I believe that the texts as a set function very well as a piece of diversity. Each piece does a great job of celebrating key elements of the African American culture without becoming too stereotypical or going over the top. Often children's books that claim to be diverse pieces of literature, especially Native American pieces of literature, will overload the text with customs and traditions as if the character's whole life is dedicated to celebrating their culture. These texts do a great job of intertwining aspects of the African American culture into the character's everyday life.
Not only were the pieces well written but the illustrations were very well done. The texts seems to have different illustration techniques but all are effective. Each style is very unique and serves as a great companion to the text. The illustrators did a great job of using colors, shading, and other aspects of illustrating to emphasis the messages of the books. For many readers, especially younger ones, the pictures are far more important than the text so the attention dedicated to the illustrations was greatly needed. Overall, I enjoyed all of these books and I greatly recommend them to any student or any teacher. Not only are these great examples of diverse literature but they are great examples of children's literature.
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I really enjoyed how you discussed how important illustrations were in the texts that you read and reviewed. I believe that readers often don't really discuss how well the illustrations go with a story or if they add or take away from a story. i think that when illustrations are there and if they are done well, they add so much to the story.
i also liked how you said that illustrations are important for young readers. sometimes people forget how important illustrations are and i'm glad that you discussed the illustrations in your reflection.
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