Nicole and Matthew discuss the creation and use of the #OwnVoices hashtag, representation of diversity in kidlit, and the value of storytelling through lived experience.

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RELEVANT LINKS:

• #ownvoices (blog post by #ownvoices hashtag creator Corrine Duyvis)
• Picture This: Diversity in Children’s Books 2018 Infographic
• The Diversity Gap in Children’s Publishing, 2018

BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books:

• Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina; illustrated by Sonia Sanchez
• Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
• Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
• When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson; illustrated by Julie Flett
• The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol by Arthur A. Levine; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
• The Cat Man of Aleppo by Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham; illustrated by Yuko Shimizu

Middle Grade:

• Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
• El Deafo by Cece Bell
• Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
• When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
• Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
• Rick by Alex Gino

Closing Note:

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