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Decolonizing Thanksgiving Is An Oxymoron – Kids Books Dismantling The Myth of a ‘First Thanksgiving’
by Ashiaby Ashia[Image description: Illustration from ‘We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga’ by Traci Sorell & Frane Lessac, “depicting what looks like a family of eight people around a table for a meal, including …
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[Image Descriptions: Illustration from Seeds Of Change: Wangari’s Gift To The World, by Jen Cullerton Johnson & Sonia Lynn Sadler. Colorful illustration of Wangari and a group of scientists studying …
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[Image description: Illustration from ‘Not Quite Snow White’ by Ashley Franklin and Ebony Glenn. A white child whispers into the ear of an East-Asian child as they look at Tameika, …
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Don’t Yuck My Yum: Delicious Kids Books That Dismantle Anti-Asian Racism
by Ashiaby Ashia[Image description: Illustration from ‘Cora Cooks Pancit’ by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore and Kristi Valiant. A Filipina mother holds a large bowl steady while her daughter puts in noodles.] In …
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[Image Description: Interior image from ‘Not Quite Narwhal‘ by Jessie Sima, featuring a small unicorn underwater, wearing an underwater breathing helmet and arm swimmies. His eyebrows are furrowed in concern. Three …
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[Image Description: Interior illustration from Frida, by Jonah Winter & Ana Juan, featuring Frida Khalo in profile, painting her pain onto an easel.] This is the fourth of a four-part …
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Endurance, Tenacity, and Wits – Kids Irish American Pride on St. Patrick’s
by Ashiaby Ashia[Image Descriptions: Cover image from Fiona’s Luck, by Teresa Bateman] In his post: Children’s stories about Irish-American history, the endurance of the Irish, and what really matters on St. Patrick’s …
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OH BOY DO I NOT WANT TO WRITE THIS REVIEW This is going to be difficult. It’s a review of a book I received to celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day. …
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Why Each Generation Repeats Past Atrocities – Talking With Kids About Japanese Internment
by Ashiaby AshiaWe have made some really horrible mistakes recently – due in part to how we failed to learn from the atrocity of imprisoning Japanese Americans on their home soil. Let’s …
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[Image Description: Illustration from Town Is By The Sea, by Joanne Schwartz & Sydney Smith, featuring a light-skinned, dark-haired family relaxing on their porch after a long hard day. The …