weneeddiversebooks:
[two photos of many students between...
[two photos of many students between 2nd-5th grade and one author, all holding signs that say WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS]
"Here are a 2 photos taken this week at 2 different author events. The first one was with 2nd graders (who spent the afternoon with Andrea Beatty) and the second one was with 4th and 5th graders (the author pictured in the large group photo is Canadian author, Kenneth Oppel).
An Open Book Foundation is a children’s literacy organization committed to promoting literacy amongst disadvantaged youth throughout the Washington, DC area. We do this by bringing authors and illustrators into schools for writing/reading/art workshops. After each event all participating students are given a copy of the author’s book and have the opportunity to get their book signed. It is often the first new book that many of these children have ever received. We see the need for diverse books on a daily basis. Students are hungry for them, teachers are always asking us for suggestions, and librarians are desperate to get them on their school library shelves…diverse books go way beyond being just a “nice” thing for the kids we serve, they are an important necessity. Thank you for starting this campaign!”
Submitted by Lucia Saperstein
