Title: An Offensive Multicultural Picture Book
Product review: I thought the book was very offensive. The book is about an African-American boy and white boy that meet on the street and exchange brief words. The African American boy says "Yo" while the white boy says "Yes". The message that I took away from this book was that African American children speak "street Ebonics" while the white children speak "standard proper English". I thought the book continued to perpetuate bias and stereotypes about African American children. As an educator, I am consciously aware of the books that I read and share with my students and the implied messages that the books share.It is important for all children to see characters in books that can serve as a mirror or window on how they see themselves or others. I would not recommend. There are better multicultural books on the market. Try Erza Jack Keats books.
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