KIDS’ BOOK OF THE WEEK

ANTIRACIST BABY

by Ibram X Kendi, illustrations by Ashley Lukashevsky, published by Puffin, paperback £7.99 (ebook £5.99)

Ibram X Kendi is a leading voice in the fight for racial equality, and has written a children’s version of his book How To Be An Antiracist.

With cute and inclusive illustrations, it shows the simple ways little ones can be antiracist – from celebrating all our differences to confessing when they’ve been racist.

Of course, some of the issues raised will be too advanced for a baby to grasp, but the point is to start thinking about them from a young age and to challenge any unconscious biases.

The book ends with useful notes for parents and carers on how to encourage positive conversations around race from a young age, and a glossary explaining what words like ‘race’ and ‘racism’ actually mean.

With a fun rhyming scheme, it’s the perfect picture book if you want to actively raise a child as antiracist, but don’t know where to start.