Apologies in advance if my words are clunky here:
Recent events have made me realise that although we’ve always been very clear with 10 year old DD that everyone in this world is (should be treated as) equal, we need to start talking more about the fact that racism and inequality/disadvantage exists and should be more active in educating her in this area.
We watch and discuss the news (she also gets The Week Junior) but we need to start focusing more on what it’s like to be a person of colour who is not treated equally and who experiences racism and our role (hers too) in actively stamping out racism.
She read When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit and loved it, so we’ve discussed the persecution of jews in the war in an age appropriate way.
Looking for recommendations of children’s books to get the message across that it’s not enough to “not be racist”, but that we need to be active. That people of colour and minorities (not only black) are disadvantaged and what it’s like for them.
Ideally from a child’s perspective. Suitable for 10-12 years.
Any recommendations? Nothing so heavy that it puts her off reading it, so an enjoyable story with a thread or element of the subject.
So conscious that I may have phrased this badly, which is not my intention but hopefully this being the book thread you’ll go easy on me.