Dear Readers,
According to HealthyChildren.org, “As early as six months, a baby’s brain can notice race-based differences. By ages 2 to 4, children can internalize racial bias. By age 12, many children become set in their beliefs–giving parents a decade to mold the learning process so that it decreases racial bias and improves cultural understanding.”
So, get a clue, Readers. Amidst the peaceful protests and the anger, hate, and injustice around us and via the news and social media, there is hope–hope for a better future. Books can help. Children need to see not only themselves but others different from themselves in books they read. And such books can provide a great way to start conversations about race with kids.
To that end, here are a few more anti-racist resources and links that I found beyond what I already reported in my June 4 Blog:
- readbrightly.com/anti-racist-resources-for-kids/ “Books and Resources to Help You Raise Anti-Racist Children”
- publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/ “A Children’s and Young Adult Anti-Racist Reading List” (Fiction and nonfiction books for various ages are categorized into lists entitled, “Understanding Race and Racism”; “Raise Your Voice: Activism and Protest”; “Windows and Mirrors from Black #OwnVoices Creators”; and, “Novels for Teens.”)
- SocialJusticeBooks.org/booklists/ “60+ Carefully Selected Lists of Multicultural and Social Justice Books for Children, Young Adults, and Educators”
- nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/5-books-read-your-children-celebrate-diversity-ncna1224351 “Five Books to Read to Your Children that Celebrate Diversity”
- bookshop.org/lists/diverse-indie-author-titles “Forty-One Multicultural Books by Multicultural Indie Authors” (There are titles for children and adults.)
- blog.leeandlow.com/2020/06/10/10-fun-and-joyful-black-childrens-book/ “10 Fun and Joyful Black Children’s Books”
- nymag.com/strategist/article/anti-racist-childrens-books.html “7 Books About Race to Read to Your Kids”
