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The Sneetches and Other Stories
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    Features:
  • Hard cover
  • Bedtime story
  • English Language
  • Acid Free text block
Specs:
ColorTeal/Turquoise green
Height11.31 Inches
Length8.31 Inches
Number of items1
Release dateAugust 1961
Weight0.96 Pounds
Width0.41 Inches

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Found 6 comments on The Sneetches and Other Stories:

u/[deleted] · 23 pointsr/Parenting

Definitely tell her parents what's going on.

You could also go get the classic Dr. Seuss book, The Sneetches, which is the one about the star belly and not star belly people, and their racist culture. You can use it to have an age appropriate conversation about how people are born looking the way they look and it has nothing to do with how smart or mean or fun they are.

Also, whenever your niece says something racist, you could have a "Big But Not Angry Reaction." So, if she says something racist in the car, pull over in a safe place, get out of the car, come over to her car seat, and explain that what she said is Not Nice and Unfair. Remind her of the Sneetches. If she's playing with her dolls, you can stop the game, sit down in front of her, and remind her that what she said is Not Nice and Unfair.

I'm sure that there are other books about racism for children. Go browse through the store or ask a librarian for help! You could even take your niece to the library and do this together, to make a Big Impression on her.

u/wanderer333 · 5 pointsr/Parenting

There have been a couple great posts on this topic lately; check out this one, this one and this one.

I don't think this needs to be a "when you're older" topic - skin comes in lots of different colors just like hair, eyes, etc. Of course this is something a child is going to notice and be curious about, especially if he hasn't been exposed to much racial diversity. A book like The Colors of Us or Who We Are!: All About Being the Same and Being Different might help you find appropriate ways to discuss those things with him. As for racism, that doesn't entirely need to be a "when you're older" topic either - the Dr. Seuss story The Sneetches is a fantastic age-appropriate introduction to the idea that some people choose to discriminate against others for superficial reasons like the way they look (in the case of the Sneetches, whether they have stars on their bellies), and how everyone loses out when that happens.

This is a great list of additional books and other resources dealing with race and racism: http://creativewithkids.com/resources-for-talking-to-kids-about-race-and-racism/ Never too early to start introducing more diversity into your son's awareness and encouraging acceptance of differences!

u/FluffyBunnyHugs · 3 pointsr/news

Dr Seuss once wrote a book called, "The Sneetches", it applies.

u/pandaspear · 3 pointsr/books

The Sneeches and other tales. This was hands down my favorite book as a child. I loved the story of the pale green pants. It's a Dr. Suess book so it's fun to look at and to read. Probably not as long as the one you just finished, but it's good.

u/bunnylover726 · 1 pointr/JUSTNOMIL

For your daughter, if you want to "fight" the heteronormativity and cisnormativity that she'll be exposed to, you can slip a couple story books on the shelf. Children aren't born prejudiced- they need to be molded into that by the people around them and by society. Heteronormativity means assuming everyone is straight (so think of how in every disney movie the princess always winds up with a prince, etc.) Casually reading a story book and making it just "not a big deal" will enforce in your daughter's head that we LGBT people are, well, not a big deal.

This one will be coming out in June and is about a trans teddy bear.

"And Tango Makes Three" is a famous story about two real life penguins.

"It's Okay to Be Different" talks about all sorts of differences.

Dr. Seuss's story about the "Sneetches" talks about differences and is a classic that is applicable to all sorts of prejudice.

And "The Different Dragon" has a main character with two moms.

I hope that helps- you sound like a great parent who wants your child to be accepting. Best to plant the seed now, while she's young, rather than waiting until she's older. Maybe if you plant the seed, she'll call out grandma for being "mean", which would be pretty satisfying, right?

Edit: if I had been read a story as a kid where it was ok for two women to fall in love, I probably wouldn't have repressed my bisexuality for over a decade. It's the subconscious/internalized/pervasive cultural stuff that really messes with our heads, and reading her picture books with characters of different colors, sexual orientations, etc. will help plant a seed to make her truly an accepting person deep down. Best of luck with your mother in law, by the way.