Nicole and Matthew discuss the creation and use of the #OwnVoices hashtag, representation of diversity in kidlit, and the value of storytelling through lived experience.

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RELEVANT LINKS:

#ownvoices (blog post by #ownvoices hashtag creator Corrine Duyvis)

Picture This: Diversity in Children’s Books 2018 Infographic

The Diversity Gap in Children’s Publishing, 2018

BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books:

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina; illustrated by Sonia Sanchez

Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal

Dreamers by Yuyi Morales

When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson; illustrated by Julie Flett

The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol by Arthur A. Levine; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

The Cat Man of Aleppo by Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham; illustrated by Yuko Shimizu

Middle Grade:

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

El Deafo by Cece Bell

Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte

Rick by Alex Gino

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