Matthew and Nicole discuss combatting xenophobia by adopting a stance of cultural humility and helping shape children’s understanding of a broader world, rich with hundreds of cultures, languages, and people both very similar and very different from their own. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge Get Booked: The Handsell Libro FM Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Countering Islamophobia Through Education Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus Books to Help Kids Understand What It’s Like to Be a Refugee In the Face of Xenophobia: Lessons to Address Bullying of South Asian American Youth How to Support Immigrant Students and Families: Strategies for Schools and Early Childhood Programs Asking For A Friend: Help! My Kids Only Have White Friends Antiracist Book Festival They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott; illustrated by Harmony Becker Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust by Loic Dauvillier, Marc Lizano, and Greg Salsedo BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS: Under My Hijab by Hena Khan; illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad with  S. K. Ali; illustrated by Hatem Aly Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; illustrated by Ebony Glenn Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez,; illustrated by Jaime Kim Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale by Duncan Tonatiuh The Journey by Francesca Sanna I Am Not A Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland MIDDLE GRADE: The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande (The Unicorn Rescue Society #4) by Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles; illustrated by Hatem Aly Front Desk by Kelly Yang Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell CLOSING NOTE: Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew and Nicole discuss combatting xenophobia by adopting a stance of cultural humility and helping shape children’s understanding of a broader world, rich with hundreds of cultures, languages, and people both very similar and very different from their own. This episode is sponsored by: Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge Get Booked: The Handsell Libro FM Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Countering Islamophobia Through Education Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus Books to Help Kids Understand What It’s Like to Be a Refugee In the Face of Xenophobia: Lessons to Address Bullying of South Asian American Youth How to Support Immigrant Students and Families: Strategies for Schools and Early Childhood Programs Asking For A Friend: Help! My Kids Only Have White Friends Antiracist Book Festival They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott; illustrated by Harmony Becker Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust by Loic Dauvillier, Marc Lizano, and Greg Salsedo BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS: Under My Hijab by Hena Khan; illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad with  S. K. Ali; illustrated by Hatem Aly Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; illustrated by Ebony Glenn Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez,; illustrated by Jaime Kim Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale by Duncan Tonatiuh The Journey by Francesca Sanna I Am Not A Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland MIDDLE GRADE: The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande (The Unicorn Rescue Society #4) by Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles; illustrated by Hatem Aly Front Desk by Kelly Yang Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell CLOSING NOTE: Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices