About This Lesson
How fun is your bookroom? Where does joy intersect with culturally responsive and diverse books?
A disproportionate number of books about BIPOC protagonists focus on their marginalization. Though it is important for children to understand the history and complexity of oppression, racism, and discrimination, children—especially Indigenous children, Black children and children of color—also deserve to see themselves thrive and to experience the joy of being part of a loving community.
In this webinar, Kelly J. Baptist, author of The Electric Slide and Kai; Samara Cole Doyon, author of Magic Like That; and David Anthony Durham, author of The Shadow Prince talk the importance of books about joy!
