![]() ![]() Sometimes the characters and stories they (majority group authors writing outside their experience) create are wonderful! But many times, they’re rife with stereotypes, tropes, and harmful portrayals. ![]() If you’re not familiar, #OwnVoices is a hashtag started by author Corrine Duyvis in 2015 for people “ to recommend kidlit about diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group.” Why does reading Own Voices books matter? To quote from this excellent Brightly article by Kayla Whaley… This year, I decided to do something a little different and spend the week focusing on a few #OwnVoices books. I’m happy for any reason to celebrate books, and typically over here on the blog, I have asked fellow bloggers to contribute guest posts about books their kids love ( see those past posts rounded up here for some great suggestions). It is, at long last (2 months later than usual), CBCA Book Week again in Australia. ![]()
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