I’m optimistic that, through literature that explores and celebrates diversity, all kids will be able to comfortably go on any adventure with any character to anywhere.
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Which five words best describe Dream On, Amber?
Oh boy. That’s tricky. How about warm, witty, heartbreaking, upbeat and booyakasha.
Artists working across boundaries must demonstrate profound respect for and deep knowledge of the Other. This means a thoroughly open-minded attitude—and much labor in terms of research and questioning one’s own assumptions.
Author Vilasinee Bunnag, along with illustrator Yasmin Doctor, have created a wonderfully interactive picture book, Where Do Our Baby Teeth Go?, to help little ones understand, celebrate, and document this rite of passage.
Big Red Lollipop is a multi-cultural picture book about greed and temptation, set in North America about two sisters who are invited to a birthday party.