love the concept and the vivid colors. I was a bit non-plussed by the sophisticated explanations, which seemed aimed at a much higher reading level than the usual board book audience.

While I wasn't wowed by this book - it is a decent place to start talking about important topics with kids, and the simplicity allows you to build on it as is appropriate with the age of your reader.

I love the idea of this book, though it might be a bit difficult to figure out who the intended audience is. The bright, cheerful, inclusive illustrations are lovely, and this new format of hardcover rather than the original board book format make it a little easier to pin down- older kids will be able to understand the concepts better, I think, though it's never too early to introduce the concepts covered in this book. Some ideas are more abstract than others, such as class and privilege, so adults should be ready for questions ("Q is for question. There are more questions than answers, and that's a good thing."). A good, happy book with lots of heart and hope!

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Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! This was a good ABC book with lots of colors! Children who tend to "read" board books will not understand the difficult words, but it is a good introduction to equality! I have a 2.5 year old and will probably hold off on letting him read this book! Thank you again, NetGalley!

This is a great book to introduce important topics such as equality, privilege, social justice to very young children. Ideal for home or an early years setting.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

An ABC of equality is an ABC book with a difference. This book focuses on equality in life and covers topics like gender, feminism, immigration and disabilities to name just a few.
This is a great, diverse book for children but I would say its for children aged 8+.

Each letter of the alphabet has a two page spread - one page for the illustrations and 1 page for the description of the word starting with that letter and linking it to equality.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* What a great book! i think this is the best young child book ive read all year! So many great things talked about this book, theres not words for how great this book is !

Good Intent, But...

I fully believe that the author of this book has good intentions, but something about it just strikes me wrong. I don't know what age range they intend this book for. The simple illustrations and the fact that it is an ABC book suggest a pre-reading child. But the words—I had never heard of one of the words in the introduction, “intersectionality”—and concepts are ones that I think are too big for such young minds. I am all for the ideals in this book; I don't have a problem with them. My issue is that I think it is perhaps inappropriate and even unintelligible for very young children. I think, too, that we need to allow for childhood innocence to last for a while. The young children that I have known don't see others negatively as we adults tend to do; they don’t see race and the differently abled as we do—they are more curious about differences if they notice them, and they aren’t judgmental until taught by parents or caregivers to be so. If you are already an open-minded person who is anti-racist, anti-sexist, etc., you will pass on these values to your child or children in an age-appropriate way by your own actions and discussions with the child. Honestly, I wish I could have liked this book, but if it's aimed at pre-readers, I'd like them to maintain their innocence just a little while longer and be introduced to them one at a time organically by a parent or caregiver.

An ABC of Equality is such a wonderful and necessary book for young children. This book teaches kids much of what they need to learn about equality. I know that much of the language in this book will be over the heads of the children who read it but I believe it is good to challenge them. The illustrations are absolutely adorable and the colors are very engaging! The one thing that I wish could be changed is the layout of the pages. It feels a bit awkward to have the letter and word after the definition of said word. All in all, An ABC of Equality is an important book for young and older children to read and I highly recommend it!

I love that Ewing wrote this to be applicable to kids of many ages. I read it to my two year old daughter, and though she really didn't understand what anything meant, I still think it was a good way for her to become more familiar with these words, what it means to be a good and kind person, and most importantly, a reminder for parents and caregivers to teach our children equality and embracement of diversity. So, maybe not as understandable for a two year old, but still really neat. My daughter was pretty engaged with the pictures and I appreciated the diversity in them.

Older children, maybe even up to third grade, would benefit from this book. There's an explanation for each word of the "alphabet" and how it applies in our society.

This most likely *wouldn't* be appropriate for the classroom, because "B" stands for "Border" and that might enrage certain parents and likely comments too much on politics. Some others may be concerned about the definitions of sexuality, gender, and transgender- ≈I know some parents and even administration in certain place would be quite upset over a discussion in the classroom. :( So unfortunately I would stay away from it as a teacher, unless you're in a pretty liberal school district that will back you up on this. :( Which is unfortunate, because it's a really great book!

This is a book every family should have on their bookshelf, and I don't say that lightly. With messages of equality, inclusivity and love, it's a beautiful book which celebrates all the things that make us special and unique.
Taking each letter of the alphabet, which are illustrated in a beautiful typographical style by Paulina Morgan, author Chana Ginelle Ewing explores different topics under the theme of equality. There is A for Accessibility, and making sure everyone is included, G for Gender, which highlights being a boy, girl, both, neither (non-binary) and other identities and L for LGBTQIA which has a wonderful rainbow illustration and the important message that 'it's okay to be whoever you want to be".
Chana's introduction to young readers really spoke to my heart. She writes: "As a younger human being, you get to learn, understand, and grow. You will discover ways to share your voice. You'll develop a sense of your own identity, and you will be able to connect with others who identify both the same as and differently than you do. Most importantly, you get to love and respect yourself and others." What's more powerful than that?

It’s refreshing to see a book targeted at young readers tackling some of the important messages that this book seeks to highlight. The visual aspects of this book are certainly wonderful - fun, colourful and eye-catching, By contrast, I wondered at times whether some of the topics might be a little too complicated for younger readers to grasp, and for adults to explain.

This was an adorable book with important messages for both children and adults. The illustrations were colorful and beautiful, and would be a great teaching tool. I could not have loved this book more.

Interesting idea for a book - but it might be very confusing for a young child (0-5) to be getting answers to the questions which this book would inevitable pose. Transgender? Intersex? You get the idea.

It would be better to have a similar book written for older children, with less pictures and more details and psychology behind the terms.

This is THE children's book that all teachers (as well as parents) need to introduce to families and students in order to introduce intersectionality.

ABC for equality is just how it sounds. It has a great mix of definitions to help little ones learn early that equality is the way of life. I love reading ABC books to my daughter and am so happy there is a book like this for her! There might be a word or 2 that I would've chosen a better one but it doesn't take from the fact that this is a great book for children!

I am not sure which age group this book is targeting because I find some concepts and vocabulary absurd for the young age group.
Yes this book tries to explain them in simple language but I don't think the concepts appropriate for the young lot .
Illustrations are colorful and vibrant.
Illustrator also attempted to show diversity .

I requested and received an e-ARC of this book from Chana Ginelle Ewing and Frances Lincoln Children’s Books through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was a good ABC book explaining difficult words in a fun and easy to understand way, with vibrant, colourful illustrations to keep a child’s attention. It is never to early to start talking to your kids about subjects like Privilege, Understanding, Immigration, etc., this book provides the opportunity to start those conversations and on the opposite page of each word is further explanation for that word.

An ABC of Equality is a colorfully illustrated and appealing ABC picture book for kids - babies to older children. Due out 1st Sept 2020 from Quarto on their Frances Lincoln imprint, it'll be 56 pages and will be available in boardbook format.

I really like the concepts and the aim of this little book. The idea of equality, dignity, self expression, worthiness, and beauty for all people no matter who they are is wonderful and worthy and needs to be taught to everyone, the younger the better. The problem is that tying these advanced and sometimes difficult concepts to an ABC book seemed like an odd combination to me.

At any rate, the pictures will appeal to babies and toddlers and the pictures and text will allow adults to at least begin to have simple conversations with their children and youngsters about identity, ethnicity, xenophobia, physical abilities and how to celebrate our differences and not allow them to divide us.

This is an exuberant book and I really think it's important to start to teach our children respect and kindness for everyone. There are -some- parts of the book which struck me as oddly formulated: LGBTQIA for example says "It's okay to be whoever you want to be". Apart from the obvious grammatical ding (whomever), I was somewhat uncomfortable with the idea that identity and lifestyle are choices. Generally though, the detractions are similarly minor and fleeting.

I liked the book and I think it will be a useful tool for introducing important concepts to youngsters.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

A gorgeously illustrated book introducing topics in a way that'll assist in starting a deeper conversation with younger generations. (Honestly, some adults need to read this too!) I seriously loved this so much and want to buy a copy even thought I don't have a child to teach these things to. As an adult, this book helped me learn where I still need to do further research to ensure I have the best understanding possible. Such a beautiful and concise book!