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Book Cover for: Antiracist Baby Picture Book, Ibram X. Kendi

Antiracist Baby Picture Book

Ibram X. Kendi

Reader Score

81%

81% of readers

recommend this book

The New York Times Best Seller
2022 The New York Times Best Seller
A #1 New York Times Bestseller!

From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist comes a new full-sized picture book that empowers parents and children to uproot racism in our society and in ourselves, now with added discussion prompts to help readers recognize and reflect on bias in their daily lives.

Take your first steps with Antiracist Baby! Or rather, follow Antiracist Baby's nine easy steps for building a more equitable world.

With bold art and thoughtful yet playful text, Antiracist Baby introduces the youngest readers and the grown-ups in their lives to the concept and power of antiracism. Providing the language necessary to begin critical conversations at the earliest age, Antiracist Baby is the perfect gift for readers of all ages dedicated to forming a just society.

Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices, Good Morning America, NPR's Morning Edition, CBS This Morning, and more!

Book Details

  • Publisher: Kokila
  • Publish Date: Jul 14th, 2020
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.00in - 8.70in - 0.50in - 0.62lb
  • EAN: 9780593110508
  • Recommended age: 02-05
  • Categories: Social Themes - Prejudice & RacismSocial Themes - Values & VirtuesPlaces - United States

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About the Author

Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is the author of many books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller How to Be an Antiracist and the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which was remixed for young adult readers by Jason Reynolds into Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, and adapted into a graphic novel by cartoonist Joel Christian Gill. Dr. Kendi was awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the "Genius Grant." Find Dr. Kendi online @ibramxk on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.

Ashley Lukashevsky is an illustrator and visual artist who uses illustration and art as a tool to strengthen social movements against systemic racism and sexism. Before moving to illustration full-time, she was the art director at KINDLAND and the social impact designer at LA2050, an initiative to create a positive shared future for all Angelenos. Learn more at her website http: //www.ashleylukashevsky.com or follow her on Instagram @ASHLUKADRAWS.

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Praise for this book

Praise for Antiracist Baby By Ibram X. Kendi; Illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky

#1 New York Times Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller List 2020
Amazon Editors' Pick

"Smart, wise, and hopeful, a reminder that children are born without racism, and it's up to us to keep it that way." -- Seira Wilson, Amazon Editor

★ "[Kendi's] succinct, impactful prose makes for an accessible guide to anti-racism for everyone." --School Library Journal (starred review)

"Boldly outlined, inclusive illustrations by Lukashevsky complement the text by showing a world populated by people of various skin tones, sizes, identities and orientations, religions, and abilities....[A] mindful companion for families striving together toward a more equitable future." --Publisher's Weekly

"Antiracism's starting point." --Kirkus Reviews