Racial Depictions in Children’s Picture Books: Thursday October 10 and 24 at 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Rosendale Library
This two-part Reading and Discussion series will explore depictions of race in children’s picture books that have been banned or challenged. In this series, participants will read 11 children’s picture books that have been banned or challenged because of racial themes. We will also read some short articles about book banning and racial and cultural diversity in children’s literature.
The discussions will be facilitated by Anthony Dandridge, Lecturer in the SUNY New Paltz Black Studies Department, and the Rev. Dr. Leonisa Ardizzone, Founder and Director of the Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley.
Articles for Reading and Discussion
Still and All White World?, May 2014, School Library Journal
Where are the People of Color in Children’s Books? March 16, 2014, New York Times
Banning Library Books in Public Schools: A Legal Primer, May 2022, Principal Leadership
Banned or Challenged Books for Reading and Discussion
The Talk by Alicia Williams
10 Banned Picture Books Recommended by Parenting Magazine
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
Hair Love by Matthew Cherry
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
Little Legends/ Little Leaders by Vashti Harrison
I Am Enough by Grace Byers
Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin
I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
Skin Like Mine by Latashia Perry