We Need Diverse Collectables: Why the Collectors of Children’s Books Need to Diversify

We need diverse books.  But it’s not as simple as you think.

When I do presentations for up-and-coming authors and illustrators of children’s books I sometimes show them this slide:

Impossible to read here thanks to the teeny tiny type, this is my breakdown of the different factions that make up children’s literature.  To spare your eyes I’ll just list them for you now:

Children’s Literature Fandom Simplified

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