#wndb*Teri S. lesesne

*WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS

Teri Lesesne@professornanadoctorL@shsu.edu

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Awards:

★Pura Belpre★Coretta Scott King★Schneider family

Pura Belpre: www.ala.org/alsc

The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented 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. The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The award is now given annually. It was given as a biennial award from 1996 through 2008.

C.S. King Award: www.ala.org/alsc

Designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards annually recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience. Further, the Award encourages the artistic expression of the black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social, and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators.

Schneider Family: www.ala.org/alsc

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. It is given in 3 categories: teen (YA), middle school, children’s books.

Resources?

http://weneeddiversebooks.orghttp://weneeddiversebooks.org/where-to-find-diverse-books/

http://readingwhilewhite.blogspot.com