pickA picture book about our similarities as members of the human race. And I got to learn a little bit about the amazing Julius Lester.
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pickA picture book about our similarities as members of the human race. And I got to learn a little bit about the amazing Julius Lester.
I‘ve posted about this book before, but I checked it out of the library again. What I love about it is the author does not suggest race should be denied or ignored or doesn‘t exist, but instead embraces it as part of our personal stories, a fundamental part of ourselves. At the same time, we still all share in our humanity.
pick#TimbitTunes Day 28: #AllToAll in this searing picturebook that talks unflinchingly about race. Lester‘s gentle questioning & incisively-formed insights are matched by the surreal colours of Barbour who managed to interpret Lester‘s text in a visually arresting manner that is both soothing & jarring. This is a book that manages to embrace inclusivity while acknowledging our distinct personal narratives. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-c9m
pickWe make sense of the world by putting people in categories, and the color of a person‘s skin is one of the first ways children do this. It‘s important to talk about race with young children, and this book offers a great starting place.
This book explores differences and similarities, and specifically addresses how sometimes we think we are better than others for a multitude of reasons, and how this is not true.
#crossculturalstories
pickI wish all elementary schools and parents engaged children with this book! It is interactive in that the author tells his story and makes space for readers to do the same. Race is one of many parts of a person‘s story, though if we were to take off our skin and hair, we‘d look much the same. 💀 But I also appreciate this isn‘t a color blind message either, race is a part of identity.
The artwork is terrific!
