2.4: 3 Steps To A More Inclusive Bookshelf

First Name Basis Podcast

Jasmine Bradshaw

How To, Parenting, Education, Kids & Family

5 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The books that we have in our bookshelves speak volumes about who and what we value. In this episode I share the 3 steps to making your child’s bookshelf more inclusive and diverse.

Step 1: Take inventory of your bookshelf — do you have books that are both mirrors and windows? Do you have any books that perpetuate stereotypes?
Step 2: Try, try, try new books.
Step 3: Purchase the books you love for yourself and share them with others

Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

“Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors,” by Rudine Sims Bishop

“The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child's Bookshelf” by Grace Lin

2018 Diversity in Children’s Books Stats

2019 Diversity in Publishing Stats

First Name Basis book recommendations

Hereweeread on Instagram

Reading.sinfronteras on Instagram

Inclusivestorytime on Instagram

Song Credit: “Away” by Geographer and “Beach Disco” by Dougie Wood

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0:00.0	You're listening to the First Name Basis podcast, Season 2, Episode 4, three steps to a more inclusive bookshelf.
0:14.9	Welcome to First Name Basis, a community of parents committed to making the transformation from good intentions to
0:22.3	confident action. Join us each week as we cover critical topics and answer the questions you've
0:27.6	never felt comfortable asking. We'll use the lessons we learn to teach our children about race,
0:32.7	religion, and culture. I'm your host, Jasmine Bradshaw.
0:49.3	Thank you. culture. I'm your host, Jasmine Bradshaw. Hello, First NameBasis, fam. I am so glad you are here. i'm really excited about this episode because this is one
0:57.7	that i've been wanting to share with you for a while if you've been with us for a little bit you know that i
1:03.5	always say one of the very best places to start with your kids is books one of the very best things you can do to help them build empathy
1:14.6	and understand someone else's experience in this world is reading a book all about it. So I really
1:21.4	wanted to give you the steps that I've used to make our bookshelf more inclusive. I want this episode to be really practical, so I'm
1:29.8	just going to dive right in. The first thing you need to do when thinking about how to make your
1:34.3	bookshelf more inclusive is look over your bookshelf and take inventory of what you have.
1:40.9	While you're looking over your bookshelf, I want you to think about the different types of books that you have in your bookshelf.
1:47.0	There is an amazing professor at Ohio State University. Her name is Rudine Sims Bishop, and she is known as the mother of multicultural literature.
1:58.0	And she developed this way of categorizing our books that I think is
2:03.1	absolutely brilliant. She talks about the difference between books being windows and books
2:08.7	being mirrors. So books that are mirrors are books that reflect your own experience. So this is when
2:16.0	you're reading a book and the main character looks like you,
2:20.2	has a family that's set up just like yours, maybe lives in a neighborhood that you could relate to.
2:26.1	It's a book where you're seeing yourself reflected within the pages. A book that is a window
2:32.6	is a book that allows you to get a different perspective on the
2:36.7	world. So it's like you're looking through a window into somebody else's life, into someone else's
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