An okay "welcome, new baby" book which tries to show many different kinds of families, but falls short as most of the people pictured are able bodied An okay "welcome, new baby" book which tries to show many different kinds of families, but falls short as most of the people pictured are able bodied and thin. ...more
I was so excited to see this new Alma board book! A simple and sweet bilingual English-Spanish book about body parts. Lovely!
Themes: Body Age range: BaI was so excited to see this new Alma board book! A simple and sweet bilingual English-Spanish book about body parts. Lovely!
Another excellent addition to the series celebrating a wide range of holidays and celebrations with bright pictures showing a diverse array of bodies Another excellent addition to the series celebrating a wide range of holidays and celebrations with bright pictures showing a diverse array of bodies and relationships.
Themes: Celebrations, Parties, Holidays Age range: All ages...more
So adorable, sweet, and powerfully loving, with great early literacy content as well. Beautifully formatted-- like, this is a really appealing book! MSo adorable, sweet, and powerfully loving, with great early literacy content as well. Beautifully formatted-- like, this is a really appealing book! My only quibble is with the "Boy" and "Girl" separate poems/sections. It truly didn't add anything to the book to have these two as separate sections--both poems would have been more powerful if they had been written for any child sans the artificial division of "boy" and "girl."
Themes: Baby, Black is Beautiful, Joy, Celebration Age range: Baby...more
A solid I-spy-style book with a cut out shape introducing various pets. Would work well for toddlers and babies alike.
Themes: Pets Age range: Babies-PrA solid I-spy-style book with a cut out shape introducing various pets. Would work well for toddlers and babies alike.
A cutesy, rhyming baby book about messy eating. While the pictures are certainly endearingly-drawn, they are disappointing for their overrepresentatioA cutesy, rhyming baby book about messy eating. While the pictures are certainly endearingly-drawn, they are disappointing for their overrepresentation of White babies. If I'm being generous (counting each baby depicted as a separate baby, rather than the same baby shown two different times, say), there are 10 White babies, 3 Black babies (all of whom have light brown skin and curly brown hair), 2 Latin@/e/x babies, and 2 Asian babies. This means that there are cumulatively more White babies depicted in this book than all of the babies of color combined. The text of this book is totally fine and cute, with nice rhymes and onomatopoeias, but this kind of overrepresentation of Whiteness (and making all of the Black babies very light-skinned), is not acceptable....more
A delightful, gentle book full of interesting words, beautifully-illustrated animal friends and children, and play! Text is predominately in English, A delightful, gentle book full of interesting words, beautifully-illustrated animal friends and children, and play! Text is predominately in English, with some Cree words interspersed, as well as a glossary at the end with the names of all the animals pictured in the book in Cree. The children depicted in the book have a range of skin tones, ranging from pale brown to Black.
Age range: Baby-Toddler Themes: Play, Animals...more
A cute counting book featuring different aspect of Pride celebrations. I loved the cheerful illustrations showing people of different races, gender exA cute counting book featuring different aspect of Pride celebrations. I loved the cheerful illustrations showing people of different races, gender expressions, and abilities. A welcoming, upbeat, rhyming board book.
Themes: Pride, Queerness, Parade, Summer Age range: Baby-Toddler...more
Federico the cat visits many different families throughout his day. The families have different formations-- one with two moms, one with two dads, oneFederico the cat visits many different families throughout his day. The families have different formations-- one with two moms, one with two dads, one kid living with grandparents, etc. An okay book, with the downside that the book disproportionately depicts White people in its illustrations.
Themes: Families, Home, Cat Age range: Baby-Toddler...more
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