(Name-mce) ListServ New Poll: Children's Books

[publisher]

Hello group, 

One for sure that needs to be in the ranking is The
Fantastical Adventures of Sleepy Steve. Who is Sleepy
Steve you might ask, find out at www.sleepysteve.com.

D.L. Smith


--- "Paul C. Gorski" <gorski at edchange.org> wrote:

> 17th Annual International NAME Conference
> -Baltimore, Maryland- Oct.31- Nov.4,2007
> >>>>>>>>>>
> Hello, all. The idea for this poll came from Matt
> Laliberte.
> 
> Please, please, please send this along to other
> listservs or individuals
> who you think might be interested in responding or
> seeing the results...
> 
> What are the three (no more than three) best
> children's books for
> addressing racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism,
> and other forms of
> oppression in an authentic way? Please send the book
> title and author.
> 
> A couple notes:
> 
> 1. I use the word "authentic" because,
> unfortunately, most children's
> books that attempt to deal with these issues seem to
> reinforce stereotypes
> and existing structures of power and privilege. So,
> as always, I'm looking
> for books that go beyond "celebrating diversity" to
> take on real issues in
> real ways.
> 
> 2. Please send only three titles. Again, I want to
> make sure that everyone
> who responds had equal/equitable voice.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Paul
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