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Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature in the United States

Second Edition

Donna L. Gilton

This edition of Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature in the United States addresses both quantitative and more qualitative changes in this field over the last decade. Quantitative changes include more authors, books, and publishers; book review sources, booklists, and awards; organizations, institutions, and websites; and criticism and other scholarship. Qualitative changes include:

More support for new and emerging writers and illustrators;
Promotion of multicultural literature both in the U.S. and around the world, as well as developments in global literature;
Developments in the literatures described throughout this book, as well as in research supporting this literature;
The impact of technology;
Characteristics and activities of four adult audiences that use and promote multicultural children’s literature, and
Changes in leaders and their organizations.

This is still a single reference source for busy and involved librarians, teachers, parents, scholars, publishers, distributors, and community leaders.

Most books on multicultural children’s literature are written especially for teachers, librarians, and scholars. They may be introductions to the literature, selection tools, teaching guides, or very theoretical books on choosing, evaluating, and using these materials.

Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature in the United States focuses much more on the history of the development of this literature, from the nineteenth century to the present day. This book provides much more of a cultural and political context for the early development of this literature. It emphasizes the “self-determining” viewpoints and activities of diverse people as they produce materials for the young. Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature… describes organizations, events, activities, and other contributions of diverse writers, illustrators, publishers, researchers, scholars, librarians, educators, and parents. It also describes trends in the research on the literature. It elaborates more on ways in which diversity is still an issue in publishing companies and an extended list of related industries. It describes related literature from outside of the U.S. and makes connections to traditional global literature. Last, Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature, shows the impact of multiculturalism on education, libraries, and the mainstream culture, in general. While the other books on multiculturalism focus on how to find, evaluate, and use multicultural materials, especially in schools and libraries, this book is concerned over whether and how books are produced in the first place and how this material impact the broader society. In many ways, it supplements other books on multicultural children’s literature.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 434 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼

978-1-5381-3839-7 • Hardback • February 2020 • $135.00 • (£104.00)

978-1-5381-3840-3 • Paperback • February 2020 • $65.00 • (£50.00)

978-1-5381-3841-0 • eBook • February 2020 • $61.50 • (£47.00)

Subjects: Literary Criticism / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / Youth Services

Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature in the United States

Second Edition

Hardback

Paperback

eBook

Summary

This edition of Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature in the United States addresses both quantitative and more qualitative changes in this field over the last decade. Quantitative changes include more authors, books, and publishers; book review sources, booklists, and awards; organizations, institutions, and websites; and criticism and other scholarship. Qualitative changes include:
- More support for new and emerging writers and illustrators;
- Promotion of multicultural literature both in the U.S. and around the world, as well as developments in global literature;
- Developments in the literatures described throughout this book, as well as in research supporting this literature;
- The impact of technology;
- Characteristics and activities of four adult audiences that use and promote multicultural children’s literature, and
- Changes in leaders and their organizations.
This is still a single reference source for busy and involved librarians, teachers, parents, scholars, publishers, distributors, and community leaders.

Most books on multicultural children’s literature are written especially for teachers, librarians, and scholars. They may be introductions to the literature, selection tools, teaching guides, or very theoretical books on choosing, evaluating, and using these materials.

Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature in the United States focuses much more on the history of the development of this literature, from the nineteenth century to the present day. This book provides much more of a cultural and political context for the early development of this literature. It emphasizes the “self-determining” viewpoints and activities of diverse people as they produce materials for the young. Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature… describes organizations, events, activities, and other contributions of diverse writers, illustrators, publishers, researchers, scholars, librarians, educators, and parents. It also describes trends in the research on the literature. It elaborates more on ways in which diversity is still an issue in publishing companies and an extended list of related industries. It describes related literature from outside of the U.S. and makes connections to traditional global literature. Last, Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature, shows the impact of multiculturalism on education, libraries, and the mainstream culture, in general. While the other books on multiculturalism focus on how to find, evaluate, and use multicultural materials, especially in schools and libraries, this book is concerned over whether and how books are produced in the first place and how this material impact the broader society. In many ways, it supplements other books on multicultural children’s literature.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 434 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼

978-1-5381-3839-7 • Hardback • February 2020 • $135.00 • (£104.00)

978-1-5381-3840-3 • Paperback • February 2020 • $65.00 • (£50.00)

978-1-5381-3841-0 • eBook • February 2020 • $61.50 • (£47.00)

Subjects: Literary Criticism / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / Youth Services

Author

Donna L. Gilton earned a bachelor’s degree in history and elementary education from Simmons University, a master’s degree in library science from Simmons, and a Ph.D in library science from the University of Pittsburgh. In the first twenty years of her career, she served as a librarian at the Boston Public Library, the Belize Teachers’ College, Western Kentucky University, and Pennsylvania State University. She is now a professor emerita at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Gilton published articles on diversity, multiculturalism in libraries, information literacy, and Black Church Studies before publishing the first edition of this book (2007), Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Principles, Programs, and People (2012), and Creating and Promoting Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Tools and Tips For Practitioners (2016).

Table of Contents

Preface

1 Multicultural Children’s Literature: An Introduction

2 A History of Multicultural Children’s Literature

3 General Trends in the Field

4 Specific Ethnic Initiatives and Conclusions

5 Where to Go From Here: Emerging Groups and Issues

Bibliography

Reviews

This second edition goes beyond historical inquiry and contextualizes the complex developments of multicultural and ethnic literature in the United States. Pan-African, Native American, Latine, Asian American, European American, and other diasporic literature is understood against social and historical factors such as culture and race; educational trends; underrepresentation and misrepresentation; the efforts of cultural communities and organizations, book awards, and publishers; and, scholarly debates and dialogues. Multicultural and Ethnic Literature in the United States, a thoughtful resource for librarians, teachers, literary scholars and students, and parents, will inform the selection and study of children’s and young adult literature as well as the consideration of emerging and neglected issues.
— Maria José Botelho, Associate Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature in the United States

Second Edition

Donna L. Gilton

Multicultural and Ethnic Children’s Literature in the United States

Second Edition

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