Data on Published Books for Children

Before I provide some tools and articles to reflect on your collection of books, I think it is important to look at the data related to what is represented in children’s books. From this data analysis, we can make better-informed decisions about what we include on our bookshelves.
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Data on books by and about people of color and from First/Native Nations published for children and teens compiled by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Children's Books By and/or About People of Color and First/Native Nations Received by the CCBC* 2002 -

See next chart for the count of books from U.S publishers only
Last Updated: August 20, 2019

​Children's Books By and/or About People of Color and
​First/Native Nations Received by the CCBC*--US Publishers Only
2015 -

Last Updated: August 20, 2019