On the last day of Black History Month, children at a predominantly African American elementary school in D.C. were each given a book to keep. The title given to the daughter of one of our Teaching for Change staff was If You Lived in Colonial Times by Ann McGovern (Scholastic, 1992). Here is our critique […]
Women’s History Month: A Book Every Day
In honor of Women’s History Month, each day Social Justice Books is featuring a children’s book we recommend to highlight grassroots women’s history in the United States. Find many more titles for children on the booklist, women’s history and women’s lives. March 1 Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement […]
Taking the Stage at NMAAHC to Discuss Representation in Children’s Literature
On December 15, 2018, Teaching for Change joined an important dialogue about representation in children’s literature on-stage at the Oprah Winfrey Theater in the National Museum for African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). The museum’s Early Childhood Education Initiative collaborated with the events department to celebrate the re-release of James Baldwin’s only children’s book Little Man, Little Man: A Story […]
