I am very excited to start this new "category" on my blog. What exactly is it? Well, here is the story. One day I was reading a book to my daughter and she got so excited and belted out, "hey mommy, she's brown like me!" At that point I had not really thought too much about how important it was for my daughter to read books about kids who looked like her. Well, her actions clearly let me know that it was important and from that point I decided that I needed to be more proactive about selecting quality books for my kids that featured characters who are "brown like me." This will be a review of books that we really like that have "brown" characters in them. So, stayed tuned for our "Brown Like Me" book reviews!
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awww KJ!! so cute! Sweet Pea says the same things so I make it a point to show her movies/ pictures/ stories about kids who look like her!
ReplyDeletecan't wait for Disney's new movie w/ a princess who is "brown like us"!!!
I look forward to the reviews. I'm always up for a new good book. I like to find books with cultural diversity, but I don't like it when it's done poorly. I'm picky that way.
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Yay! I am so excited that you are going to do this. Two of my five were adopted from Africa and seeing people like them is so important. Can't wait to see the reviews!
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful idea!!!! Love the name!!!
ReplyDelete;) Carisa
ps-thanks for linking up to my intro post!!!
This is a great idea. I love your name for it and graphic for it, too.
ReplyDeleteWoW! Thanks for posting this new section. I can totally relate. I remember the first time my son related to me that a child in our church had "a brown daddy and peach mommy like me!" I had never even realized that at that age he recognized things like that.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with you, I have always borrowed lots of books from the library featuring brown children and families, Jamaican stories (where Dad was born), African American stories, stories of incredible people in our American History such as M.L. King Jr, and Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and SO many others. As homeschoolers, we have been blessed to be able to study these interesting child friendly biographies for our history lessons :)
I was so blessed to find your site today and read all your fantastic content. Thanks for sharing!!
-JMS
One more thing, we read some really great books this week, and I wanted to pass the titles along to you in case you might want to look for them at your local library. :)
ReplyDeleteD is for Drinking Gourd-An African American Alphabet
by Nancy I. Sanders
Let's Eat! What children eat around the world
by Beatrice Hollyer
Faith
By Maya Ajmera, Magda Nakassis, Cynthia Pon
We are dedicated Christians, and have always included Bible learning in our home, at this age I felt my son (6) was the right age to start learning about the diversity of faiths around the world, especially since we have neighbors who are different religions and my son has been curious about how they are different, and how they are the same. So we have explored our similarities as people, and in the fact that we are all God's children...and the differences in beliefs and that we respect people and their choice of faith, while we always maintain an everlasting faith and belief in our Lord Jesus Christ.
My daughter does the same, always find characters "brown like her"... we did read most of Amy Hodgepodge books because of that. I'm glad to find those reviews, it will be easier to look for new books to read now ;)
ReplyDeleteI love this idea--it is so important to find characters that our kids can identify with. I look forward to reading more of your reviews!
ReplyDeleteTicia told me about your blog. I am so excited. I wanted to thank you for making my work easier. ;-)
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