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It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. 2021 Medal Winner When You Trap a Tiger, written by Tae Keller, published by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House. This masterpiece of magical realism is an evocative story of love, loss, and hope that brings Korean folklore to life. 2021 Honor Books All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team, written by Christina Soontornvat, published by Candlewick Press.
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I was dismayed to discover that the number of multicultural books published hasn’t increased during the last 18 years despite census data that shows 37% of the US population consists of people of color.
This graphic is from Lee and Low publishers. I have posted a large number of book lists for kids focusing on multicultural books (some my own creations but others that I’ve happily discovered) but I know that my search capability in my blog is not that great. I am organizing them all here in hopes that more people will read multicultural children’s books. Hopefully this will spark an interest that will lead to more books depicting people of color being published. Multicultural Book Lists for Kids I’ve broken down my multicultural lists by: Top 10 Multicultural Board Books for Babies and Toddlers It was surprisingly hard to find board books with diversity and inclusive themes.
Top 10 Best Multicultural Easy Readers I searched my public library for the best diversity easy readers. The 21st-Century Librarian - Video. Texas 2x2 Reading List Book Videos 2014-2015.