Giving Compass' Take:

• Natasha Pinon at Mashable gives nine books that can teach children to be openminded, learn about their identity and acceptance of others. 

• How can donors help expand programs that are encouraging students to think through these topics?  

• Read about how racial bias conversations help teachers to interact with students of color. 

In 1990, the children's literature scholar Rudine Sims Bishop offered the world a useful way to look at children's literature: Some books are windows, presenting yet-undiscovered worlds to the reader, while others are mirrors, reflecting the world as young readers have already experienced it.

To that end, in a 2015 video, Bishop argued that we need to books to be diverse, so that all sorts of kids can use them to understand more about themselves, as well as the lives of others.

For everyone looking to provide young people with both windows and mirrors in 2019, these books, all organized by age group, are a good place to start.

  1. A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
  2. Sulwe
  3. Hair Love
  4. Other Words for Home
  5. My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
  6. More to the Story
  7. Pet
  8. The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali
  9. Like a Love Story

Read the full article about teaching kids about identity and acceptance by Natasha Pinon at Mashable.