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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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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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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).

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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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James Dean is also a self-taught artist. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age, and as a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full-time and…

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Jennifer De Leon is the award-winning author of the essay collection White Space: Essays on Culture, Race, & Writing, andis presently the Assistant Professor ofCreative Writingat Framingham State University. Born of Guatemalan descent, she often…

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Melissa De La Cruz is a New York Times Bestselling author and is an award winning novelist for all ages. Melissa has wanted to write since she was 11 years old and has written many different YA series since she started writing. She graduated from…

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“Tanita S. Davis is an American author of young adult novels, best known for her NAACP Image Award-nominated and Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel Mare's War” (Wikipedia).

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Davila is a New York based graphic illustrator focused on fashion and beauty designs (Facebook/ Erick Davila Illustration)

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While leaving for a trial on board a yacht from her marine academy, 15-year-old Ana and her classmates watch their school get destroyed, revealing a battle from the 19th century based on Jules Verne's novels 20,000 Leagues Under the Seaand The…

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Danielle grew up in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, also known as Sudbury, Ontario, and had an appreciation for nature from a young age. Her family's having indigenous roots to an Algonquin woman further influences her appreciation which is evident in her…

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Daniel misses Grandpere because he lives so far away! What can he do to cope with this feeling? Follow Daniel as he discovers there are tons of things to do to feel better about missing Grandpere.

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David Curtis has worked in publishing, editorial, film, advertising, and animation. He is now a Design Manager for HarperCollins Children’s Books and a freelance illustrator. Some of his clients and collaborators include Paramount Pictures, NASA,…

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Growing up in Flint, Michigan, he began writing fiction after graduating from the University of Michigan. He has won multiple awards for his past novels although Buxton was his first set in Canada, where he now lives.

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Lucy is an executive art director of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Salaam Reads, Denene Millner Books, and Paula Wiseman Books. She designed book covers for international bestsellers. She also designed her picture book A Hungry Lion,…

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