Diversity: In many ways, children′s literature is a mirror that the child looks into searching for herself or himself, which is one of the reasons a diversity of representation in children′s literature is so important. Furthermore, representations of diversity (racial) can promote connection across differences and growth in empathy, but it is not only important to represent diversity in children’s literature but also to be sensitive, accurate, and supportive in these representations. Interpret what one of the texts we read for class is saying about diversity and how the narrative, characters, and desсrіptions bring out this message. using The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 MLA format Barker, J. L. (n.d.). Racial identification and audience in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and theWatsons Go to Birmingham-1963. Children’s Literature in Education, 41(2), 118–145. Julien, C. (2017). No Black Agency on the Back Seat: The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963. Presses Universitaires François-Rabelais. McNair, J. (2008). “I May Be Crackin’, But Um Fackin’”: Racial Humor in The Watsons Go ToBirmingham—1963. Children’s Literature in Education, 39(3), 201–212. Perry, T. (n.d.). Teaching students to think critically using young adult literature in the 21stcentury classroom – The watsons go to birmingham – 1963. Sense Publishers.
