Titular character Marisol McDonald is a Peruvian-Scottish-American with red hair and brown skin who prefers mismatched outfits and peanut butter and jelly burritos. A little girl named Carrie canvases her San Francisco neighborhood in search of her little brother, who’s late for dinner. they are normal … accepted … appreciated … respected … gifted … not judged. The call for more diversity in literature supports those messages by including everyone in their representation, urging writers to depict the world as it should be, with everyone coexisting regardless of race, religion, sexuality, etc. For ages: 3 to 7 In a study conducted by Flerx, Fidler, and Rogers (1976), it was found that reading egalitarian literature with children for 30 minutes a day over the course of five days a week resulted in these children to have a decrease in stereotypical thinking. Encourage little kids to celebrate diversity with Say Hello! public relations literature, diversity is a vague term that is being used to refer to a set of complex issues, including cultural, racial, gender, and other shapes of discrimination, and to the communal and lawful accountability of the public relations world to manage workers proactively (Hon & Brunner, 2000). Perhaps I am looking in all the wrong places. Ill. Nadine Bernard Westcott. Download The Appto explore more tools like Planner+ and Food Safety. We have included third party products to help you navigate and enjoy life’s biggest moments. Follow a day in the life of seven kids from around the world and from very different cultures: Italy, Japan, Iran, India, Peru, Uganda and Russia. say, “Diversity has gone so far nowadays that it doesn’t recognise normal Too often in the past, we get books of cis-straight white boys and white girls. Also, thankful that we had #AsianAugust but again, I hope we don’t stop there. Especially if I’m in a white-dominated place. For Hee Jun and his grandmother, the flower is “a piece of home,” a remembrance of Korea. ahead be denigrating another.”. Tackling bullying and the adolescent drive to build an identity, Sharon Flake’s debut novel is the story of Maleeka Madison, an African American seventh grader who struggles with poverty and self-consciousness about her dark skin—and fights the people who try to help her. In this story, the father is Jewish and the mother is Indian, so they celebrate Hanukkah not with the traditional latkes, but rather by frying dosas. Then a current sweeps him to the surface of the ocean, where he discovers he’s actually a unicorn! It has been suggested How is your Saturday? . Being able to read about diverse characters not only broadens people’s understanding but also serves as a reminder that despite our differences, at the end of the day, we’re all human.”, Nkisu’s book recommendation: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. Tonatiuh’s book tells the story of how Amalia became inspired to dance, formed her dance company, and honored Mexico’s history of the art. The poems are reproduced from Shakur’s journals; many show small edits he made, giving a glimpse of his creative process. Mary Garber was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Sportscaster and Sportswriters Association in 2008, just months before she died at age 92. The school he attends is poor—when Junior opens his geometry book he finds his mother’s name among the previous owners. Buy it: The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler, $16, Amazon.com. Tonatiuh’s signature illustrations pay tribute to the ancient art of the Mixtec people, who are indigenous to Mexico. In Sherman Alexie’s National Book Award winner, Arnold Spirit Jr. is a teenager growing up on the Spokane Reservation. Whether characters in the books we read reflect others or ourselves, what is most important is connecting with them in ways that help us understand who we are today. This includes anyone who has A charming companion book is Mixed Me! 2016. It was that simple and it took me 16 years to realize this. The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog. Written by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, this children’s book offers a look into modern Native American life, following a year of celebrations and experiences as the Cherokee community expresses gratitude for the blessings and challenges that each season brings. “No one should be allowed to get people.” Who or what is normal anyway? For ages: 4 to 7 South-East Asians exist.”. On her walks she sees neighbors of varying races and cultures and learns how to say hello in many different languages. Fifty one-page biographies of American women, arranged chronologically, include facts, family status, and major accomplishments that have made an impact on the world.