Key Ingredients in selecting Multicultural Books for Children

Today I attending a Webinar on Celebrating Diversity: A Discussion on Children's Literature That Reflects Today's World.  Here are a few Key Ingredients in selecting Multicultural Books for Children:

1. Positive images that leave lasting impressions

2. Accurate, factual information that is also enjoyable to read

3. Cultural authenticity/cultural specificity

4. Meaningful stories that reflect a range of diverse values 

5. A positive perspective on the aspects of being a person of color 

6. Nonfiction that is relevant to issues in today’s world

7. Material that is self-affirming

8. Presentation of strong, three-dimensional characters

9. Well written information

10. Attractive graphics

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Compiled by Wade and Cheryl Hudson, © Just Us Books, Inc. http://justusbooks.com 

Multicultural Children’s Literature should include books that reflect the racial, ethnic, gender and social diversity that is characteristic of the world in which our children live.

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