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A review by jennifermreads
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth by
5.0
“Racism is not just hatred. Racism is a system. A system that dehumanizes humans in order to keep them down and, most often, to make money off of them.” – Adam Gidwitz, The Inheritance, in The Talk
The Talk is a collection of essays, letters, poems, and illustrations primed to start a discussion in your family. Suggestion? Read one poem/essay/letter before dinner. Then, settle in with your meal and begin a discussion as you eat. Each entry in this collection is ripe for opening up lines of communication in your own family and helping each member grown & learn.
The ethnic representation in the collection is vast. The issues highlighted, while rooted in race and racism, are as diverse as our population. Every public and school library needs this on their shelves; every family needs to take a copy home and start the talk.
** Contents of book: Foreword by editors; Remember This by Renée Watson, illustrated by Shadra Strickland; Handle Your Business by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James; Not a China Doll by Grace Lin; The Bike by Wade Hudson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis; The Way of the Anigiduwagi by Traci Sorell, illustrated by MaryBeth Timothy; Untitled by Daniel Nayeri, illustrated by Zeke Peña; Why Are There Racist People by Duncan Tonatiuh; Never Be Afraid to Soar by Valerie Wilson Wesley, illustrated by Don Tate; My Olmec by Selina Alko; F.R.I.E.N.D.S.: Looking Back, Looking Forward by Torrey Maldonado, illustrated by Natacha Bustos; Ten by Tracy Baptiste, illustrated by April Harrison; I’m a Dance by Sharon Dennis Wyeth, illustrated by Raul Colón; Hablar by Meg Medina, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez; Our Inheritance by Adam Gidwitz, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds; Tough Tuesday by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Erin K. Robinson; The Road Ahead by Minh Lê, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera; Mazes by Christopher Myers; Sources and Notes from the Authors; About the Authors and Artists; Photo Credits
The Talk is a collection of essays, letters, poems, and illustrations primed to start a discussion in your family. Suggestion? Read one poem/essay/letter before dinner. Then, settle in with your meal and begin a discussion as you eat. Each entry in this collection is ripe for opening up lines of communication in your own family and helping each member grown & learn.
The ethnic representation in the collection is vast. The issues highlighted, while rooted in race and racism, are as diverse as our population. Every public and school library needs this on their shelves; every family needs to take a copy home and start the talk.
** Contents of book: Foreword by editors; Remember This by Renée Watson, illustrated by Shadra Strickland; Handle Your Business by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James; Not a China Doll by Grace Lin; The Bike by Wade Hudson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis; The Way of the Anigiduwagi by Traci Sorell, illustrated by MaryBeth Timothy; Untitled by Daniel Nayeri, illustrated by Zeke Peña; Why Are There Racist People by Duncan Tonatiuh; Never Be Afraid to Soar by Valerie Wilson Wesley, illustrated by Don Tate; My Olmec by Selina Alko; F.R.I.E.N.D.S.: Looking Back, Looking Forward by Torrey Maldonado, illustrated by Natacha Bustos; Ten by Tracy Baptiste, illustrated by April Harrison; I’m a Dance by Sharon Dennis Wyeth, illustrated by Raul Colón; Hablar by Meg Medina, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez; Our Inheritance by Adam Gidwitz, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds; Tough Tuesday by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Erin K. Robinson; The Road Ahead by Minh Lê, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera; Mazes by Christopher Myers; Sources and Notes from the Authors; About the Authors and Artists; Photo Credits