Talking with Kids about Race & Racial Inequality

1) All the colors we are: the story of how we get our skin color = Todos los colores de nuestra piel : la historia de por qué tenemos diferentes colores de piel

Author

Kissinger, Katie

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Explains, in simple terms, the reasons for skin color, how it is determined by heredity, and how various environmental factors affect it.

2) Antiracist baby

Author

Kendi, Ibram X

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Book, Board Book, eAudiobook

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Illustrations and rhyming text present nine steps Antiracist Baby can take to improve equity, such as opening our eyes to all skin colors and celebrating all our differences.

3) Can I touch your hair?: poems of race, mistakes, and friendship

Author

Latham, Irene

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, present paired poems about topics including family dinners, sports, recess, and much more. This relatable collection explores different experiences of race in America.

4) Intersection allies: we make room for all

Author

Johnson, Chelsea

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Book, Read Along Books

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A handy book about intersectionality that depicts the nuances of identity and embraces difference as a source of community.

5) Let's talk about race

Author

Lester, Julius

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The author introduces the concept of race as only one component in an individual's or nation's "story."

6) Not my idea: a book about whiteness

Author

Higginbotham, Anastasia

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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A white child sees a TV news report of a white police officer shooting and killing a black man. "In our family, we don't see color," his mother says, but he sees the colors plain enough. An afternoon in the library's history stacks uncover the truth of white supremacy in America. Racism was not his idea and he refuses to defend it. "A necessary children's book about whiteness, white supremacy, and resistance. Important, accessible, needed." --

7) Our skin: a first conversation about race

Author

Madison, Megan

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Book, Board Book, Read Along Books

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"Based on the research that race, gender, consent, and body positivity should be discussed with toddlers on up, this read-aloud board book series offers adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way. Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven board book offers clear, concrete language and beautiful imagery that young children...

8) Skin again

Author

hooks, bell

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Book, Board Book

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"From legendary author and critic bell hooks and multi-Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka comes a way to talk about race and identity that will appeal to parents of the youngest readers—in board book edition. The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide. Race matters, but what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going...

9) Something happened in our town: a child's story about racial injustice

Author

Celano, Marianne

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After discussing the police shooting of a local Black man with their families, Emma and Josh know how to treat a new student who looks and speaks differently than his classmates. Includes an extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers that provides general guidance about addressing racism with children, child-friendly vocabulary definitions, conversation guides, and a link to additional online resources for parents and teachers.