Paul Castle and his book, "The Secret Ingredient" Paul Castle is a blind author and illustrator who wrote The Secret Ingredient, an inclusive children's book about penguins who learn the "secret ...

A local couple, Kara and Kyle Cecchi, recently launched MOSS Kids Book Project, a children’s literary non-profit dedicated to bringing diverse and inclusive books to every kid in every community. Kara ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A set of 16-year-old twins are on a mission to bring diverse and inclusive books to local school libraries. Kyra and Phallon Pierce have provided more than 3,500 books to Illinois ...

Looking to broaden the stories on your bookshelves this year? Mark your calendars: A new day celebrating diverse reading is on the horizon. The nonprofit We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is launching its ...

I love that more and more LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books are not just “about” being LGBTQ+, but instead show LGBTQ+ people in the fullness of our lives. The downside is that sometimes ...

In the effort to control what’s read in schools and libraries around the country, books with inclusive themes and diverse characters have become a flash point. Meanwhile, a vast majority of teachers ...

The Florida Department of Education has told public schools statewide to remove 55 books from their libraries’ shelves, including This Book Is Gay, a 2014 reference book for gay, lesbian, and ...

Maryland’s wealthiest school district has unveiled a new LGBTQ-inclusive book list for elementary schools that teaches words like “intersex” and “drag queen” to children as young as 4. A PowerPoint ...

Coston graduated from Barnard College in 2012 with a degree in music and sought career advice from the alumni center. The recommendation was surprising: children’s book publishing. The office ...

A group of religious parents who did not want their children to be read to or be exposed to LGBT+ inclusive books in school, may opt their children out of class, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday ...