UK author Marjorie Blackman laments the lack of diversity in children's books, noting that "books allow you to see the world through the eyes of others."
The UK's Malorie Blackman is a highly successful children's book author famous for tackling issues of race and identity, perhaps best known for her Noughts and Crosses series. She's an OBE and is the Children's Laureate through the end of next year.
She also recently told The Guardian that: "I once had a bookseller tell me, ‘Your books are just for black children and we don't have that many black children in this area," adding that "I haven't had this said to me in quite some time, but we still have a way to go in this country to diversify books. And that isn't just for books, that's films and TV, too."