Daddy Why Am I Brown?

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Daddy Why Am I Brown? was written by Bedford Palmer

Summary

This is a story about a young girl named Joy. She lives in a diverse world and comes from a multicultural family. It is only natural for her to have some questions. Join Joy as she learns how to describe skin color, and about how her skin color can tell her about where her family is from, but not really about who they are. "Daddy Why Am I Brown?" is a meant to be a starter conversation on how kids can learn to talk about skin color in a way that is kind, thoughtful, and healthy. And in the process, they learn a little bit about how to understand the difference between race, ethnicity, and culture. [1]

Pros

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One his site the author spoke up about the reason behind this book. He wrote this book based on his experiences after had conversation with his wife about the difficulty of teaching children about skin color. Teachers and parents sometimes have a hard time explaining things like why people have different skin colors, and what that difference means. As a licensed psychologist and professor who focuses on social justice and culture, He thought that he might be able to help provide some language and context that would allow our kids, families, and educators to better navigate these conversations.

He wanted to support others in having healthy conversations with the students about skin color. So, he talked to one of his friends and colleagues, Dr. Raina León and asked her to prepare a curriculum that could be adapted for kindergarteners and first graders. Through this book, he hoped to model how to talk about skin color without making comparisons to consumables like food, building understanding of the link between skin color and the geography of our ancestors, and begin the process of understanding of why skin color is not a valid approach to understanding who we are to each other. [2]

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