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Kimberly Dean is a children’s author, artist, and yoga enthusiast best known as a NYT bestselling author and co-parent of children’s book character Pete the Cat series.

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Natasha Deen is the Chinese-Guyanese multi-award-winning author of In the Key of Nira Ghani.Though born in Canada, she spent her early childhood in Guyana before returning in order to escape the worsening racial climate. She is the author of almost…

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In this fantasy story, the Gods have disappeared for over 30 years and divers search for some of their remains. Hark finds a divine heart to save his best friend Jelt, but the divine does not seem to mingle well with the human. The book follows two…

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After far from athletic Greg Heffley unexpectedly earns a spot on his school's basketball team, he and his newfound teammates are faced with the highs and lows of the middle school sports season.

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A teenager in Ireland describes his life within a year as he navigates friendships, school, and his incredible connection with nature. These diary entries follow the challenges of Dara's living with autism.

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DiCamillo's first book,Because of Winn-Dixie, was published in 2000, while she was working at a book warehouse in Minneapolis, MN; it was named a Newbery Award Honor Book. She was awarded the Newbery Medal in 2004 forThe Tale of Despereaux (2003) and…

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Based on the TV/Cartoon show, Dinosaur Dig is a tie-in that follows Nick Jr’s Berenstain Bears. In this book, Brother and Sister visit the Bearsonian Museum and find a real dinosaur dig taking place! What sort of fossils will they find?

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Basing their work on the world-known Walt Disney animations, the group of talented illustrators contributes to the conception of many children's books.

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A ring graph showing the breakdown by race in a sampling of children's picture books in a display at Indigo Books in Orléans, ON, in January, 2022.

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The infographic was based on the multicultural publishing statistics compiled by the librarians at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC).

When Liliana Cruz, a first-generation Latina, is accepted into an elite and predominantly white high school, she chooses to white-wash herself in order to fit in. However, as family secrets unravel and racial tensions begin to rise, Liliana is left…

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Donaldson is an author who is originally from London, England. Before being an author, she was a secondary school English teacher and a local singer and performer. Julia is most known for writing children's literature; The Gruffalo is one of her most…

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DreamWorks writes and shares stories with the world through captivating animated series and films. Their award-winning works are made for everyone to enjoy.

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The book follows Elijah Freeman, an 11 year old boy from Buxton, Ontario, a settlement of escaped slaves. After Elijah's friend is robbed of the money he was saving to buy his family out of captivity, Elijah journeys to the US in pursuit of the…

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In addition to writing and illustrating her own picture books, Ellis is well-known for her illustrations in children’s books like Trenton Lee Stewart’s The Mysterious Benedict Society, Lemony Snicket’s The Composer is Dead, and her husband Colin…

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Started as an independent company distributing music, EOne flourished throughout the years. It is now a multinational corporation that acquires and produces multimedia entertainment and makes it accessible to all.

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She is an award-nominated actress, artist, and author. Erivo uses her platform to advocate for diversity in the arts, especially for women and for people of color.

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A Chinese girl notices that her eye shape is unlike those she sees at school. She looks to her family and culture to find the beauty and revolution in her difference.

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Farina received her MFA in Illustration in 2009 before becoming a full-time illustrator and comic artist. She is also a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Feder is based in Chicago. Her work explores emotion, feminism, and pop culture.

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A freelance illustrator based in Philadelphia who graduated from the University of the Arts with a BFA in illustration. His art is largely inspired by magical realism, traditional animation, and mythology. Firnhaber is the cover artist for Ellen…

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Fischman is a renowned translator and most of her works originate from Quebec, Canada. In addition, she has achieved the Molson Prize in the Arts.

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