Girl in the Mirror by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

Mine is book by book,' Luis beams with pride. With a smattering of Spanish throughout, Luis loves talking about his father, Papi, a construction worker. Children's media consultant Kevin Clark calls The Me I Choose to Be's reach-for-the-stars declarations an 'uplifting, powerful book that encourages self-awareness and confidence and talks about possibilities.' Clark says the 'bright, vibrant' images are 'unlike anything I've ever seen in a children's picture book.'īrick by Brick, written and illustrated by Heidi Woodward Sheffield A child astronaut donning a silver suit is poised to explore the galaxy. The Me I Choose to Be, written by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley with photography by Regis and Kahran BethencourtĪ young ballerina dances across a luminous, violet night sky. fears of being different, and then really be comforted by the way you resolve those fears.' 'I think all kids will resonate with Zura's. the cultural gap,' says Deborah Pope, executive director of the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. 'But her grandmother just aces the situation by showing how she can make differences familiar and therefore bridge. Zura wants to bring her West African grandmother to school for Grandparents Day but she's afraid the traditional tribal markings on her face will frighten her classmates. Nana Akua Goes to School, written by Tricia Elam Walker with illustrations by April Harrison Here are some of their picks for books, video games, and TV from 20. We asked a handful of children's media experts to recommend their favorite new content that gets high marks for both great storytelling and inclusion.

You see yourself reflected in them, but you also get to learn about other things through them.' 'The shows and characters that resonate the most are actually both. She spent years as the head of education and research on Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer and currently consults on the new PBS Kids show Alma's Way, one of our recommended titles below. 'The media sometimes serves as a window and sometimes serves as a mirror,' says Mariana Diaz-Wionczek.

An increasingly diverse population favors diversity in the media they consume.

Roughly half of all children are non-White.

The world of children's media is slightly more diverse than adult content, but it too is still not representative of its target audience.

population is increasingly more racially diverse.

Mainstream media content still features mostly White characters, despite the fact that the U.S.

Two recent studies on diversity in television and children's media in particular show that:

Tired of looking for family entertainment where diversity doesn't feel like a token after-thought? Look no further.

Girl in the Mirror by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley