Photo ChallengeDay 24 & 25

[smittenbyu]

Day 24: Animal

I am constantly surrounded by animals, in children's books, stuffed toys, plastic toys, TV. I am hoping that we can get a few more books with actual kids/people in them. And read this article on NPR the other day: As Demographics Shift, Kids' Books Stay Stubbornly White

Then I realise, people like us depend so much on books from libraries we never actually buy new children's books. If we buy books they are used books and so, guess are part of the problem!



Day 25: Strangers

D loves company of children. I think most kids do. She however, screams in joy if she sees other children at the park. She goes up to them and gives them the biggest smile and the loudest laugh and a hello all combined! Sometimes the other kid plays along and returns the hello, and many times they freak out and look all puzzled but most times she is just ignored. She is not discouraged, she will follow them around, watch them, play alongside them whether they are bothered or not. She craves and yearns for friendships. In her mind, if you are a kid you are a friend, not a stranger.

She sometimes comes back so dejected that no one reciprocates.

Comments

[echomyst.livejournal.com]

Yeah... it does seem that if you want a kid's book featuring non-Caucasian characters, you have to look for specific titles about cultural festivities or beliefs or something. We hardly ever buy new children's books either, because we simply go through so many books every week! If we were to buy a copy of everything we read, our house would burst :-)

It's wonderful that D has thick skin. Kids are funny... they sometimes don't acknowledge each other for months, and then all of a sudden they're best friends.