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How have I gone my entire life not realizing the family in the corduroy books was Black. The world has always needed more POC recognition in children‘s books, but maybe in my younger days I didn‘t pay attention the way I do now. I love the corduroy books. I may not be POC, but as a navy brat, I would have loved to see the places I lived and people I made friends with more represented.
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TheBookHippie I love this 🤍I have all the corduroy books. It never even dawned on me ... 4y
LibrarianRyan @TheBookHippie I know right. If I wasn‘t reading an original copy from the library I might have thought it was changed later in life. Viola Davis wrote a new Corduroy book for the 50th anniversary. I thought it was weird at first but it makes so much sense now. I have it o. Hold. 4y
TheBookHippie @LibrarianRyan now I need to dig them out and look at them again ! 4y
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ravenlee I kind of love that it wasn‘t something noticeable - it was an organic part of the story, rather than anything that called attention to itself. 4y
LibrarianRyan @ravenlee I agree. We need that normalized in children's books for all races. It was just a shock that I didn't remember it 4y
TheBookHippie @ravenlee I agree 4y
Elizabeth2 Oh my goodness, did my children love Corduroy! We read these book over and over again. We have a hardback of Corduroy and Other Stories that I have saved so I can read them to my grandchildren someday (should I be blessed with any). That book includes Flash the Dash and Dandelion, the Dandy Lion, too. It‘s a family favorite! (edited) 4y
