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Author:

Higginbotham, Anastasia, narrator. illustrator, narrator.

Title:

Not my idea : a book about whiteness / written and illustrated by Anastasia Higginbotham.

Edition:

[Wonderbook edition].

Publisher:

Findaway WorldLLC,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

1 Wonderbook (64 pages) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Racism against Black people--United States--Juvenile literature.
White people--Race identity--Juvenile literature.
Prejudices--Juvenile literature.
Racism--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Social conditions--Juvenile literature.
White supremacy movements--United States--Juvenile literature.
Denial (Psychology)--United States--Juvenile literature.
United States--Race relations--Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Children's audiobooks.

Other Authors:

Findaway World, LLC, publisher.

Notes:

Release date supplied by publisher. Print book published: New York : Dottir Press, [2018]. Audiobook originally released by OrangeSky Audio. Issued as a Wonderbook, a pre-loaded audiobook player permanently attached to a hardcover book. Powered by a rechargeable battery; USB charger required for recharging. Audiobook player has 2 modes. Read-Along mode narrates the story. Learning mode asks questions related to the story. Read by Anastasia Higginbotham.

Summary:

A white child sees a TV news report of a white police officer shooting and killing a black man. "In our family, we don't see color," his mother says, but he sees the colors plain enough. An afternoon in the library's history stacks uncover the truth of white supremacy in America. Racism was not his idea and he refuses to defend it.
"A necessary children's book about whiteness, white supremacy, and resistance. Important, accessible, needed."-- Kirkus Review.

Series:

Ordinary terrible things.
Wonderbook.

ISBN:

1669608085
9781669608080

Locations:

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)