Diversity Resources - School District of Onalaska - Crystal Brunelle

Diversity Resources

Must Read/View

7 minute documentary about beauty from an African American female perspective.

Oyate's Recommendations for Evaluating Literature

Rolling Stone Article

One town's anti-gay climate and the results.

Straight Talk on Race: Challenging the Stereotypes in Children's Literature

An article that provides tools for evaluating literature.

General Diversity Links

10 Quick Ways to Analyze Children's Books for Racism & Sexism

30 Multicultural Books Every Teen Should Know (CCBC Booklist)

50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know (CCBC Booklist)

CCBC Multicultural Links - Children's Cooperative Book Center

Carter G. Woodson Award for social science books depicting ethnicity in the U.S.

D-Pan: Deaf Professional Arts Network

Diverse Reads - Recommendations from Cynthia Leitich Smith

The Happy Nappy Bookseller Blog

Jane Addams Award - Given to books that promote peace, social justice, world community, and equality

Lee and Low (Indep Publisher of Minority Books)

Multicultural Publishers

Notable Books for a Global Society - International Reading Assoc.

One Love - Multicultural Book Trailer

Picture Books Featuring Interracial Families (CCBC Bibliography)

Pitfalls to Evaluating

Reading in Color

Small Press Publishers of Multicultural Literature

Teaching Tolerance - Organization aimed at reducing prejudice and encouraging intergroup relations

A World of Difference - Recommended Multi-cultural and Anti-Bias books

Segregation & Shelf Space Article

Widening the Circle

Local opportunity for learning.

African-American Resources

Africa Access Review - Children's Africana Book Award
The Brown Bookshelf
Coretta Scott King Award
The Happy Nappy Bookseller Blog

Asian American Resources

Book Award - Asian Pacific American Award for Literature
Paper Tigers
South Asia and Children's Literature

Hmong Resources

Hmong Book Store
Hmong Mutual Assistance Center - La Crosse
Hmong Resource Center at UW-L
Hmong Studies

Inclusive - Diversity Beyond Ethnicity

Bibliography of Children's Books about the Disability Experience
Dolly Gray Children's Literature (Developmental Disabilities) Award - Given for every other year
Schneider Family Book Award - Honors books that show disability experiences
Stonewall Book Award - GLBT Literature
Sydney Taylor Award - Jewish Experience

International

Batchelder Award for Translated Literature
CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals for Children's Literature - UK
Hans Christian Andersen Award - International Literature
Outstanding International Book List from USBBY (United States Board on Books for Young People)

Latino Resources

All Brown All Around - Blog
Américas Book Awards
Pura Belpré Award
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award

Native American Resources

American Indians in Children's Literature - Debbie Reese's Blog
American Indian Libarary Association including Youth Services Award Books
Evalutating American Indian Web Sites
Native American Home Pages
Oyate - Resources to help Teach Respect for Native Peoples
Recommended Materials on Debbie Reese's Blog
Touching Spirit Bear