New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has revealed a distinct lack of diverse family structures represented in Australian children's ...
Invisible: Australian children’s picture books are failing to represent diverse families
It’s vital that all children can see families like their own in the books they read, yet for many kids family representation in early literacy is virtually non-existent.
Adam says the invisibility of LGBTIQA+, step, blended, and foster families in children’s picture books can send harmful messages to children from these families and perpetuate the idea that only traditional family structures are valued in society.