Diverse Literature?

In searching for books about Latino/Chicano American literature, I've realized so many of the books that are available are inaccurate, stereotypical and quite basic. There is not a wide variety of diverse literature that is informing and accurate. This leaves me asking, why is this? If our country is a melting pot, where are the books that go along with it? How are children supposed to live an unsheltered life if their books are even sheltered?

It is a teacher's job to educate their class but it should also be a parent's job to educate their children. As a future parent, I plan to buy a diverse selection for my children. I don't want to read books that simply portray caucasian children.

It should be required by a school or even the district to bring diverse literature into each classroom. Children should be taught about others who are different than them and also they should have resources available about children who are like them and who they can identify with. These are all such important ideas and now it's up to the educated ones to bring these ideas to life and to make them happen in schools.