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$60.20 NZD
**A WHITE RAVEN 2019 SELECTION**
NAMED ONE OF SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL'S BEST BOOKS OF 2018Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness is a picture book about racism and racial justice, inviting white children and parents to become curious about racism, accept that it's real, and cultivate justice.
People of colour are eager for white people to deal with their racial ignorance. White people are desperate for an affirmative role in racial justice. Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness helps with conversations the nation is, just now, finally starting to have.
'An honest explanation about how power and privilege factor into the lives of white children, at the expense of other groups, and how they can help seek justice.' — The New York Times
'This book does a phenomenal job of explaining how power and privilege affect us from birth, and how we can educate ourselves...Not My Idea is an incredibly important book, one that we should all be using as a catalyst for our anti-racist education.' — The Tiny Activist'It's that exact mix of true-to-life humor and unflinching honesty that makes Higginbotham's book work so well…' — Publishers Weekly, starred review)
'A much-needed title that provides a strong foundation for critical discussions of white people and racism, particularly for young audiences. Recommended for all collections. — School Library Journal, starred review
'A necessary children's book about whiteness, white s
Not My Idea
$60.20 NZD
Approx $35.98 USD
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Description:**A WHITE RAVEN 2019 SELECTION**
NAMED ONE OF SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL'S BEST BOOKS OF 2018Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness is a picture book about racism and racial justice, inviting white children and parents to become curious about racism, accept that it's real, and cultivate justice.
People of colour are eager for white people to deal with their racial ignorance. White people are desperate for an affirmative role in racial justice. Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness helps with conversations the nation is, just now, finally starting to have.
'An honest explanation about how power and privilege factor into the lives of white children, at the expense of other groups, and how they can help seek justice.' — The New York Times
'This book does a phenomenal job of explaining how power and privilege affect us from birth, and how we can educate ourselves...Not My Idea is an incredibly important book, one that we should all be using as a catalyst for our anti-racist education.' — The Tiny Activist'It's that exact mix of true-to-life humor and unflinching honesty that makes Higginbotham's book work so well…' — Publishers Weekly, starred review)
'A much-needed title that provides a strong foundation for critical discussions of white people and racism, particularly for young audiences. Recommended for all collections. — School Library Journal, starred review
'A necessary children's book about whiteness, white s
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