Nationwide on Newsround!

'Supergirls' author Raj Kaur Khaira discussed her book on BBC's Newsround, a children's news magazine.

Emphasising the lack of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) characters in children's book, Raj stressed the need for diversity, particularly to combat limiting stereotypes for women.

Raj went on to discuss some of her favourite females from her book – read about who she chose here and you can watch the full video below.

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100% of author proceeds from sales of this book will be donated to three charities supporting women and children – The Flying Seagull Project, Child Poverty Action Group UK and The Canadian Women's Foundation.