White privilege is heavily present in children's books. This directly coincides with a lack of diversity, representation, and equity in children's books. Animals or inanimate objects have a better chance of being represented than children who are Black, Indigenous, Asian, Middle Eastern,  LGBT+, neurodivergent, or differently abled. Ways to change this include breaking down gatekeeping issues within the publishing industry, and opening the door for authors, illustrators, editors, and buyers who are People of Color and for those in marginalized communities. As consumers in a capitalist society, we can change our buying habits: support small publishers that produce works from BIPOC, follow, promote, and support marginalized creators on their social media pages, buy from marginalized creators, make sure the media you consume features accurate representation of marginalized peoples, don't support white-washed content or media, listen to how marginalized creators want to be represented and to what they have to say on issues of inequity. Truly working towards an actively anti-racist movement in children's books is crucially important. Children need to see themselves represented in the literature they consume, and as a culture, we need to lose the model of "white default" in every setting, including children's books.

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