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 features a children’s book we recommend to highlight grassroots women’s history in the United States. Find many more titles for children check out 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 […]
Highlights from Social Justice Books
Teaching for Change launched SocialJusticeBooks.org to identify and promote the best multicultural and social justice children’s books. We partnered with the See What We See (SWWS) coalition to create a database of critical children’s book reviews. One year after launching in 2017, the SocialJusticeBooks site is now home to more than 50 recommended booklists on […]
Despite National Outrage, Scholastic Defends Children’s Book Celebrating Trump
FINALLY – Scholastic’s celebratory children’s books about Donald Trump are finally OUT OF PRINT. After thousands of letters in an action campaign from teachers, parents, and students across the United States, Scholastic has stopped reprinting these two books. Earlier this month we published critical reviews of the Scholastic books for early and upper elementary students about the […]
Scholastic Tells Children: Trump is Great
Update Nov. 2019: Scholastic’s celebratory children’s books about Donald Trump are finally OUT OF PRINT, after thousands of teachers, parents, and students sent letters. Update June 2018: Scholastic issued a statement, defending the books without responding to any of the points in the review below. Read more in Despite National Outrage, Scholastic Defends Children’s Books […]
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