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Diversity in Children’s Book Covers

October 3, 2012

Since we’re talking more than usual about books this week (it being Banned Books Week), I wanted to expand the conversation beyond just LGBT-inclusive children’s books, and point out some very good posts about racial and ethnic diversity in children’s books—specifically related to the covers of such books. It’s easy to quote the proverbial lesson about books and covers, but the reality is a bit more complex.

Banned Books Week Reminds Us of the Need for LGBT-Inclusive Children’s Books

October 2, 2012

This week marks the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week, bringing issues of LGBT content in children’s books once again to the fore.

Gay Dads Read from their Children’s Book for Banned Books Week

October 1, 2012

It’s Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom to read! In honor of the event, here’s a video of gay dads Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, authors of And Tango Makes Three, reading from their book, which for several years topped the American Library Association’s list of most challenged books.