Positive Representation Matters: Classic African-American Literature for Children

[Biblio.com logo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Youtube]( [SHOP]( [BOOKSHOPS]( [ACCOUNT]( [INSTAGRAM]( Positive Representation Matters Books transmit cultural values and can shape the views of society. Children use what they see in books as a means of self-affirmation, and positive representation can be a strong building block in the life of a child. [A portion of a book cover]( During the Harlem Renaissance, many writers and educators aimed to counteract the harmful depictions of Black Americans in popular literature and provide higher ideals for children by creating literature that showed authentic representation and opportunity. [Children’s Literature by Writers and Educators of the Harlem Renaissance]( [Langston Hughes pictured with an overlay of two children's books he authored.]( The First Book Of Jazz, and other Langston Hughes First Books for Children The publisher Franklin Watts reached out to Hughes to author a series of books for their ‘First Books’ Series in the 1950's, after Hughes was brought on charges of Communism during the McCarthy era.[Learn more about this groundbreaking series of children's books.]( [Author Toni Morrison]( Toni Morrison February 18 was the birthday of Toni Morrison. During her 88-year life, Morrison published a total of eleven novels, five children’s books, nine non-fiction books, two short stories, and two plays.[We have a mostly complete list of those works here!]( [Shop Biblio Now]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Biblio.com · PO Box 1211 · Asheville, NC 28802 · USA