LibGuides: EDU291: Children's Literature (Valdivia): Multicultural Children's Literature

Awards

Coretta Scott King Awards - The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.

Pura Belpre Awards - The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

Pura Belpre Awards (Current and Past Awards)

Mildred L. Batchelder Award - The Batchelder Award is given to the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States.

This Year - Batchelder Award Winners
Batchelder Award Winners - Past

Multicultural Reading Lists

Multicultural Books by Theme - From the NEA

Where to Find Diverse Books (from We Need Diverse Books.org)

Multicultural Book Titles at the PC Library

Books About Multicultural Children's Literature

Across Cultures by Kathy East; Rebecca L. Thomas
Call Number: Z1037.E19 2007
Arranged in thematic groupings (Identity and Self-Image, Family and Friends, Traditions, Exploring the Past in Diverse Communities, for example), this lively volume links diverse peoples, themes, and issues. - Description from Syndetics
Diversity in Youth Literature
Call Number: PS153 .M56 D58 2013
Surveying the landscape of youth literature, this contributed volume shows how books have grown to include the wide range of our increasingly diverse society. - Description from Syndetics
Many Peoples, One Land
Call Number: PS173.E8 H44 2001
Examines the fiction, oral tradition, and poetry from four major ethnic groups in the United States. Each of these genres is considered in turn for the literature dealing with African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native-American Indians. - Description from Syndetics
Multicultural and Ethnic Children's Literature in the United States
Call Number: Z1039.M56 G55 2007 (General)
This book describes the history and characteristics of ethnic and multicultural children's literature in the U.S., as well as related materials published elsewhere. - Description from Syndetics
Multicultural Children's Literature: A Critical Issues Approach
Call Number: PN1009.5 .M84 G67 2011
Designed to prepare primary and secondary preservice and inservice teachers to address the social, cultural, and critical issues of our times through the use of multicultural children's books. - Description from Syndetics
Multicultural Children's Literature: Through the Eyes of Many Children
Call Number: PS153 .M56 N675 2013 (General)
Gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of the rich cultural heritage embedded in authentic multicultural literature and see how to share that appreciation and heritage with children and young adults. A chapter each is devoted to the following children's and adolescent literature in the following cultures: African American, Native American, Latino, Asian, Jewish, and Middle Eastern. - Description from Syndetics