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I agree that the target audience of this book will not likely even notice. The socio-cultural development of kids at this stage really doesn’t include race so much as gender. Kids begin to notice these differences as they get older. The subtle, almost hidden message here may be a positive influence for those later stages. Kids will read this book over and over and study the images, even if they don’t understand the “meaning” behind them yet.CambaReviewer wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 17:20 To be honest, this social inclusion message may be obvious to adults, but for children between the ages of 3 to 6, who I think are the target audience in this book, they will hardly notice. Usually at their age, unless someone has taken great pains to teach them discrimination based on race or gender, most children will just be children and will naturally interact freely and play with each other. It is a useful message though. I did not even think about it when I read the book.
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I absolutely agree with you. I didn't even think about Toni or the other children's ethnicities/nationalities/races until these forum discussions began. I just saw a group of kids and the two women I assumed to be mom and sister. I think children will see this in the same light.CambaReviewer wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 17:20 To be honest, this social inclusion message may be obvious to adults, but for children between the ages of 3 to 6, who I think are the target audience in this book, they will hardly notice. Usually at their age, unless someone has taken great pains to teach them discrimination based on race or gender, most children will just be children and will naturally interact freely and play with each other. It is a useful message though. I did not even think about it when I read the book.
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I think it will relay a positive message in a healthy society that aspires for equal treatment of all citizens regardless of ethnicity, gender or status.Zain A Blade wrote: ↑06 Jul 2018, 12:21 I liked the portrayal of the book's hero as a black kid, it will no doubt appeal to children in the African-American community and the larger Black African community as a whole. But the book also showed Toni playing with children of other ethnicities, what subtle message(s) about social inclusion and cultural diversity do you think this book will relay to young children?
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This is very true. What matters most is how the kids are brought are up and the kind of messages they are exposed to, especially along the line of ethnicity. It will be good to teach kids to appreciate the fact that all people, no matter the differences, are human beings.julessawyer wrote: ↑09 Jul 2018, 11:20 I think kids rarely see color but racism like all prejudices is learned. It will be good to teach kids at a young age about not fearing the "others" that don't look like him/herself.
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Yes! It is our responsibility as an adult to teach children that and celebrate individual differences!Kibetious wrote: ↑09 Jul 2018, 16:36This is very true. What matters most is how the kids are brought are up and the kind of messages they are exposed to, especially along the line of ethnicity. It will be good to teach kids to appreciate the fact that all people, no matter the differences, are human beings.julessawyer wrote: ↑09 Jul 2018, 11:20 I think kids rarely see color but racism like all prejudices is learned. It will be good to teach kids at a young age about not fearing the "others" that don't look like him/herself.