This morning, author Rene Saldana posted this one on his Facebook page*:
"I am the invisible brown."
Seeing his, I went back to the one I started making last night. Here's mine:
"Quit smiling, Snoopy. We have work to do.
Crappy books about us keep getting published."
If you create one with a political message about children's or young adult literature, let me know and I'll add it.
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Here's one from librarian Sujei Lugo, added at 11:48 on September 22, 2015:
Here's one from 8mph Ansible (on Twitter), added at 1:16 on September 22, 2015:
"Not only do we lack diversity in male chars
but male chars wearing kilts & skirt-like apparel."
Delighted to add artist Don Tate (Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015) who used his artistic skills to great effect!
"#We Need More Diverse Peanuts"
This one is from Gwen Tarbox, children's literature professor (added on September 23, 2015):
"I'm smiling because my children's literature students
came to the realization that we ALL need diverse books."
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*In later conversations with Rene, he told me that he was surprised when he downloaded his avatar and saw that he was invisible. In the part where you select skin tone, he had selected a light brown. We both wonder if invisible was an option, and why his avatar turned out invisible. I thought it was deliberate on his part. It echoed the invisible nature of books by Latino writers, and, reminded me of an essay he wrote at Latinos in Kidlit, Forgive Me My Bluntness: I'm a Writer of Color and I'm Right Here In Front of You: I'm the One Sitting Alone at the Table.
