The Assignment
Design a presentation about a particular author who writes diverse literature following an "author's study". Include multiple websites and resources that offer information about the author.
Explore the resources below to locate diverse literature and find out more about your chosen author.
- American Indian Youth Literature Award"Awarded biennially, the AIYLA identifies and honors the very best writing and illustrations by Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America. Books selected to receive the award present Indigenous North American peoples in the fullness of their humanity."
- Americas Award"CLASP founded the Américas Award in 1993 to encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinx cultures in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use."
- Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature"The goal of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature is to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit."
- Black Caucus of the American Library Association BooklistsBrowse through a wide range of book lists.
- Corette Scott King Book 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. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood."
- Dia Reading ListsThe 2023 Día booklists provide great stories representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds to share with children from birth through 8th grade.
- Freeman Book AwardsThese awards honor East and Southeast Asian titles for children and young adults.
- Gale In Context: Biography This link opens in a new windowThis database contains more than 650,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Reference content presented alongside videos, audio selections, images, primary sources, and magazine and journal articles from hundreds of major periodicals and newspapers. Search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as by keyword and full text
- Pura Belpré Award"This 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."
- School Library Journal BooklistsContains picture books all the way to YA and nonfiction titles.
- Texas Library Association Tejas Star Reading List"The Tejas Star Reading List (TSRL) provides a recommended reading list to encourage children ages 5-12 to explore multicultural books and to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism. The Tejas Star Reading List is intended for recreational reading, not to support a specific curriculum."
- TeachingBooks.net This link opens in a new windowThis database adds multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children's and young adult books with thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in grades K–12, including videos, pronunciation guides and other About the Author materials, lesson plans, activity guides
- Tomás Rivera Book Award"Texas State University College of Education developed the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award to honor authors and illustrators who create literature that depicts the Mexican American experience."
- Where to Find Diverse BooksThis page from the We Need Diverse Books website lists "sites that offer recommendations for diverse titles".