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This one is definitely good for diversity. This is also a good one for parents to read to their children. It is important for children to treat all races the same and not have any bias towards one or the other. I don't understand why there are so many cliches in cultures and why everyone is judgemental. We are all human and have emotions, we need to teach the children of the world differently than ever before. This book is a step in the right direction.
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I did notice and liked seeing the diversity in Toni's friends. A five-year-old certainly won't notice it consciously but the message gets transmitted that differences are celebrated. A friend's sister has an adopted african child. He loves these books for obvious reasons. He can see himself in a setting with a group of friends that looks and feels very close to his real world. Good discussion.
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It's great to see more books where the central character is of other ethnicities and also playing with kids of a variety of backgrounds and genders. It's so important for kids to be able to read books that mirror their life.
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holsam_87 wrote: 08 Jul 2018, 17:52 It will definitely show that friends can come from all backgrounds.
This exactly. Sweet, simple, and true.
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Actually, this subtle message, would most likely be noticed by adults and not children.Children with their carefree and innocent attitude, don't actually select children they interact with, unless if taught by their parents or adults.All the same, it was nice the author included this subtle message.
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By reading the book children will be able to fight against racism.
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dbulkley wrote: 26 Jul 2018, 20:41 This one is definitely good for diversity. This is also a good one for parents to read to their children. It is important for children to treat all races the same and not have any bias towards one or the other. I don't understand why there are so many cliches in cultures and why everyone is judgemental. We are all human and have emotions, we need to teach the children of the world differently than ever before. This book is a step in the right direction.
People struggle so much to empathize with others. If you can't see life from another person's perspective because you are too involved with what you feel, think, want you will never be able to understand, respect, or have compassion for others. The sooner we can teach children the value of other people and their similarities, the better.
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Nma26 wrote: 30 Jul 2018, 10:20 Actually, this subtle message, would most likely be noticed by adults and not children.Children with their carefree and innocent attitude, don't actually select children they interact with, unless if taught by their parents or adults.All the same, it was nice the author included this subtle message.
The subtle way in which Base presents lessons and values is commendable. I like how many she was able to incorporate in what appears to be a very simplistic children's book.
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I think it is a good book to eliminate racial discrimination. Which is prevalent now a days.we need to wipe out this from little minds
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booklysis wrote: 30 Jul 2018, 10:51 By reading the book children will be able to fight against racism.
Of coarse this book will help a lot to fight against racial differences. We all should participate in it.
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The idea of diversity or culture respect woukd be relayed to the children if it is well explained to them. So to answer your question, it would probably depend on the parents perception and teachings on their children.
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I can hope that Toni The Superhero will send the author's intended message. In that, the world is a diversified rainbow of colors and we are all in.
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I think that it's great that the main character is a minority! Most protagonists in books, especially children's books, are white. While there is nothing wrong with having a white protagonist, it becomes more difficult for minority readers to relate with the characters. Showing Toni interacting with other children of different ethnicities teaches children that everyone is worthy of having a friend.
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ScoutWrites wrote: 09 Jul 2018, 20:22 I think it's important that Toni's friends are different ethnicities, not necessarily because kids will notice this, but because I think they would notice if all the characters were the same. Maybe not consciously, but it would have a subconscious effect, and we definitely shouldn't be communicating to our children that they can only be friends with people who look like them.
I definitely agree with this! I took me forever to graduate from watching cartoons to live action television, because all the actors were caucasian and I couldn't tell them apart! :lol2: (By the way, I myself am a white girl...)
It felt like the same four actors/actresses were in every tv show and film. Compared to that, I at least got some Asian and black characters in my cartoons (and if all else failed, the characters always wore the same clothes, so I could tell them apart by that! :lol: )
Even now I notice that I drift to shows where the characters all look different. I don't remember what kind of books I read when I was little, but I'm sure there were plenty of books like Toni the Superhero!
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I love the fact that kids of all different ethnicities are shown throughout this book! The most important thing for kids is representation. Kids want to see themselves within their favourite character, they want to relate to their favourite character, and they want to positively see someone like them in the media. However, oftentimes children of colour are unfortunately not represented or portrayed in the media, and may in fact be represented and portrayed in negative lights or stereotypes, which horribly resonates with children. This, however, is thankfully changing, and I am so glad that all ethnicities are positively represented in this beautiful children’s book. The inclusion of different ethnicities lets children of colour know that they matter, that they are seen and heard, that they belong and that they are capable of so much good. It just really warms my heart to see the inclusion and celebration of different ethnicities in this kid’s book, as this positive representation and portrayal really resonates with the child in a wonderful way.
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