We Need Diverse Children's Books

Two lists and a giveaway.Betsy Bird brings us The Diversity List: Picture, Easy, and Early Chapter Books of 2016 via School Library Journal.And from 49th Shelf a guide to diverse Canadian titles: "We are pleased to present this selection of titles from diverse Canadian authors and illustrators whose wonderful books inspire, delight, engage, and tell important stories about our differences and similarities." And finally, a giveaway from my wonderful publisher, Groundwood Books: 

Groundwood is committed to publishing books for and about children whose experiences of the world are under-represented elsewhere. 
Books give children a mirror in which to see themselves reflected, as well as a window through which they can see the wider world. And with a certain President-elect about to take office, the need for children to read diverse books is now more important than ever.Groundwood is committed to publishing books for and about children whose experiences of the world are under-represented elsewhere. (A sample of our diverse books can be found at diversity.groundwoodbooks.com.) Enter for your chance to win five such titles, including:

A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O’Leary and Qin LengBook Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami and Julianna SwaneySomos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta and Alfonso RuanoI Have the Right to Be a Child by Alain Serres and Aurélia FrontyTwo White Rabbits by Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng

Open to residents of North America. Winner will be randomly chosen. Contest closes Jan. 29, 2017.