Racism can be a difficult topic to talk about especially to young children. Here are some resources that can help. Be sure to watch the PBS video of parents and their young children discussing race and racism. This video is hosted by Amanda Gorman, the first Youth Poet Laureate of the United States.
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky
Layla’s Head Scarf by Miriam Cohen, illustrated by Ronald Himler
Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester, illustrated by Karen Barbour
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness Written and illustrated by Anastasia Higginbotham
Shades of People by Shelley Rotner and Sheila M. Kelly
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s story about Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard
The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love, & Truth edited by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson
