Boakye article

admin5219 — 2023-06-12 14:07:08 UTC

Little Rebels Prize

admin5219 — 2023-06-12 15:31:39 UTC

The Little Rebels Children's Book Award celebrates radical fiction for children aged 0-12.

Owlet Books

admin5219 — 2023-06-12 15:41:02 UTC

Marginal Publishing (Comics Youth)

admin5219 — 2023-06-14 09:28:17 UTC

Led by young people, for young people, Marginal is the first youth-led publisher of its kind in the UK.

Working closely with young creators to help them realise and develop their vision, Marginal aims to publish a diverse collection of books which reflect the full diaspora of identities, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of marginalised young people.

Seeing Yourself in What You Read- 2022

admin5219 — 2023-06-14 18:52:28 UTC

Body diversity and positive attitudes towards bodies

admin5219 — 2023-09-19 09:55:47 UTC

A Beginner's Guide to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Inclusion

admin5219 — 2023-12-07 10:21:11 UTC

An article on the impact of representation in schools

admin5219 — 2024-01-08 09:42:06 UTC

An article based on a secondary school teacher's experience of author events and representation and the impact on students

Inclusive Books For Children

admin5219 — 2024-01-08 09:43:59 UTC

A useful website with inclusive book recommendations for primary aged pupils

Booktrust: The Benefits of Including Diverse Children's Books in a Classroom

admin5219 — 2024-03-22 09:51:14 UTC

Catherine O’Leary, Kalsoom Akhtar and Dr. Beth Marley, Assistant Professors at The University of Birmingham, share the results of expanding the range of children’s books available to their student teachers.

Read for Empathy- collections from previous years

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Read for Empathy Collection 2024

admin5219 — 2024-03-22 09:55:13 UTC

Inclusive Books For Children

admin5219 — 2024-03-22 09:59:45 UTC

A useful website with inclusive book recommendations for primary aged pupils

CLPE's Reflecting Realities Report: Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children's Literature 2022- published November 2023

admin5219 — 2024-03-22 10:14:58 UTC

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller representation in your primary school library

admin5219 — 2024-03-22 10:27:34 UTC