Curriculum Materials Center (CMC)

Adapted from materials published by the Council on Interracial Books for Children in 1974. One of the first guides written for teachers and families.

From Social Justice Books, a Teaching for Change Project. Based on “Ten Quick Ways to Analyze Children’s Books for Racism and Sexism.”

Guide developed by the Office of Head Start National Center on Cultural & Linguistic Responsiveness.

A great deal of critical discourse about representation is taking place online, on blogs and social media. The resource provides links to other resources.

Developed by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association, this rubric is intended to function as a guide while reviewing and evaluating Asian American and Pacific Islander American (APIA) youth literature for readers who are 0-18 years old.

Resources related to Native American literature compiled by the National Museum of the American Indian.

The National Museum of the American Indian, in consultation with Dr. Debbie Reese (Nambé Pueblo), has developed a rubric that outlines five criteria groups (Authority, Accurate Representation, Tribal Specificity, Language, and Contemporary Life) to consider when selecting texts.

Each year, Rise: A Feminist Book Project seeks to recommend well-written, well-illustrated books for young readers with significant feminist content. Part of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association.

A guide that identifies resources for learning more about Muslim Americans while providing context for media representation, guiding questions for reflection and analysis of collections and individual works, and best practices in programming.

A paper with a rubric to evaluate picture books with people with disabilities; on page 39.

Blog post in Lee and Low Books on how to critically select children's books with representations of disability experiences.

Rubric to evaluate picture books regarding LGBTQIA+ representation, classifying by identity and theme. Created by librarians James Rosenzweig, Amanda Melilli and Alicia Vaandering.