It is important to me because these books can make minority children feel recognized and inspired. It gives them a chance to see themselves in characters and authors and knows that they can be successful. Multicultural literature can also help my students with limited life experience view cultures unlike their own and open the opportunity for discussion on acceptance.
Below is a link to an article on Scholastic that shares 14 individuals' personal reasons on why diverse books are important to them. It speaks to how our differences give each of us a different point of view and how multicultural literature can help our children grow.
Click here to find inspiring reasons to include multicultural literature as part of your reading.
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