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Books that Promote Race, Identity, Agency, and Voice
2021
Overview
Here are three exemplary books that early childhood educators can use to foster agency and positive identity in their classrooms: M is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child by Tiffany Rose, is an alphabet book that not only teaches children their ABCs, but also uses each letter to represent an affirming positive message to promote, protect, and preserve cultural pride in Black children. Teachers provide each child with a plastic mirror and encourage them to use positive adjectives to describe their physical characteristics (eye color, skin color, hair texture/length). [...]it's okay to let your students know in the moment that you will not always know or have the answers. [...]these books encourage teachers to promote, protect, and preserve every child's right to breathe.
