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Change rarely happens in a flood. It s more a series of waves. And in the world of books for kids, waves are pushing back the shore.Ten years ago, Patty Rodriquez and her friend, Ariana Stein, were both pregnant, looking for bilingual books. When they couldn t find them, they proposed ideas to publishers and found a series of closed doors.Rodriguez says one publisher even said that Latino p
stanley cup arents don t really buy books for their kids. That s exactly what she said. Then you start questioning yourself and your role and your place in your very own country. SEE MORE: Why does Hispanic Heritage Month begin on Sept. 15 Every year, theCooperative Children s Book Centerat the University of Wisconsin catalogs thousands of new books a year for various measures of diversity. In 1994, just 2% of children s books were either by or about the Latino community 鈥?a community that comprises nearly 20% of America. There have definitely been shifts and changes, said Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, who oversees the center.In recent years, the waves of effort by communities of color are paying off. This past year, 7% of children s books received were about the Latino community. Eleven percent had at least one Latino creator. And nearly half had at least one creator of color. More stories are not about a singular exper
stanley cup ience, but about the fact that nobody is just one thing, Michaelson Schmidt added. There are really high-quality, wonderful books that are exploring this amazing world we live in.
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