Wow! This book needs to be in every classroom and every home! The Antiracist kid discusses identity, justice and activism at great length but in terms that any child could understand. Parents should be reading this with their kids and discussing the reflection questions and pages at great length. I cannot wait to buy this book for our home!
I love the “books to read to keep growing and learning” posted at the end for kids and the ones for adults!

As an educator, I was so excited to be approved for this book, and let me tell you, it did NOT disappoint. I loved how through it was, with very easy to understand definitions and real life examples. I will be purchasing this for the littles in my life, as well as for my own bookshelf! The illustrations are also captivating and help to further along the text. If I could give this a 10 out of 5 stars, I absolutely would!

The clarity of this book is amazing! Words, ideas, suggested actions, are all explored to open up the topics of identity, justice, and activism. The vocabulary needed to address important topics is clarified. This book meets young readers where they are and helps them move ahead. Well written and illustrated. This is a wonderful book for parents, caregivers and teachers to share with children.

I have followed Tiffany Jewell on Instagram for many years and was so excited when she came out with her first book, This Book is Antiracist. This book is the perfect companion for kids. Filled with definitions and descriptions, the book helps kids make sense of their identity while explaining concepts such as oppression and justice. The book also focuses on activism and how kids can participate in activism and anti-racism work. This should be a required addition to any classroom/school library.

The Antiracist Kid is so informative and engaging! I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope I can include it into my classroom!

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with the ARC.

This book was an absolute gem (no pun on Jewell's name intended). I previously purchased This Book is Antiracist, which was an amazing resource that I ensured was place in the middle school classroom at my last teaching job. I will definitely be getting a physical copy of this book to keep in my classroom and lend out to other teachers! Tiffany Jewell knows exactly how to talk to children. This book was friendly and easy to read without seeming like she was dumbing down the information. Sometimes I think that authors don't always understand how to present facts and vocabulary to young readers. Students have, in the past, given feedback that books they read for school feel too childish. I think this book targets its intended audience excellently.

The language that it teaches is powerful. This book is an excellent example of intersectionality. We are given three main "characters" for the young reader to relate to: Ruby, Shawn, and Dani. Ruby is mixed, Shawn is black, and Dani is Puerto Rican. Dani is also nonbinary! I was pleasantly surprised by this. Seeing this book teach about pronouns and identity was exciting as all get out.

As adults, we discuss a lot that we cannot talk about racism or other issues in our country without considering intersectionality. You cannot consider an individual's personal relationship with oppression without considering the ways that they are both privileged and oppressed. This book doesn't shy away from teaching about this concept, either.

If you're a parent or someone who works with kids in any capacity, I recommend preordering this book to share with your little ones. It was incredible. It is recommended for children between 6-9 at grade levels 1-4. I do think it could be given to even middle grade students, however, and this is based on reading level or how aware they already are of the world. It is such an amazing introduction to social justice for all kids!

The Antiracist Kid is a very informative and helpful book which discusses big issues/topics in a clear, accessible way. I’m sure children will gain a lot from it as it not only teaches them a range of important terms, but how to treat others with respect and recognise and tackle injustice. I would recommend this to readers 9+.

The Antiracist Kid is a phenomenal book for kids and parents alike. Younger kids can read through this book with their parents and discuss questions like “what is racism?”, “what does it mean to have biases?”, and “what is an activist?” Older kids can read through the book themselves and still have great dialogue with their parents about the subjects in the book.

It is written on a level that kids will be able to understand and relate with. And for parents beginning their journey towards being antiracist, this book will be helpful to solidify their own understanding.

I highly recommend this book!

This book is wonderful! It explains and discusses very sensitive issues in a positive and easy to read format that speaks to children. It covers areas including race, culture, activism, and identity. What a great opener for discussions and activities, and there are activities throughout. This is a book that should be in every public, school, and home library. Recommended for everyone!

This was extremely informative and easy to read. The author here knows her demographic and how to speak to children. It's absolutely wonderful. This is a great aide in getting children to talk about diversity across the board. A wonderful book. The illustrations are fun too! My children are probably a bit younger than the intended audience for this book, but it's never too early to start these conversations and teach these ideals. I will 100% be acquiring a copy for my classroom at some point.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an early copy of this in exchange for an honest review (and a big thank you fo the author/illustrator team for producing this!)

There is no other word to describe this work other than AMAZING! This is age appropriate and the author's words are informative without being grounded in a non-fiction text kind of way. This breaks down the terminology and the concepts of relevant subjects in a kid friendly way. This allows children to gain an understanding of some tough topics. This is an excellent tool for parents and educators to use when working with younger children and discussing topics around race, racism and antiracism. This should be on every classroom shelf! This book is five stars! I will be buying a copy for every young child in my family when it is published!

I really enjoyed how detailed the authors made this book. I am constantly looking for books that may be beneficial to add to my toddler's library. This is a book that may be best suited for older adolescents simply for the ease of understanding the definitions given in the book. I think the content is great for all ages, though. I liked how there were plenty of examples given for points made and how inclusive the art and stories were. I did feel like some of the topics jumped around a bit and would have been best kept with the introduction of that topic.


* Many thanks to NetGalley and Clarion Books for providing me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book is necessary. We must have deep conversations with our kids. This book is a great start. The book itself is well organized and covers a range of topics beyond race (it includes gender identity, socioeconomic status, etc). My one complaint is then that the title should dare to go beyond just being an anti racist kid. The book is boldly attempting to create more open minded and empathic children. I do feel like the word usage brings the book to upper middle level kids as there are a lot of words on one page and that is often too difficult for younger readers. Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review. I am grateful to have read a book that is this important.

I love how simply this book breaks down identity topics and broadly talks about antiracism and ultimately accepting folks and their differences. I do wonder if the title is a touch misleading because I don't really feel coming away that I learned much about antiracism specifically, but antiracism is a topic that does require a good deal of groundwork in understanding identities as it is. It's a good primer for antiracism, but I'm still not too sure which kids this book would be especially suited for. Some concepts were overly simple for older kids, but the layout of pages and text were a bit dense for younger kids. Possibly a good classroom tool?

I loved this book so much. I have not read the adult version, but I know my sister brought it up to me. I think this does an excellent job of describing race, identity, ethnicity, gender, and who we are and how we fit into society. I feel this might be a little difficult for younger children, but older children, or those who are more advanced, would find it very interesting. I know this would be important to be included in a middle school library as teens are learning more about who they are and where they fit in during a time when teens feel they do not fit in. I know I,, personally, felt like I did not fit in at times, and I am a cisgender, white, female. I absolutely loved this book and cannot wait to share it with kids who have questions as to why people are different from themselves. Thank you for writing such as inspiring book!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Anitracist Kid by Tiffany Jewell is a fantastic guide for children! The author focuses on a child's specialness, through their identity (ex. musician, soccer player, smart scientist, etc.) and allows for inclusivity no matter your skin color or gender identity. The text is easy to read and approachable and it is accompanied by bold illustrations. My favorite section was creating an affirmation to give kids the power to use their voices. I highly recommend this book be featured in any school library, classroom, or in your home as an approachable way to talk about equality and inclusion.

Advanced galley copy provided courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

As an LGBTQI+ family, this book was amazing at talking about so many topics and so many issues our community and family faces daily. My girls are 5 and 3 years old and I wanted to read this book to them to help keep dialog open for conversations about racism, classism, ableism, ect. These are all topics we have always discussed with our kids but this book was able to explain more about so many topics and our girls came up with more questions as we kept reading. It's very important for our family to fight for injustices of others and this book has given us many resources to use everyday.

This is a great introduction to not only being antiracist but also everything that goes into that. This book is great for 9-12 y/o. It introduces them to identity, slavery, prejudice, racism, activism, and so much more. There is the main text, which has a lot of repeating points which is helpful in remembering important points. There is also a lot of text in bubbles, that includes definitions, history, examples, and more. There are a lot of questions asked of the reader, which invites discussions or journaling. This would make a great addition to any library, school, or home library.

The Antiracist Kid absolutely needs to be a staple book in all school libraries and classrooms! It covers so many important topics such as stereotypes, gender pronouns, activism and race whilst also teaching children to own their identity and use their voice. I particularly liked how each section was broken down making it easy to read and understand, even myself as an adult learnt a thing or 2 whilst reading this book.

I would highly recommend this book to all parents and educators who are looking at approaching any of these topics but aren’t quite sure where to start as this book would make a great ice breaker and open up plenty of opportunity for discussion.

Scheduled for August '22 publish
I've often found that when there's something I don't quite understand and want to understand more, the best way to learn it in a way I can easily comprehend is to find a kids book about it. The past couple of years I have been trying to learn how to become Antiracist.  I've read several books on it. I get the general idea, but still wanted to know more.  I picked up The Antiracist Kid, a book geared at teaching young readers about being antiracist and about how identity works.  Almost immediately, I learned a new term, "person of global majority" and that wasn't the only thing I learned.  If you're an adult and want to learn more, and maybe how to explain racism to kids or if you have a young reader curious to know more about racism and being antiracist, I highly recommend this book.  It broke everything down into bite size, easy to understand and digest pieces and has some great illustrations in there to help as well.

I received a free e-copy of this book from NetGalley in order to write this review. I was not otherwise compensated.