we need diverse books

We need diverse books because the only book character that looked like me when I was a kid was Claudia Kishi, who admittedly is awesome.

Happy May Day, everyone!

Today is the first of three days of online campaigning for more diverse books! It seems appropriate to begin this on May 1, because May Day has become known in the U.S. as a day for promoting change. “Mayday” is also an internationally recognized distress signal, and we do need help. Mayday. Mayday. Mayday.

The call for diversity in boo...