Diverse Books

We Need Diverse Books™ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people. OUR PROGRAMS MEET THE TEAM Our Mission Putting more books featuring diverse characters into the hands of all children. Our Vision A world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book. Our Definition of Diversity We recognize all diverse experiences, including (but not limited to) LGBTQIA, Native, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities*, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities. *We subscribe to a broad definition of disability, which includes but is not limited to physical, sensory, cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, chronic conditions, and mental illnesses (this may also include addiction). Furthermore, we subscribe to a social model of disability, which presents disability as created by barriers in the social environment, due to lack of equal access, stereotyping, and other forms of marginalization. Campaign Pic Christine Ayers_Linderman Fourth Grade_Polson School District_Montana _Flathead Indian Reservation (1) Newport Elementary School, Newport, NC (school has releases on file)_2