Not My Idea
Title | Not My Idea PDF eBook |
Author | Anastasia Higginbotham |
Publisher | Ordinary Terrible Things |
Total Pages | 64 |
Release | 2018-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781948340007 |
People of color are eager for white people to deal with their racial ignorance. White people are desperate for an affirmative role in racial justice. Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness helps with conversations the nation is, just now, finally starting to have.
The Talk
Title | The Talk PDF eBook |
Author | Wade Hudson |
Publisher | Crown Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | 162 |
Release | 2020-08-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0593121619 |
Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators invite you into their homes to witness the conversations they have with their children about race in America today in this powerful call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racists and advocates for change. "Project[s] love and support." --The New York Times As long as racist ideas persist, families will continue to have the difficult and necessary conversations with their young ones on the subject. In this inspiring collection, literary all-stars such as Renée Watson (Piecing Me Together), Grace Lin (Where the Mountain Meets the Moon), Meg Medina (Merci Suárez Changes Gears), Adam Gidwitz (The Inquisitor's Tale), and many more engage young people in frank conversations about race, identity, and self-esteem. Featuring text and images filled with love, acceptance, truth, peace, and an assurance that there can be hope for a better tomorrow, The Talk is a stirring anthology and must-have resource published in partnership with Just Us Books, a Black-owned children's publishing company that's been in operation for over thirty years. Just Us Books continues its mission grounded in the same belief that helped launch the company: Good books make a difference. So, let's talk. Featured contributors: Selina Alko, Tracey Baptiste, Derrick Barnes, Natacha Bustos, Cozbi A. Cabrera, Raul Colón, Adam Gidwitz, Nikki Grimes, Rudy Gutierrez, April Harrison, Wade Hudson, Gordon C. James, Minh Lê, E. B. Lewis, Grace Lin, Torrey Maldonado, Meg Medina, Christopher Myers, Daniel Nayeri, Zeke Peña, Peter H. Reynolds, Erin K. Robinson, Traci Sorell, Shadra Strickland, Don Tate, MaryBeth Timothy, Duncan Tonatiuh, Renée Watson, Valerie Wilson Wesley, Sharon Dennis Wyeth
How to Be a (Young) Antiracist
Title | How to Be a (Young) Antiracist PDF eBook |
Author | Ibram X. Kendi |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 209 |
Release | 2023-09-12 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0593461614 |
The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults! Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling author Nic Stone, How to be a (Young) Antiracist will serve as a guide for teens seeking a way forward in acknowledging, identifying, and dismantling racism and injustice. The New York Times bestseller How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi is shaping the way a generation thinks about race and racism. How to be a (Young) Antiracist is a dynamic reframing of the concepts shared in the adult book, with young adulthood front and center. Aimed at readers 12 and up, and co-authored by award-winning children's book author Nic Stone, How to be a (Young) Antiracist empowers teen readers to help create a more just society. Antiracism is a journey--and now young adults will have a map to carve their own path. Kendi and Stone have revised this work to provide anecdotes and data that speaks directly to the experiences and concerns of younger readers, encouraging them to think critically and build a more equitable world in doing so.
That Is Not a Good Idea!
Title | That Is Not a Good Idea! PDF eBook |
Author | Mo Willems |
Publisher | Balzer + Bray |
Total Pages | 48 |
Release | 2013-04-23 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780062203090 |
That Is Not a Good Idea! is a hilarious, interactive picture book from bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems, the creator of books like Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, the Knuffle Bunny series, the Elephant and Piggie series, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, and many other new classics. Inspired by the evil villains and innocent damsels of silent movies, Willems tells the tale of a hungry fox who invites a plump goose to dinner. As with the beloved Pigeon books, kids will be calling out the signature refrain and begging for repeated readings. The funny details in the full-color illustrations by three-time Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems will bring nonstop laughter to story time.
Alphonse, That Is Not OK to Do!
Title | Alphonse, That Is Not OK to Do! PDF eBook |
Author | Daisy Hirst |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Total Pages | 41 |
Release | 2016-11-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0763681032 |
Monster Natalie gets angry with her little brother Alphonse when he starts eating her favorite book, but she doesn't stay mad for long.
My Idea of Fun
Title | My Idea of Fun PDF eBook |
Author | Will Self |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-09-19 |
Genre | Capitalism |
ISBN | 9781408827420 |
Ian Wharton is a rather sad, lonely boy, growing up in a small town in Sussex, dominated by his over-sexual mother. He becomes the familiar of Samuel Northcliffe, a ridiculously obese caravan dweller and neighbour who intimidates and enchants Ian into a Faustian pact.
The Idea of You
Title | The Idea of You PDF eBook |
Author | Robinne Lee |
Publisher | St. Martin's Griffin |
Total Pages | 385 |
Release | 2017-06-13 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1250125901 |
Solène Marchand begins an impassioned affair with a member of her daughter’s favorite boy band.