A White Children's Book World? It Still Is, Says New Study's Author

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A White Children's Book World? It Still Is, Says New Study's Author

Once upon a time there was a white boy that was trapped as the main character in children's books.

Once upon a time there was a white boy that was trapped as the main character in children’s books.

This could be a story line drawn from a study by Northern Illinois University Associate Professor Melanie Koss, who reviewed 455 children’s books published in 2012 and found that 75 percent of the main characters were white and 60 percent of them male.

Jun 17, 2015
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