I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book! Super cute! This sweet story is about a biracial little girl who stays home with (White) dad while her (Black) mom goes to the beauty shop for her weekly scheduled appointment. She “does” her daddy’s hair while she anticipates what mommy will look like when she comes home. Another [...]
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Interracial Children’s Book: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Posted in Books on May 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Book [Children's Interracial]: “The Hello, Goodbye Window”
Posted in Books on May 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I’m always looking for books that reflect multiracial families. I buy any and all of them (I really need to post more reviews). This one, “The Hello, Goodbye Window” by Norton Juster is one of my favorites. The little girl has a brown momma and white pappa, as well as, a brown grandma and white [...]
Children’s Book: The Peace Book by Todd Parr
Posted in Books, Videos on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Add to your multicultural library: Buy The Peace Book online.
Children’s Book: We’re Different, We’re the Same
Posted in Books, Videos on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Add to your multicultural library: Buy “We’re Different, We’re the Same” online.
Book/Poem – The Crayon Box That Talked
Posted in Books, Poems on October 7, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I believe that teaching children to love themselves (and others) is one of the greatest gifts that you can give! I also believe that children should learn to celebrate differences in the home and that their teachers and friends can, and should, be a wonderful source of influence and affirmation. My heart is that my [...]
Children’s Book: “You Belong to Me Little One” (multiracial)
Posted in Books on September 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Joy! Oh, joy! In sharing the other books with you today, I discovered that Lisa Harper published another book at the end of May. In “You Belong to Me Little One“, she captures some of her favorite memories with her son, her favorite little man. So, white mommy and brown little boy. I ordered it [...]
Children’s Book: “Welcome Home Little Baby” (multiracial)
Posted in Books on September 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s another book by Lisa Harper. Based on a poem she wrote immediately after the arrival of their first adopted child, this story is perfect for anyone who has adopted or is going to adopt. I have to admit that I was disappointed with this book. While it is a darling poem, the book is SHORT. [...]
Children’s Book: The Luckiest Mommy (multiracial)
Posted in Books on September 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is such an adorable book! I love that it shows a white mom and brown daughter! The author, Lisa Harper, based the book on a silly song she sang to her daughters. My youngest daughter LOVES it! One of the things that I really like is the book can be for adoptive families or [...]
Children’s Book: “Spork” by Kyo Maclear
Posted in Books on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Spork by Kyo Maclear Another great book! His mum is a spoon. His dad is a fork. And he’s a bit of both. He’s Spork! Spork sticks out in the regimented world of the cutlery drawer. The spoons think he’s too pointy, while the forks find him too round. He never gets chosen to be [...]
A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice
Posted in Books, How To's on July 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice (click on the link to download for FREE) is another great publication produced by Teaching Tolerance. The four part book is broken down by age group: Preschool Years, Elementary & Preteen Years, The Teen Years and Part 4: Reflecting Upon Our Own Biases. [...]
Speak Up! Responding to Everyday Bigotry
Posted in Books, Finds, Facts & Fun, How To's, tagged bias, bigotry, book, discrimination, diversity awareness, diversity education, diversity training, equality, equity, parenting, peace, prejudice, race relations, racism, teaching tolerance, unity on October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Your brother routinely makes anti-Semitic comments. Your neighbor uses the N-word in casual conversation. Your co-worker ribs you about your Italian surname, asking if you’re in the mafia. Your classmate insults something by saying, “That’s so gay.” And you stand there, in silence, thinking, “What can I say in response to that?” Or you laugh [...]
Poem: “On my applications” (biracial)
Posted in Books, Poems, tagged biracial, color conscious, discrimination, diversity, diversity awareness, diversity education, interracial, mixed, mixed race, multicultural, multiracial, prejudice, race, race relations, racism, teaching tolerance, unity on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s another great poem from Arnold Adoff that was in the book All the Colors of the Race that I featured yesterday. On my applications by Arnold Adoff On my applications I can put: this girl: a black, white, Christian, Jewish, young woman: student, musician, singer, dancer, runner [...]
Poem: “The lady said” (biracial)
Posted in Books, Poems, tagged biracial, diversity, interracial, interracial family, interracial relationships, mixed, mixed race, multiracial, multiracial family, race, race relations, racism, unity on August 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here is a tiny treasure that I found in the library this summer. A book of poems, All the Colors of the Race, written by Arnold Adoff. Based on his own interracial family, Adoff writes from the perspective of his biracial (black/white) daughter, which I find very interesting. At first I was a bit thrown off because I generally [...]
Children’s Book: “Peanut Butter Brother” (Interracial)
Posted in Books, tagged biracial, children, interracial, interracial family, mixed, mixed race, multiracial, multiracial families, multiracial family on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m Your Peanut Butter Big Brother by Selina Alko Interracially married, author/illustrator Selina Alko came up with the idea for this book while pregnant with her first child. She wondered what the child might look like–and created a darling children’s book that reflects the many possiblities. (from the book) Big Brother wonders whether the new [...]
Children’s Book: “Andrew’s Loose Tooth” (multiracial)
Posted in Books, tagged children's book, families, family, interracial family, loose tooth, multiracial family, robert munsch on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Andrew’s Loose Tooth by Robert Munsch I’ve been on a quest this summer to find books that reflect multiracial families. This is a super funny one! The book is about…you guessed it, a little boy who has a loose tooth. His parents, the dentist, his friend–even the Tooth Fairy–find wacky ways of pulling Andrew’s tooth [...]
Poem: “No Difference” by Shel Silverstein
Posted in Books, Poems, tagged book, children, no difference, poem, shel silverstein, where the sidewalk ends on August 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I spent many hours as a child loving Shel Silverstein’s book of poems, Where the Sidewalk Ends.Today I ran across an old favorite. Enjoy! No Difference by Shel Silverstein Small as a peanut Big as a giant, We’re all the same size When we turn off the light. Red, black or orange, Yellow or white We [...]
Children’s Book: “The Rabbits’ Wedding” by Garth Williams
Posted in Books, tagged banned, book, children, garth williams, marriage, race, racism, the rabbits wedding, unity on June 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Rabbits’ Wedding by Garth Williams The Rabbits’ Wedding is, hands down, my youngest daughters favorite book. It has been as far back as I can remember. It’s a sweet story about two little rabbits, one white and the other black, who fall in love and want to be together forever. The illustrations are darling! [...]
Children’s Book: “Mother’s Day” (multiracial)
Posted in Books, tagged book, children, classroom, diversity, multicultural, multiracial on May 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Mother’s Day by Anne Rockwell or see if it’s at your local library! Happy Mother’s Day! In my constant endeavor to find books that reflect diversity, I ran across this great book by author Anne Rockwell. I thought the timing couldn’t be more perfect! Mother’s Day is set in Mrs. Madoff’s class where children (reflecting [...]
Poem: “Lisa” by Beverly McLoughland (biracial)
Posted in Books, Poems, tagged beverly mcloughland, biracial, interracial family, multiracial, poem on April 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I found the following treasure at a school bookfair eight years ago. It was buried in a book titled “Through Our Eyes: Poems and Pictures About Growing Up“. I probably picked the book because it had “atypical” (not the usual blonde-haired and blue-eyed) girls on the cover. To see this, I knew it was intentional. I was happy [...]
