Help Books with Color, Inc. show the whole world that children of all colors can be equally represented in children's books!
HUGE THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS
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On behalf of United of Central Carolinas, you have been approved for the 2023 grant funding as a 1st year.
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Books with Color is sponsored by Duke, and is a proud member of the 2023 United Charlotte Cohort of the United Way of Greater Charlotte.
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
-Charles W. Eliot
Help us color every shelf in the world with Books with Color!
Our Team
Our History
Our History
We are a community of creatives driven to promote diversity via access to inclusive reading materials in the home and classroom, so children everywhere feel represented in the books they read. We believe children of all colors should grow up with a wide array of books featuring children of all colors. Contact us if you would like to support or join our team as an Author, funder, member or friend.
Our History
Our History
Our History
Books with Color was founded in 2020 by two Charlotte authors who saw first hand that minority children were greatly underrepresented in children's literature. The mutual will to "be the change" and correct this social injustice led our founding Authors to organize and partner with more authors, supporters and friends to solve this problem together, one classroom and one book a a time.
Our Mission
Our History
Our Mission
Our Mission is to increase the accessibility of inclusive and bi-lingual children's reading materials via strategic partnerships between diversity driven authors and the communities who support them.
Our vision is to provide all children ample access to age-appropriate reading materials featuring diverse characters and situations that more accurately reflect the colorful world we live in.
Sponsor A School
That's 50 Classrooms!
$500.00
Become a change-agent of Books with Color by sponsoring a whole school for $10 per classroom! We will use each donation to purchase books from a small, independent yet extraordinary authors and place those books into our Living Libraries Classroom Kits. This means approximately $500 children will see the power that comes with knowing all children can be the heroes, the princesses and the solvers of books.
Sponsor A Grade
That's 5 Classrooms!
$50.00
Become a friend of Books with Color by sponsoring 5 classroom for just $10 each! We will use each donation to purchase books from a small, independent yet extraordinary authors and place those books into our Living Libraries Classroom Kits. This means 125 children will see the power that comes with knowing all children can be the heroes, the princesses and the solvers of books.
Sponsor A Classroom
That's 25 Kids!
$10.00
Just about anyone can sponsor a classroom for just $10! We will use the to purchase books from a small, independent, yet extraordinary authors and place those books into our Living Libraries Classroom Kits. This means 25 children will see the power that comes with knowing all children can be the heroes, the princesses and the solvers of books.
Site Content
WFAE | By Soumaya El Filali
United Way | By Taylor Mabrey
United Way | By Taylor Mabrey
A new authors' alliance brings diverse and bilingual children's books to Charlotte schools
United Way | By Taylor Mabrey
United Way | By Taylor Mabrey
United Way | By Taylor Mabrey
Increasing representation and diversity in children's books across Charlotte.
YWCA | By Jasmine Hemphill
United Way | By Taylor Mabrey
YWCA | By Jasmine Hemphill
An Interview with Lawrence Gordon.
PARTNERS cont'd
Warren Publishing
A premier hybrid book publisher since 1988, we are passionate about bringing works of merit to the market. Authors benefit from our publishing history and our relationships with global distributors, re-sellers, wholesalers, and retailers.
Read Charlotte
Read Together is a collaborative effort to have more children in Mecklenburg County experience reading together with an adult, which is a simple yet powerful way to help children develop and grow critical literacy skills.
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