From The Chicago Tribune…
\”More and more children\’s books appear to be incorporating different ethnic races into their stories. From one page to the next, black kids interact with Hispanics, hold hands with white kids or play together with Asians. \”It is self-evident that the need is there because the country is getting more diverse,\” explained Philip Lee, co-founder and publisher of Lee & Low Books, an independent children\’s book publisher in New York specializing in multicultural themes. Lee said schools and libraries make up more than half his clientele. \”We get a lot of requests because bookstores are not necessarily located in communities of color, but obviously schools and libraries are everywhere.\” More
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