Multicultural and Ethnic Children's Literature in the United States - Paperback

by Donna L. Gilton (Author)

This second edition of Multicultural and Ethnic Children's Literature in the United States describes the history and characteristics of ethnic and multicultural children's literature in the U.S. and elsewhere, elaborating on people, businesses, and organizations that create, disseminate, promote, critique, and collect these materials.

Author Biography

Donna L. Gilton earned a bachelor's degree in history and elementary education from Simmons University, a master's degree in library science from Simmons, and a Ph.D in library science from the University of Pittsburgh. In the first twenty years of her career, she served as a librarian at the Boston Public Library, the Belize Teachers' College, Western Kentucky University, and Pennsylvania State University. She is now a professor emerita at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Gilton published articles on diversity, multiculturalism in libraries, information literacy, and Black Church Studies before publishing the first edition of this book (2007), Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Principles, Programs, and People (2012), and Creating and Promoting Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Tools and Tips For Practitioners (2016).