Find Your Perfect Coretta Scott King Award Winner!
While Martin Luther King Jr. is well known for his civil rights leadership, Coretta Scott King was a powerful activist and advocate in her own right. A trained vocalist, author,…
Let’s talk about stereotypes and how to spot them in children’s books
One of the first things that Louise Derman-Sparks asked library curators to watch out for is books containing stereotypes which are unfair mischaracterizations and generalizations about a group. These two…
What is tokenism? The surprising prevalence in children’s books and media
Look closely at popular contemporary media, cartoons and many made for TV shows for our youngest viewers. Have you noticed that many shows feature four to six young heroes, all…
