An adolescent Muslim girl discovered a book that featured a girl wearing a hijab on the front cover.
Girl [excitedly]: “She looks like me!”
She proudly showed the book to her mom, her sisters, and the library workers before checking it out. I hope it goes without saying that we all shared in her excitement.
An African-American girl of about 3-years-old was in our children’s area with her father. After playing for a while, she told her dad she’d like to read a book.
Dad: “Sure, which book?”
Girl [pointing to a book on display]: “The one about the skeleton.”
Dad: “Skeleton? I don’t see one about a skeleton.”
Girl: “Yes, this one!”
She held up this book:
Dad [with a kind laugh]: “No, that isn’t a skeleton, that’s a little girl…she, um, she is pale. She has light skin.”
