Children's and Young Adult Literature

"Designed to help readers develop a critical eye about representations of American Indians in children's and young adult books."

"designed to push awareness of the myriad of African American voices writing for young readers."

This is the website for author Cynthia Leitich (pronounced "lie-tick") Smith. She does a terrific job collecting and sharing useful resources on children's and YA, especially around issues of diversity.

"Disability in Kidlit is dedicated to discussing the portrayal of disability in middle grade and young adult literature. We publish articles, reviews, interviews, and discussions examining this topic from various angles—and always from the disabled perspective."

This website has a database of children's books that have been analyzed, tagged, and organized by librarians to help you find trends of BIPOC representation within the landscape of diverse books.

"multicultural and social justice books for children, YA and educators"

"Resources for Educating about the experiences and history of Muslims all over the world"

from Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children by Louise Derman-Sparks and the A.B.C. Task Force

This website has a list of resources to help you find diverse literature, including a page listing children's awards and blogs focused on diversity