My favorite Children's Books for biracial and bicultural kids        Black, White & Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self90 reviews Rebecca Walker Riverhead Trade, 2002 Thoroughly Enjoyed + I sing praises for this book I really enjoyed reading this book. Though I didn't have a lot of the same experiences growing up as Ms. Walker, except maybe that we were born the same year, I still found her story interesting. I'm white, with two Jewish parent's who are still married, but I found myself somehow relating to her ...             Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural14 reviews Claudine C. O'Hearn Pantheon, 1998 hybrid vigor + WONDERFUL!! THNAK YOU SO MUCH This is a wonderful collection of essays on growing up biracial and bicultural. It is a little uneven. Some are more readable than others, and I found myself skimming at times when some of the essays started to feel similar, but the good parts are strong enough to make it more than worth it. ...             Hybrid: Bisexuals, Multiracials, and Other Misfits Under American Law (Critical America Series)1 review Ruth Colker NYU Press, 1996 A great contestation of the liminalities Professor Colker is a bisexual woman with a wandering eye. Being not-quite lesbian, and not-quite disabled has pushed her to ask questions about the murkiness of categorization. In this book, she dedicates a chapter to the "bi's" of race, gender, sexual orientation, and ability. This is mainly a ...             Raising Biracial Children3 reviews Tracey A. Laszloffy AltaMira Press, 2005 Enlightening reading + Great professional resource! This is a book that you'll keep by your bedside for years, referring to it whenever issues arise. As the white parents of an (adopted) biracial daughter, this book completely educated me on the issues that she may face at every point in her development. Not only does it highlight the issues, but ...             Sally Hemings: An American Scandal: the Struggle to Tell the Controversial True Story4 reviews Tina Andrews Diane Pub Co, 2002 Fascinating + Another View I vaugely remembered Tina Andrews from her acting days. How she goes from being a contract performer on a soap opera to a movie writer and producer is a fascianting story. I'd buy the book for this alone. The struggle to make the Sally Hemmings mini-series is another remarkable tale. Although I ...             Does Anybody Else Look Like Me?: A Parent's Guide To Raising Multiracial Children9 reviews Donna Jackson Nakazawa Da Capo Press, 2004 Highly recommend + Good book, although not precisely targetted + great book + Great for multi-racial families + Very interesting and well written resource!             Tripping on the Color Line: Blackwhite Multiracial Families in a Racially Divided World5 reviews Heather M. Dalmage Rutgers University Press, 2000 Very Painful Book + One big problem in America, is still the color line. + A Handbook on Inter/Bi-racial Issues + Heather Dalmage: Tripin' on the color line             Speak English for Us, Marisol! (Concept Books (Albert Whitman)) Karen English Albert Whitman & Company, 2000 After school, Marisol eagerly starts for home to see if her cat, Luisa, has had her kittens. But before she can get there, Uncle Tomás calls to her. He needs Marisol to tell the poultry man that his chickens cost too much. Uncle Tomás cannot speak English so Marisol must do the talking--and she does. Marisol hurries on her way, but soon Auntie Flora stops her for help. Then Mrs. Lopez needs her, ...             Dirty Sally4 reviews Myrtice J. Edwards Outskirts Press, 2007 A Timely Teaching Tool + A GREAT READ + A must read for adults and children + Remarkable.Must read             Black, White or Mixed Race?: Race and Racism in the Lives of Young People of Mixed Parentage Barbara Tizard Routledge, 2002 This revised edition begins with a substantial new introduction, setting the data in today's context, and includes updated statistics and references. Black, White or Mixed Race is as relevant today as when it was first published. In it Tizard and Phoenix explore the question of mixed-race identity through interviews with young people from a range of social backgrounds, all of whom had one white ...             I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World26 reviews Marguerite Wright Jossey-Bass, 2000 Wonderful + Good for anyone who wants to understand children of another race. + Wife loved this book I have read a lot of these types of books since we are white and my son is African American. Great book for people preparing to adopt transracially. Gives you a lot to think about and prepare for. I think it's the best of these books. I have also read the very popular "Inside Transracial ...             What Are You?: Voices of Mixed-Race Young People11 reviews Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1999 I wish it had been on the shelves when I was a teen. + One Human Race + excellent book! + Inside Her Head ...             Trevor's Story: Growing Up Biracial (Meeting the Challenge)1 review Bethany Kandel Lerner Publishing Group, 1997 Impressive!!! A Must read!!!! Dirty Sally As the mother of 3 beautiful second generation multiracial children, I was delighted to find this intelligent, realistic book. My children are often asked "What are you?" and attempts are made to label them as Hispanic, Ethiopian, mixed (black/white) etc. This makes it difficult for ...             Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural14 reviews Claudine C. O'Hearn Pantheon, 1998 hybrid vigor + WONDERFUL!! THNAK YOU SO MUCH This is a wonderful collection of essays on growing up biracial and bicultural. It is a little uneven. Some are more readable than others, and I found myself skimming at times when some of the essays started to feel similar, but the good parts are strong enough to make it more than worth it. ...             Sally Hemings: An American Scandal: the Struggle to Tell the Controversial True Story4 reviews Tina Andrews Diane Pub Co, 2002 Fascinating + Another View I vaugely remembered Tina Andrews from her acting days. How she goes from being a contract performer on a soap opera to a movie writer and producer is a fascianting story. I'd buy the book for this alone. The struggle to make the Sally Hemmings mini-series is another remarkable tale. Although I ...             Trevor's Story: Growing Up Biracial (Meeting the Challenge)1 review Bethany Kandel Lerner Publishing Group, 1997 Impressive!!! A Must read!!!! Dirty Sally As the mother of 3 beautiful second generation multiracial children, I was delighted to find this intelligent, realistic book. My children are often asked "What are you?" and attempts are made to label them as Hispanic, Ethiopian, mixed (black/white) etc. This makes it difficult for ...             What Are You?: Voices of Mixed-Race Young People11 reviews Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1999 I wish it had been on the shelves when I was a teen. + One Human Race + excellent book! + Inside Her Head ...             Raising Biracial Children3 reviews Tracey A. Laszloffy AltaMira Press, 2005 Enlightening reading + Great professional resource! This is a book that you'll keep by your bedside for years, referring to it whenever issues arise. As the white parents of an (adopted) biracial daughter, this book completely educated me on the issues that she may face at every point in her development. Not only does it highlight the issues, but ...             Tripping on the Color Line: Blackwhite Multiracial Families in a Racially Divided World5 reviews Heather M. Dalmage Rutgers University Press, 2000 Very Painful Book + One big problem in America, is still the color line. + A Handbook on Inter/Bi-racial Issues + Heather Dalmage: Tripin' on the color line             Black, White or Mixed Race?: Race and Racism in the Lives of Young People of Mixed Parentage Barbara Tizard Routledge, 2002 This revised edition begins with a substantial new introduction, setting the data in today's context, and includes updated statistics and references. Black, White or Mixed Race is as relevant today as when it was first published. In it Tizard and Phoenix explore the question of mixed-race identity through interviews with young people from a range of social backgrounds, all of whom had one white ...              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Time Enough for Drums leave a comment home  impressum - about us