ON OUR RADAR
- A New Way for Gay Characters in Y.A., in the Atlantic Wire
- What Makes a Good YA Coming-Out Novel?, via the Horn Book
- On Spies and Purple Socks and Such – Harriet the Spy as queer text, via the Horn Book
- Thread about whether biracial/multiracial/mixed POC characters are more common in YA than POC with a single ethnicity, via Diversity in YA
- "Speak the Language." -- Children's Book Illustrator E.B. Lewis Shares His Emotional Work and Words, from How to Be a Children's Book Illustrator
- 5 Things Meg Medina Learned While Writing YAQUI DELGADO, via Diversity in YA
- New blog alert: Rich in Color is dedicated to promoting young adult fiction starring people of color or written by people of color.
- Sesame Street’s “Maria” Opens Girls Write Now’s Reading Series by Shelley Diaz at SLJ
- At YALSA’s The Hub: History of American Women through Books
EVENTS
This Month
- Beginning March 26: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Presents: Latino Folk Tales: Cuentos Populares Art by Latino Artists
- Through March 29: Tall Tales & Huge Hearts: Raúl Colón, National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature
- April 2: International Children’s Book Day – this year’s poster by Ashley Bryan
- April 30: Celebrate Día (Diversity in Action) , a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance of literacy for all children from all backgrounds.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT EARLIER THIS MONTH
- Celebrating Women in Picture Books by Dianne de Las Casas, at Kid Lit Celebrations
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