I'm using today as a reminder to regularly talk to my children about race. What are your favorite books on the topic?
We like Whoever You Are by Mem Fox.
LO is watching the Same and Different episode from Daniel Tiger. So recommendations along that vein accepted too!
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
We like Whoever You Are, too! We also love the book The Skin You Live In.
A good book for parents/adults is Why Do All The Black Kids Sit Together In The Cafeteria?
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
We had a list going somewhere... And I think I have a couple of blog posts which mention books in my two part "talking to kids about race" series.
Right now we're reading the American girl Addie Walker books. We've talked about slavery, abolition, Underground Railroad, emancipation and reconstruction. What an interesting conversation those books have opened (but my daughter is almost 5).
pomegranate / 3643 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: let me know if you find any books on Native Americans and race! We have a few that feature American Indian art, but I would love to find one that more explicityly talked about race since since that's the largest minority here.
cherry / 156 posts
We like the book: What if the Zebras lost their stripes? By John Reitano. It's a great children's book.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@jedeve: I have a couple, but they are more focusing on Indian spiritual stories. I want to find something on the Cree Metis people since that's the tribe of my kids. If you run across anything let me know... And if you want the names of the mythology books, I'll dig them up 
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
Just found these suggestions, but there's not much there for our littles.
http://blog.leeandlow.com/2014/11/11/childrens-books-by-native-writers/
And a promising link:
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/native-american-cultures-books-and-resources
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: I loved Addie growing up I have the Addie doll and all her accessories. I got her fixed up at the American Girl hospital for S!
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@daniellemybelle: Addy is beloved in our house. My older daughter dresses her every morning and for bed every night. The books are fabulous and there is nothing more precious and heartbreaking than watching your four year old being so proud of herself for sounding out the word "segregation" and then excitedly turning to me asking "mama, what's segregation" and me having to explain the whole depressing concept... I was still so proud of her for sounding it out,
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: Wow. That's heavy. But I agree - the books are fantastic. I can't wait to read them with S!
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