The Cooperative Children's Book Center has posted its annual statistics on the number of authors of color in the field of children's literature. The numbers are based on the books the CCBC receives each year. They received about 3,000 children's books last year.The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison has tracked children's books by and about people of color in the US since 1994. Its study of African American children's book authors goes back further to 1985.
In 2008, there was a 7.8% increase in black children's book authors or illustrators... 83 in 2008, up from 77 in 2007. Seems like the number of children's book authors or illustrators of color are up all around, according to the CCBC:
- 48 Latino Children's Book Authors/Illustrators in 2008, up from 42 in 2007
- 77 Asian American Children's Book Authors/Illustrators in 2008, up from 56 in 2007
- 9 American Indian Children's Book Authors/Illustrators in 2008, up from 6 in 2007
