Multiculturalism in Children's Literature

One issue that I think authors are writing more of today is multicultural literature. Because

children today attend ethnically diverse schools, it is important that authors reflect different

cultural backgrounds. Children need to learn that the differences we see in people are important

and the books that are being written now should teach a positive image of children’s heritages.

Also, children need to learn the realities of what happened in their culture’s past, but it shouldn’t

be considered the only aspect of their culture. It is important that the books contain current,

factual ...