Children's Books on Race and Inclusion
“Someday somebody’s going to come along and knock this old fence down,” Annie said. .
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And I nodded. “Yeah,” I said. “Someday”. .
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The Other Side book (the first two closeups) makes the lists I’ve seen for civil rights books. And, man, do I get teary reading this last page... a fact which I’ve hidden from the kids ;). It’s a good and beautiful book. .
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And I didn’t even know the Green Book existed until watching the movie, so I had to snatch up this book. .
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Here’s to making this next generation better than we are. These two books help this goal to happen. .
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And here’s to good illustrators. We love discussing the pictures. I’m a book snob for some good pastels ;).