Talking to Kids About Race

Here is a list of simple resources to get you started as you talk to your children about race.

• Talking Race With Young Children

• 10 Tips for Teaching and Talking to Kids About Race

• Teaching Your Child About Black History Month

• Why You Need to Talk About Race With Your Kids

PRESCHOOL

• Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin

• The Colors of Us by Karen Katz

• Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

• When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner

• I Am Enough by Grace Byers

• I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont

ELEMENTARY

• A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory

• I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester

• Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

• The Crossover Series by Kwame Alexander

• Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan