The links below are to articles reporting on the renaming of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award to the Children’s Literature Legacy Award.
For more visit:
– https://bookriot.com/2018/07/05/laura-ingalls-wilder-award-name-change/
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/10/renaming-the-laura-ingalls-wilder-award-isnt-disturbing-william-shatner-its-necessary
The links below are to articles reporting on the dropping of the Laura Ingalls Wilder name from a children’s book award over racism concerns – the prize was changed from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal to the Children’s Literature Legacy Award.
For more visit:
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/24/laura-ingalls-wilders-name-removed-from-book-award-over-racial-concerns
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/06/24/little-house-on-the-prarie-authors-name-removed-from-book-award/
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