Janet's Book Nook

I was reading my latest edition of Parent’s Magazine today and they had a fabulous article about books you can read to your child to help teach them global perspectives. The idea is to help teach your children about people who are different than them in race, culture, and religion. Children should be read an assortment of books that contain characters that are different than they are. If they are only introduced to characters that are the same as they are they find it much more difficult to relate to people they meet in the real world who are not the same as they are. This will help them to be more well rounded and tolerant of other people’s views. I love this idea.

The article in Parents Magazine contained a list of books some of which include:

Before You Were Here, Mi Amor by Samantha R. Vamos (Latin)

Global Babies by the Global Fund for Children (Various)

My Granny Went to Market by Stella Blackstone (Russian)

What a Wonderful World by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele (Various)

The Colors of Us by Karen Katz  (Various races)

Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco (Jewish)

These are just some of the great books the article listed. There are books for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers listed but I would bet that we could find a great set of books for older children also. I would love to hear about any books you guys may have been reading to your children that are diverse. If you guys are interested in getting a subscription to Parent’s I highly recommend it. They have terrific articles and I often find amazing products in their ads.  A great place to find this magazine is at Magazine.com where you can get this helpful magazine for only 19.99 for 24 issues! That is an amazing price for a magazine that offers recipes, articles, information and help. This magazine has information about parents and children. I love it and I always find something every month that I love in it. Enjoy!