DBF Presents: Book Convos, Buddy Reads With a Twist - Diverse BookFinder
Book pairings of titles for younger and older readers can spark important conversations between parents and children,| Diverse BookFinder
Natasha Khan Kazi is an author, illustrator, maker, and digital content creator. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and raised across the United States in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia, she now resides in California where she writes and illustrates books for young readers, including her debut picture book, Moon’s Ramadan. Her creative work is rooted in empathy, diversity, [...] Read More... from The Importance of Cultural Diversity in Children’s Literature – An Author Interview with Natash...| Diverse BookFinder
Interview Conducted by Kimber Van Heukelom Valerie Kaiyang Wood is a museum curator and children’s author. As the assistant curator of aviation and space at Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, she works with the museum’s collection to develop exhibitions and undertake research that centers the experiences of diverse peoples. Valerie explores similar [...] Read More... from Navigating the “In-Betweenness” of Being a Transracial Adoptee—An Author Interview with ...| Diverse BookFinder
By Kimber Van Heukelom Kimber Van Heukelom is a graduate student in the University of Iowa’s School of Library Information Science where she became interested in BIPOC collection development while working on a research paper about Asian American representation in youth literature. As a Korean American adoptee, she is particularly interested in how adoption is [...] Read More... from In Our Own Voices: Adoption Books By BIPOC Authors The post In Our Own Voices: Adoption Books By BIPOC Author...| Diverse BookFinder
Book pairings of titles for younger and older readers can spark important conversations between parents and children,| Diverse BookFinder
Kimber Van Heukelom Kimber Van Heukelom is a graduate student in the University of Iowa’s School of Library Information Science where she became interested in BIPOC collection development while working on a research paper about Asian American representation in youth literature. As a Korean American adoptee, she is particularly interested in how adoption is portrayed [...] Read More... from Library Lovers’ Month: Celebrating the Librarians Who Inspire Us The post Library Lovers’ Month: C...| Diverse BookFinder
Anne Sibley O’Brien is a children’s book creator and a co-founder of the Diverse BookFinder. It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! To commemorate, we’re looking at Latinx/Hispanic representation in recent books for children and youth. (Twenty Spanish-speaking nations, including Spain, are defined as Hispanic. The DBF Latinx/Hispanic/Latin American tag encompasses characters whose national origins are from nineteen of [...] Read More... from Characters & Creators: Latinx/Hispanic Representati...| Diverse BookFinder
Lisely Laboy is the project manager at Diverse BookFinder. Lisely holds a master’s degree in Information and Library Sciences from Florida State University and undergraduate degrees from the University of Florida in Sociology and Women’s Studies. She has 10 years of public library experience, including time as a programming librarian for children and teens. Every [...] Read More... from For The Love of The Game: BIPOC Sports Stories The post For The Love of The Game: BIPOC Sports Stories ...| Diverse BookFinder
We’ve crossed this finish line! With the aid of a large award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) we are excited and proud to launch the rebranded and expanded Diverse BookFinder! We have now added early readers, chapter books, graphic novels, middle grade, and young adult novels published since 2022 to our [...] Read More... from Welcome to the New & Improved DBF! The post Welcome to the New & Improved DBF! appeared first on Diverse BookFinder.| Diverse BookFinder
The Diverse BookFinder (DBF) would like to thank all the great visitors who made our time at the ALA Annual conference so wonderful! We had hundreds of librarians and library workers visit us at the Diverse BookFinder booth and we able to share so much great information about: Check out all our fun experiences in [...] Read More... from The Diverse BookFinder Thanks ALA 2024! The post The Diverse BookFinder Thanks ALA 2024! appeared first on Diverse BookFinder.| Diverse BookFinder
Guest author; Alice Levine shares her search for children's books that discuss Civil Rights struggles that occurred outside of the southern United States.| Diverse BookFinder
Illustrator Minnie Phan joins the DBF to discuss her newest picture book and the importance of representation in children's books.| Diverse BookFinder
Award-winning author; David A. Robertson joins the DBF to discuss his newest title and the importance of representation in children's books.| Diverse BookFinder
Author Carmen Bogan & illustrator Daria Peoples join the DBF to discuss their latest Picture Book; Tasha's Voice.| Diverse BookFinder
