Today while browsing my Twitter feed, I came across this great article about the crucial role of multicultural and multiethnic children's books. It goes a step further by explaining the role of positive artwork in children's picture book art and how children interpret visual material and integrate it into their overall understanding of ethnicity and culture. A very fascinating article indeed, and one that I hope to use in defense of my presentation at REFORMA IV: Juntos in the Mile High City in September!
You see, as some of you know (by "you" I mean the tiny, if not non-existent, number of people who actually pay any attention to this blog), I am trying to write a bilingual children's book. It's really hard. Luckily I know two artists who can hopefully collaborate on illustrations, but I still have A LONG WAY TO GO!
With that in mind, take a look at the article!
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/survey-finds-nearly-80-of-us-adults-believe-multicultural-picture-books-are-important-for-children-but-one-third-say-they-are-hard-to-find-123810464.html
......................................................THE BILINGUAL LIBRARIAN...........................................................
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