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Black

Black and African American children and the families who love them

Hispanic / Latino

Hispanic and Latino children and the families who love them

Bilingual edition available

East Asian

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean American children and the families who love them

South Asian

Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Sri Lankan American children and the families who love them

Southeast Asian

Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian American children and the families who love them

Mixed Race

mixed race and multiracial children and the families who love them

Adopted

adopted children and the families who chose them

Filipino

Filipino and Filipino American children and the families who love them

Korean

Korean and Korean American children and the families who love them

Vietnamese

Vietnamese and Vietnamese American children and the families who love them

Native American

Native American and Indigenous children and the families who love them

Arab American

Arab, Middle Eastern and North African American children and the families who love them

Caribbean

Caribbean and Caribbean American children — Jamaican, Haitian, Trinidadian, Dominican, Bajan and more — and the families who love them

West African

West African and diaspora children — Nigerian, Ghanaian, Senegalese, Ivorian and more — and the families who love them

Two Moms

children with two moms and their families

Two Dads

children with two dads and their families

Foster Care

children in foster and kinship care and the people who love them

Single Parents

children of single moms and single dads

Grandfamilies

children raised by their grandparents

Why representation in children's books matters

Children who see themselves in the stories they read voluntarily reach for books more often, develop stronger self-concept, and engage more deeply with reading itself. Educator Rudine Sims Bishop's famous metaphor — that children's books should be mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors — has shaped decades of literacy research. Mirrors so kids see themselves. Windows so they see other people's lives. Doors so they can step through into new worlds.

For too long, most children's books have been windows for some kids and mirrors for others. Akoni quietly fixes that. Every child gets to start with the mirror — and then, page by page, the windows open.