Something Happened in Our Town
A Child's Story About Racial Injustice
Marianne Celano author Ann Hazzard author Marietta Collins author Jennifer Zivoin illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:American Psychological Association
Published:4th Apr '18
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A Minneapolis Children amp rsquo s Theatre Company Original World Premiere Production
A NEW YORK TIMES and INDIEBOUND BEST SELLER
American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom's Top Most Challenged Books
A Little Free Library Action Book Club Selection
National Parenting Product Award Winner (NAPPA)
Emma and Josh heard that something happened in their town. A Black man was shot by the police.
amp quot Why did the police shoot that man? amp quot
amp quot Can police go to jail? amp quot
Something Happened in Our Town follows two families - one White, one Black - as they discuss a police shooting of a Black man in their community. The story aims to answer children's questions about such traumatic events, and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives.
Includes an extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers with guidelines for discussing race and racism with children, child-friendly definitions, and sample dialogues. Free, downloadable educator materials (including discussion questions) are available at www.apa.org.
From the Note to Parents and Caregivers:
There are many benefits of beginning to discuss racial bias and injustice with young children of all races and ethnicities:
- Research has shown that children even as young as three years of age notice and comment on differences in skin color.
- Humans of all ages tend to ascribe positive qualities to the group that they belong to and negative qualities to other groups.
- Despite some parents amp rsquo attempts to protect their children from frightening media content, children often become aware of incidents of community violence, including police shootings.
- Parents who don amp rsquo t proactively talk about racial issues with their children are inadvertently teaching their children that race is a taboo topic. Parents who want to raise children to accept individuals from diverse cultures need to counter negative attitudes that their children develop from exposure to the negative racial stereotypes that persist in our society.
A NEW YORK TIMES AND INDIEBOUND BEST SELLER
on American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom's Top Most Challenged Books of 2 2
A Little Free Library Action Book Club Selection
National Parenting Product Award Winner (NAPPA)
NCSS-CBC 2 9 Notable Social Science Trade Book for Young People
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Featured in The Christian Century- amp ldquo Talking to white kids about what whiteness means amp rdquo
amp ldquo Written by three psychologists, this is a great educational resource for parents amp hellip how to talk to children about race and racism and trauma, how to identify and counter racial injustice. amp rdquo -Vogue
amp ldquo Does an admirable job showing two families amp rsquo reactions to a police killing amp hellip important for library collections. amp rdquo -School Library Journal
amp ldquo This book provides the necessary framework for talking to children about racial injustice. amp rdquo -Women amp rsquo s Day
amp ldquo Provides an unflinching look at how families can and should talk about racism amp hellip Explores the roots of racism in America, the importance of actively fighting for social justice, and how kids can respond to the prejudice and exclusion that creeps into their classrooms amp hellip Whatever this discussion looks like in your household, it's just a first step. amp rdquo -Mashable.com
amp ldquo This beautifully written and illustrated book tackles a difficult subject with grace, helping families share conversations about racism and discrimination. amp rdquo -What amp rsquo s Up Moms
amp ldquo This book helps children grapple with one of the most disturbing and troubling issues in our society today, police shootings of people of color, and helps them to identify and counter racial injustice. amp rdquo -Mommy Poppins
amp quot This is a difficult subject, and I think this book handles it well. The language is age-appropriate and gentle. The illustrations are beautiful, and the message is positive: kids can start a 'better pattern' by including kids who are different than themselves. amp quot -Five Star Review, San Francisco Book Review
amp quot This book is a must-read for kids and parents, it offers great examples of how to talk to kids about race. amp quot -Kids amp amp Race
amp ldquo Something Happened In Our Town respectfully and honestly deals with a paramount social problem, and is worthy of the highest recommendation for public, school library, and family picture book collections. amp rdquo -Children amp rsquo s Bookwatch
amp ldquo This story will open up the doors to some important and heavy issues that children are exposed to in today amp rsquo s society. Issues of race, discrimination, stereotypes, racial profiling, entitlement amp hellip amp rdquo -Lulu amp rsquo s Book Journey
amp ldquo Right now, parents are looking for more children amp rsquo s books that accurately depict the world their kids live in today. They also want a book that helps them discuss the tough issues that they would otherwise feel uncomfortable talking about. This is that book amp hellip .The lesson of compassion and tolerance will touch anyone amp rsquo s heart amp hellip .This beautifully depicted picture book is a must for parents, teachers and librarians a like. amp rdquo -cup of tea with that book, please
amp ldquo In this beautifully written and illustrated children amp rsquo s book, children will learn about racial injustice as it happens today. amp rdquo -Medium
ISBN: 9781433828546
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
40 pages