Diversity Increases in US Children's Books

Alison Flood over at The Guardian has shared some inspiring and hopeful news: US children's books are seeing increases in POC representations and voices. Flood notes:

Figures from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison show that the number of children’s books featuring African or African-American characters rose from 172 out of a total of 3,000 received by the CCBC in 2008, to 401 out of a total of 3,617 in 2018. The number of books by African or African American authors also increased, from 83 in 2008 to 202 in 2018.

While this seems like a cause for celebration, the article warns against using one year of data to inform our understanding of the publishing industry's priorities.

Check out the entire article HERE.