Sadie was observant, interested, and as always, curious, during my first reading of Anti-Racist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi. This is a book that hopefully, with each read and as Sadie matures will spark more questions and observations. We looked together at the beautiful picture of a bunch of neighbors of different ages, races and ethnicities. I pointed out the different skin colors, hair color and textures as well as how unique everyone’s eyes were. We reinforced 1 Open your eyes to all skin colors. On another page there are five babies of different races and ethnicities, most likely around 8-10 months old, sitting and interacting on a blanket. Before COVID Sadie and I would go to the library once or twice a week. This is exactly what it was like! A lot of different people, caregivers of all races and ages (Hats off to the Grandmas!) together with a mix of wonderful babies and toddlers all there with a shared purpose, to expose our little ones to early literacy skills and age appropriate social experiences. “Remember when we used to go to the library Sadie? It was just like this.” “Yes, Grandma”, Sadie agreed. The library is a wonderful way to reinforce step number 5 Celebrate all our differences. About to finish the book, we landed on 8 Grow to be an antiracist where a group of young adult friends were all sitting on a couch together. Before I read the page Sadie blurts out, “Look, they all have different eyes.” Now that was a successful first reading of Antiracist Baby to my 2 1⁄2-year-old Granddaughter!
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