Not My Idea
Illustrator
Anastasia Higginbotham
Publisher
Dottir Press
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9781948340007
Pages
64 pages
Genre
historical
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness is a a picture book that invites white children and parents to become curious about racism, accept that it's real, and cultivate justice.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
AD540L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Race discrimination; racism; marginalized group of people
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
mother
Awards
NPR's Book Concierge, 2018 Kids' Book
Keywords
justice; protest; duty; knowledge; television; honesty; curiousity; coming together; courage
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Higginbotham, Anastasia, "Not My Idea" (2018). Diverse Families. 1757.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1757