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by Archaa Shrivastav (Author), Brook Sitgraves Turner (Author)
Includes 2021 Stonewall Award Winner! 3-board-book-bundle features beautiful, full-color photos of real kids and families (representing LGBTQ families, kids with disabilities, many cultures and races), while simple, poetic text builds vocabulary and empathy. New edition includes discussion guide with age-appropriate questions for parents and educators.
Created to help families and educators discuss diversity through everyday topics, We Are Little Feminists helps children stand against racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia and ableism:
(1) FAMILIES showcases the many forms of family, gender and sexuality, helping families celebrate all genders, and children advocate for LGBTQ equity.
(2) HAIR showcases race and ethnicity, celebrates difference, and helps children challenge racism.
(3) ON-THE-GO showcases mobility aids, celebrates all types of movement, and helps children advocate for accessibility for all.
Created for 0-5-year-olds: the book's photographs help infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to recognize real kids and families that are both different and like their own.
About the Series We Are Little Feminists is the identity-affirming board book series developed to raise intersectional feminists. Children love photos of everyday kids & families, but only 13% of children's books represent our diverse world. We Are Little Feminists pairs beautiful photos with playful, rhythmic text to help families & classrooms stand against racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and ableism.
Author Biography
Archaa Shrivastav (she/her) is an award-winning children's book author, freelance editor, and content creator dedicated to creating and curating Own Voices picture books featuring intersectional identities. As a former first grade teacher and a queer first generation Indian-American, she's passionate about putting identity-affirming stories in the hands of children.
Brook Sitgraves Turner (she/her) is a graduate of UC Berkeley and USC's Peter Stark Producing Program. Raised in a multi-generational family of Black women, she's focused on inclusive storytelling across many mediums: children's books, television, film, and podcasts. She's been a member of Film Independent's Project Involve Fellowship, produced documentaries, New York Times recognized podcasts, and written on television shows. In her spare time she runs Pep Packs, a mutual aid delivering free care packages to people recovering from COVID at home.
