childrens literature

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  6/18/2020
  

  The Black Women Who Launched the Original Anti-Racist Reading List

  by Ashley Dennis

  Black women librarians have been important leaders in promoting books and publishing standards that encourage readers to recognize human dignity and reject racist stereotypes in children's literature.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  2/7/19
  

  The Gay History of America’s Classic Children’s Books

  From “Frog and Toad” to “Where the Wild Things Are,” many of the most enduring 20th-century titles share a secret language of queer compassion.

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• SOURCE: Literary Hub
  1/14/19
  

  A Brief History of Children's Literature: Nasty, Brutish, and Short

  by Jennifer Traig

  For most of history, authors have used their words to render children speechless.