Our Pod

Here at the Pod, we share thoughts and opinions about the need to think beyond tokens of diversity in
children’s literature. As we get rooted, we will feature stories about Citizens of Change. Please stay a while, and join the conversation.

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April 5, 2018

Could Heritage Months Scaffold Anti-bias Education?

We’ve been in the process of renovating our home and so, trips to tile shops and bathroom showrooms have kept us occupied. Just last weekend, we […]
February 8, 2018

Representation Matters

It is not often that I see culturally responsive materials promoted on social media that have Canadian sources. When I do find something, my immediate thought […]
December 31, 2017

Filling the Diversity Gap in Canadian Children’s Lit in 2018

When I reflect on what was happening in the world while I was writing the initial drafts of The Garden of Peace,I remember the rising hopes […]
April 20, 2017

When People See You, What Would You Like Them To Know?

ESPEJISMO – A Festival of Borrowed Reflections An installation of mirrored art, will line the floors of the Bekenstein Atrium of the Yale School of Management, […]
April 18, 2017

Why Choose Diverse Books?

The global political climate has certainly pushed many of us to reflect on social justice issues affecting people within our own communities as well as the […]