The Talk Conversations about Race, Love and Truth |
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| Editor:
| Hudson, Wade
Hudson, Cheryl Willis |
| ISBN: | 978-0-593-12164-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2021 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books
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| Imprint: | Yearling |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators invite you intotheir homes to witnesstheconversationsthey have withtheir children about race in America today in this powerful call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racists and advocates for change. "Project s love and support." --The New York Times As long as racist ideas persist, families will continue to havethedifficult and necessary conversations withtheir young ones...
More Description Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators invite you intotheir homes to witnesstheconversationsthey have withtheir children about race in America today in this powerful call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racists and advocates for change.
"Project s love and support." --The New York Times
As long as racist ideas persist, families will continue to havethedifficult and necessary conversations withtheir young ones onthesubject. In this inspiring collection, literary all-stars such asRenee Watson (Piecing Me Together),Grace Lin (WheretheMountain MeetstheMoon),Meg Medina (Merci Suarez Changes Gears),Adam Gidwitz (TheInquisitor's Tale), and many moreengage young people in frank conversations about race, identity, and self-esteem.Featuring text and images filled with love, acceptance, truth, peace, and an assurance thatthere can be hope for a better tomorrow, TheTalk is a stirring anthology and must-have resource published in partnership with Just Us Books, a Black-owned children's publishing company that's been in operation for over thirty years. Just Us Books continues its mission grounded inthesame belief that helped launchthecompany- Good books make a difference.
So, let'stalk.
Featured contributors- Selina Alko, Tracey Baptiste, Derrick Barnes, Natacha Bustos, Cozbi A. Cabrera, Raul Col n, Adam Gidwitz, Nikki Grimes, Rudy Gutierrez, April Harrison, Wade Hudson, Gordon C. James, Minh La, E. B. Lewis, Grace Lin, Torrey Maldonado, Meg Medina, Christopher Myers, Daniel Nayeri, Zeke Pena, Peter H. Reynolds, Erin K. Robinson, Traci Sorell, Shadra Strickland, Don Tate, MaryBeth Timothy, Duncan Tonatiuh, Renee Watson, Valerie Wilson Wesley, Sharon Dennis Wyeth