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14 Children’s Picture Books Exploring Race and Racism

Image courtesy of woodleywonderworks/Flickr. Studies show that children can learn racially-biased behaviors as young as three and learn to categorize people by race (non-verbally) at as young as six...

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12 Children’s Picture Books About Sharing

Image via Eastop/FreeImages One of the first lessons we’re taught as young children is about the importance of sharing. Yet examine our actions as adults—the ways we treat each other, nonhuman animals,...

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When Anju Loved Being an Elephant

At the age of five, Anju the elephant is stolen from her home in Sumatra, Indonesia. She is sold to an American circus, where she is chained and forced to travel endlessly to perform. Some of Anju’s...

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9 Resources for Finding Multicultural Books for Children

Image via Global Partnership for Education/Flickr. As we mentioned in a previous blog post, according to the latest figures from the National Center for Education Statistics, “black, Latino, Asian, and...

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13 Children’s Picture Books about Bullying

Image via Twentyfour Students/Flickr. As information about bullying becomes more pervasive, schools and others who serve children are striving to create anti-bully/pro-hero environments. Since bullying...

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Tips for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books

by Marsha Rakestraw Stories are a powerful tool. They teach us about the world and ourselves; they influence our values; and they help shape our worldview. With children’s books, we’re usually looking...

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When a Butterfly Sneezes: A Guide for Helping Kids Explore Interconnections...

by Linda Booth Sweeney Pegasus Communications, 2001. 128 pages Systems thinking can be a challenging concept to grasp. Sweeney’s book provides a useful framework for introducing children to systems...

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Resources for #WeNeedDiverseBooks

by Marsha Rakestraw When I was a child, I read a lot of books. A lot. And other than the occasional title, like The Snowy Day, the people in all those books looked like me. White. Able-bodied....

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21 Children’s Picture Books for Exploring Eco-Friendly Actions

by Marsha Rakestraw Earth Day may be every day, but our relationship to the natural world often gets a little extra attention in April. Children are hungry to connect with their world and learn what...

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12 Children’s Picture Books About Families With Gay Parents

by Marsha Rakestraw In November 2017 California announced that it is adopting “LGBT-inclusive” history textbooks for grades K-8. It is the first state in the US to do so. Some schools may try to ban...

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The Joy of Generosity: 19 Children’s Picture Books

by Marsha Rakestraw Every holiday season there’s a bizarre conflicting focus on acquiring and sharing, getting and giving. Help bring the joy of generosity into clearer focus for younger kids with the...

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Windows and Mirrors and Sliding Glass Doors: Ensuring Students See Themselves...

by Cathy Potter In 1990, Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop published an essay about the importance of providing young readers with diverse books that reflect the “multicultural nature of the world” in which we...

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