Diversity+Resources+for+All

"A single book can be a mirror for some readers and a window for others" —Rudine Sims Bishop, Ginny Moore Kruse = = ==
 * Diversity Resources for All **

[|United States vs. City of Chicago Board of ED**2nd Amended Consent Decree states:CPS shall take reasonable steps to ensure that:Each school and/or class library has sufficient language-ability appropriate literary materials in English, as well as age-appropriate literary materials in the native language(s) of the ELLs at the school. For more information, contact your CPS Compliance Facilitator with the CPS Office of Language and Culture]

Award Winners and Recommended Diverse Children's Books

 * Amelia Bloomer Award The Amelia Bloomer Project, a committee of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, compiles the Amelia Bloomer List, an annual annotated book list (or bibliography) of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers (ages birth through 18).
 * American Indian Youth Literature AwardThe American Indian Youth Literature Award (AIYLA) was created as a way to identify and honor the very best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians. Books selected to receive the award will present American Indians in the fullness of their humanity in either past or present contexts. Nominations may be fiction or non-fiction. There may be up to three awards given every two years - Best Picture Book, BestMiddle School Book, and Best Young Adult Book.
 * Américas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult LiteratureThe Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. Sponsored by sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).
 * Arab-American Book AwardThe purpose of the Awards is to inspire authors, educate readers and foster a respect and understanding of the Arab American culture. Categories include Children or Young Adult, Fiction and Non-Fiction.
 * Asian/Pacific American Award for LiteratureThe goal of this award is to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit. Award categories include: picture book, fiction for children and fiction for young adults.
 * Batchelder Award (book written in a language other than English)The Batchelder Award is a citation awarded to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States.
 * Books for Military ChildrenAn annotated bibliography of children’s fictional books featuring children with parents in the U.S. military.
 * Caldecott AwardsThe Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
 * [|Collaborative for Equity in Literacy Learning (CELL]) Mt. St. May College, Newburgh, New York.
 * Coretta Scott King Book Awards (African-American)This award is given to an African American author and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions. The Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream of a pluralistic society. Award winners must portray some aspect of the black experience, past, present, or future.
 * Database of Award Winning Children's LiteratureSearch only award-winning books, by the following categories: ethnicity, multicultural, language, setting. For groups not covered in these categories, search by keyword.
 * Ezra Jack Keats AwardThe EJK New Writer Award was established in 1985 to encourage and celebrate up-and-coming authors of picture books written in the tradition of Keats­—that is, with original, well-told stories that reflect the universal qualities of childhood and the multicultural nature of our world. The goal is to help writers continue to create outstanding picture books for a diverse audience. The New Illustrator Award was added in 2001 to reward originality of artistic expression as well.
 * Jane Addams Children's Book AwardsThe Jane Addams Children's Book Awards are given annually to the children's books published the preceding year that effectively promote the cause of peace, social justice, world community, and the equality of the sexes and all races as well as meeting conventional standards for excellence.
 * John Newbery MedalThe Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year
 * John Steptoe New Talent Award (African-American)Part of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards.
 * Kate Greenaway MedalThe Kate Greenaway Medal was established in 1955, for distinguished illustration in a book for children. It is named after the popular nineteenth century artist known for her fine children's illustrations and designs.
 * Lambda Literary Award (LGBT)The Lambda Literary Award is offered specifically to LGBT authors. LGBT Childrens/Young Adult category may include fiction, nonfiction, picture books, poetry, and anthologies whose intended audience are young readers
 * The LGBTQ Family Friendly Children’s Book ListFrom the Family Equality Council.
 * [|New Voices Award] by Lee and Low Publishers Newbery Awards
 * The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
 * Once Upon a World (Museum of Tolerance)...honoring children's books, aimed at young readers (ages 6 - 10) and young adults (ages 11+), which deal with issues of tolerance, diversity, human understanding and social justice, thus inspiring readers to promote positive change in the world.
 * Oyate Criteria For Evaluating Books (Native American)Criteria from How to Tell the Difference: A Guide for Evaluating Children’s Books for Anti-Indian Bias by Doris Seale, Beverly Slapin and Rosemary Gonzales.
 * The Pura Belpré Award (Latino)The Belpré Award 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. Co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an ALA affiliate.
 * Rainbow Project Book ListThe Rainbow Project Book List is list of recommended books dealing with gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangendered and questioning issues and situations for children up to age 18.
 * Randolph Caldecott MedalThe Caldecott Medal is awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States during the preceding year.
 * Schneider Family Book Awards (Disability)The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.
 * The Service Network for Children of Inmates Book List This list was developed in October 2009 by the Quicklists Consulting Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
 * Stonewall Book AwardsThe first and most enduring award for GLBT books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table. Since Isabel Miller's Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.
 * Sydney Taylor Book Awards (Jewish)The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience.
 * World of Difference Recommended Multicultural and Anti-Bias Books for ChildrenFrom the Anti-Defamation League. Representative of the excellent multicultural and anti-bias literature available today for early childhood and elementary aged children. Searchable by over 20 cultural groups.

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