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Antiracist Baby Picture Book by Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky

bookdragonkatie's review against another edition

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5.0

When my daughter first started picking out her books for bedtime, she ended up picking out this one every night for almost two months. Both my kids (both under 5) now choose it at least once a week (sometimes more). Fantastic book. ❤️

auntiemaleficent's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

carolineinthelibrary's review against another edition

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5.0

This was an awesome picture book, but it also serves as a great antiracist parenting book. The tips provided to baby in order to be antiracist are elaborated on in the back of the book to help parents raise a child who actively strives for being antiracist. I thought this was a great introduction to kids and antiracism but also a great reminder for grown ups on the ways we can be antiracist.

kemisreading's review against another edition

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4.0

Reading children’s books on the floor of bookstores >>

xsleepyshadows's review against another edition

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5.0

I read this as a board book? It's a great picture book and I also included it in poetry.

I really like the idea of gathering these ideas to learn with a baby, hopefully we all can learn antiracist behavior stumble along the way as we learn to walk but get stronger!

ephrampmaddox's review against another edition

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I absolutely love the inclusive and diverse illustrations

_haven_'s review against another edition

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informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

yvkhan's review against another edition

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3.0

I just don't understand what this book is trying to achieve.

Is it actually meant to be a children's book? In which case, I really don't see how this could possibly succeed at sustaining the interest of young children. Frankly, even the name "Antiracist Baby" feels rather laughable...?

The other possibility is that it's meant to grab the attention of parents and it's meant to be used by said parents instead of read to their children. Children's books are more likely to be read by parents after all, and the name "Antiracist baby" is provocative enough to make almost anyone want to read it. However, I'm not sure if this was the intention? I suppose it could function as a nice list of tips for those who want to raise antiracist babies.

Overall, I'm quite unimpressed by Goodreads' choice.

karenzmn's review against another edition

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4.75

whackystar's review against another edition

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3.5