I hate when people say characters of color are hard to relate to. Statistically there are more children’s books about cars and animals than about kids of color. If you can relate to Lightning McQueen you BETTER learn to relate to me or KA-CHOW your way into therapy.
IF you’re looking for more characters of color to relate to I’m going to list a few! I write a comic called The UnCommons that’s digitally on Webtoon and available in print at http://shop.weirdenough.com"> http://shop.weirdenough.com
There’s a Kickstarter running right now by @powerandmagicpr for an Anthology comic that features dozens of Latinx writers and artists. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/powerandmagic/manana-latinx-comics-from-the-25th-century">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
@elixiadraws has a picture book that will be up for preorder soon
Also if you’re curious the study can be found here. https://www.google.com/amp/s/readingspark.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/picture-this-diversity-in-childrens-books-2018-infographic/amp/">https://www.google.com/amp/s/rea...