5 stars
A fiercely powerful collection of prominent voices in the YA and children’s lit community. This is a book everyone should read. Regardless of race, ethnicity, skin color, age, religion. Everyone should read this book.
Told from a variety of perspectives, each parent, author, artist, and educator gets at the same message of a desire to live in a world that is safe and fair for all. Some of the pieces that especially resonated for me were Grace Lin‘s “Not a China Doll”, Tracey Baptiste‘s “Ten”, and Adam Gidwitz‘s “Our Inheritance”.
At the end of the book, further resources are included in notes from the authors that contextualize and expand on their pieces.
A fantastic collection filled with diverse voices, remarkable artwork, and a message of true inclusion and acceptance. Well suited for young readers to help them navigate a world still filled with racism and unfair treatment, and inspire them to demand change.