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Felicia Morgan

Kindergarten teacher Felicia Morgan discusses new diverse books to include on your shelves.

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Tamiko's resources this week are:

Chris Barton's KidLit Info-graphic

Being the Change by Sara K. Ahmed

Felicia's resources this week are:

@apron_education on Instagram

@readlikearockstar on Instagram

Lakeshore People Color Crayons

TruColour Bandages

Tania's pick is:

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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Tamiko's pick this week are:

Bedtime Bonnet written by Nancy Redd and illustrated by Nneka Myers

A Seed of Compassion written by The Dalai Lama and illustrated by Bao Luu

Just Like Me written and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Felicia's picks this week are:

A Handful of Buttons written and illustrated by Carmen Partes Luque

Her Body Can written by Katie Crenshaw and Ady Meschke and illustrated by Li Liu

A Friend for Henry written by Jenn Bailey and illustrated by Mika Song

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Tamiko's resources this week:

Twitter page

We Need Diverse Books

https://diversebooks.org/

Hashtags

Ownvoices

Weneediversebooks

Websites

See-what-we-See

https://socialjusticebooks.org/about/see-what-we-see/

See What We See https://socialjusticebooks.org/about/see-what-we-see/

Cooperative Children’s Book Center

Small Presses Owned/Operated by People of Color and First/Native Nations

https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/pclist.asp

Instagram: hereweread (Bookstagram Choice Awards)

https://www.instagram.com/bookstagramchoiceawards/?hl=en

SLJ: Readwoke Cicely Lewis

https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=read-woke-school-reading-challenge-makes-impact

List

ALA List http://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/presskits/youthmediaawards/alayouthmediaawards#

Coretta Scot King

Pura Bel Pre

Schneider Award

http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/schneider-family-book-award

People to follow on Twitter

Donna Lynn Miller

K.C. Boyd

Sara K Ahmed author of “Being the Change”

Amy Hermon (School Librarians United Podcast)

Leelow

Diverse books data

https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=an-updated-look-at-diversity-in-childrens-books

https://blog.leeandlow.com/2018/05/10/the-diversity-gap-in-childrens-book-publishing-2018/

Felicia's resources this week:

Websites

www.weneeddiversebooks.org

www.diversebookfinder.org

www.welcomingschools.org

www.littlefeminist.com

www.thetututeacher.com

Instagram

@akidsbookabout

@diversereads

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Tamiko's Picks:

The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper

The Gift of Ramadan by Rabiah York Lumbard

Shubh Diwali by Chitra Soundar

Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard

Felicia's Picks:

Ramadan by Hannah Eliot

Festival of Colors by Kabir and Surishtha Sehgal

Food Fight Fiesta: A Tale About La Tomatina by Tracey Kyle

Dia de los Muertos by Hannah Eliot

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Tamiko's picks for this month are:

Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry

New Kid by Jerry Craft

Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj

Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly

Felicia's picks for this month are:

Rainbow: A First Book of Pride by Michael Genhart

Be Brave, Be Brave, Be Brave by F. Anthony Falcon

Intersection Allies: We Make Room For All by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi

Except When They Don't by Laura Gehl