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• Not My Idea

  a Book About Whiteness

  Higginbotham, Anastasia

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  For any child who is aware of police violence and is trying to understand current events. This book is highly, highly recommended as a way to open conversation between adults and children.

• Something Happened in Our Town

  a Child's Story About Racial Injustice

  Celano, Marianne

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  Ages 4+ In this story, written by three child and family psychologists, a white family and a Black family each discuss a recent police shooting. This title includes a rich list of resources for continuing the conversation, with more…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Book Is Anti-racist

  Jewell, Tiffany,

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  Ages 10+ An attractive and accessible guide to understanding structural racism and working to dismantle it.

• An ABC of Equality

  Ewing, Chana Ginelle,

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  Ages 1+ This board book gives basic definitions for terms such as gender, immigration, and race from a social justice viewpoint.

• A Kids Book About Racism

  Memory, Jelani

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  Ages 4+ A picture book introducing the basic concept of racism and its impact on the individual, with general information about how not to be a racist individual. Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LnaltG5N8nE

• Let's Talk About Race

  Lester, Julius

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  Ages 4+ Everyone, and everything has a story, and race is a piece of that story that connects all of us--the Human Race. A truly great conversation starter on the topic.

• We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

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  Ages 8+ This wonderful anthology provides hope, education, inspiration and so much more.

• Who We Are!

  All About Being the Same and Being Different

  Harris, Robie H.

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  Ages 2+ A solid introduction to things that people have in common, and the things that make them unique. With friendly illustrations that invite readers to notice differences and similarities, the ultimate message is that differences make…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Can I Touch Your Hair?

  Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship

  Latham, Irene

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  Ages 8+ Poetry can be a powerful medium, and the honest and realistic portrayal of the children’s inner dialogue gives readers many openings for in-depth conversation.

• Intersection Allies

  We Make Room for All

  Johnson, Chelsea

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  Ages 5+ Upbeat, rhyming text shows how kids are connected and help each other no matter what challenges they face, with an emphasis on showing how race, class, gender, and other factors intersect to form each person’s identity. Resources…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Equality's Call

  the Story of Voting Rights in America

  Diesen, Deborah

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  Ages 3+ The idea of equality is an important part understanding race, and this title does a good job of looking at equality though history of voting rights in the US. “A right isn’t right ‘til it’s granted to all.”