Interviewed on WABE's "Closer Look" in July 2020 Featured in
THE NEW YORK TIMES
not once, but TWICE between May and June 2020, as well as AUTOSTRADDLE White people need tools in order to translate this moment of consciousness into meaningful change.This new edition of Not My Idea with bonus activities is a tangible tool by a children's book author with a great track record for tackling difficult topics. We can't dismantle racism and white supremacy without white people-Not My Idea helps kids understand American past and present, and gives them the tools to have a more equal future.
As Ta Nehisi Coates has said on NPR: "If I were a kid right now, I would want to understand, why did they kill Eric Garner? Why is that OK? I don't need you to make me feel good about that, but I need to know what happened.
People deeply underestimate the freedom that comes from at least understanding." Not My Idea faces whiteness and racism head on and supports children (and grown-ups) as they face it, too. Not My Idea picks up where Peggy McIntosh's Invisible Backpack left off and unpacks whiteness for kids. Every page is beautifully illustrated using found materials.
The only thing Higginbotham pays for are glue sticks, demonstrating that all of the tools to narrate one's own story are already in a child's hands.
| ISBN: | 9781948340403 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 2020 |
| Author: | Anastasia Higginbotham |
| Illustrator: | Anastasia Higginbotham |
| Publisher: | Dottir Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 72 pages |
| Series: | Ordinary Terrible Things |
| Genres: |
Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE) PSHE: Family Issues Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism |
Interviewed on WABE's "Closer Look" in July 2020 Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES not once, but TWICE between May and June 2020, as well as AUTOSTRADDLE White people need tools in order to translate this moment of consciousness into meaningful change.This new edition of Not My Idea with bonus activities is a tangible tool by a children's book author with a great track record for tackling difficult topics. We can't dismantle racism and white supremacy without white people-Not My Idea helps kids understand American past and present, and gives them the tools to have a more equal future.
Not My Idea features in the following genres: Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), PSHE: Family Issues, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism
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Not My Idea was written by Anastasia Higginbotham and published by Dottir Press
Not My Idea has 72 pages
Yes it is part of Ordinary Terrible Things series
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