Finding children’s books with characters that look like her daughter has not been easy for Felisha Burleson of Dallas, Texas. Burleson says trips to the library with 9-year-old Niyah, who’s Mexican and African American, are often discouraging. Like many parents of color, she rarely can find books featuring people like them.
“I haven't found any books so far for [Niyah] to read that reflect either my family's racial or structural composition,” Burleson said. “I think it’s very important she see people who look similar to her and have similar culture in books so she understands that the world is diverse.” Burleson wants her daughter to feel that she has an important role in society by absorbing the contributions of characters who resemble her.
Although Niyah has not expressed concerns with a lack of representation, Burleson believes she’ll eventually notice.
[For more of this story, written by Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, go to http://www.yesmagazine.org/pea...verse-books-20170613]
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