![]() Most of her works, like the picture book Pecan Pie Baby and the young adult novel Brown Girl Dreaming center the experiences of Black people in America. ![]() Jacqueline Woodson is no stranger to writing diversity and issues faced by minorities into her books. The artwork shows one of the protagonists, who journeys through the book’s pages to find acceptance despite the ways in which she is different from her peers. The cover for The Day You Begin is shown above. ![]() These two well-known and celebrated contributors focus on themes of diversity, personal identity, difference, and acceptance in their new book. This piece of literature is illustrated by Rafael López, the same artist who illustrates such recent, socially relevant, and diverse books as the bilingual Maybe Something Beautiful. ![]() For this Trendy Tuesday, I chose to focus on esteemed children’s literature author Jacqueline Woodson’s 2018 picture book called The Day You Begin. ![]()
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