Name: Carly Lutes Date: 9/13/2023 Grade Level/Subject Planning to Teach: Kindergarten

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Five Books Analyzed for Racism, Sexism, and Other Biases

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Book Title/Author Whoever You Are Kindergarten Hat by Be Who You Are by Nosy Rosie by Holly Room for Everyone
by Mem Fox Janet Lawler Todd Parr Keller by Naaz Khan

Illustrations The illustrations The illustrations in The illustrations in this The illustrations in this The illustrations
have characters the book were very book were really cute. book were foxes. It depict men, women,
depicted with colorful. They They represented was a family of foxes. and children. People
different skin showed a few many different people They all had the same are wearing different
tones, but they all different skin tones, by using different skin look, except the baby clothing
have the same eye a few different tones, hairstyles, brother because he representative of
shape, head shape, hairstyles, and even glasses, outfits, and was smaller. The Zanzibar. They show
nose shape, and different face and even animals to mom, Rose, and her different hairstyles,
body type. The hair nose shapes. It was express the message sister wore dresses. sizes, shapes, and
is different colors refreshing to see the in this book. The brother wore a skin tones. It shows
and does represent pictures depicting shirt and shorts, and men working,
different hairstyles differences in the baby brother wore children carrying
and textures. children beyond hair a diaper only. things and helping
and skin tone. The out, and even
book did depict the women working.
teacher as a female,
which is a
stereotype. The
mother was taking
care of Carlos, which
is also a type of
stereotype.
Storyline The storyline talks This story is about This story shows This book talks about The book talks about
about how Carlos going to different people with a Fox named Rose there being room on
everyone is the kindergarten. He is different skin tones, who gets the the Daladala for
 same. You may nervous about his people acting silly, nickname Nosy Rosie everyone. The
look different, first day, but his animals being brave, because she can use Daladala passed
sound different, or mother tries to animals expressing her nose to find different people with
speak differently, explain that it’ll be different emotions, anything. She did not different items and
but we all cry, hurt, okay. He receives a people being silly, etc. like the nickname and they made room for
and experience joy, welcome letter from and keeps repeating decided she would not everyone. When they
which makes us all his teacher, which to be who you are. answer it. She got so don’t think anyone
the same. makes him feel This book even tired of the nickname else will fit, they
better. He was asked showed different she took a walk to get squeeze and fit more
for a picture, and to housing types to show away. Her nose people in. It shows
bring in a flower for that it doesn’t matter alerted her to her how anything is
the teachers hat on where you live, or baby brother, and she possible when you
the first day. Sadly, how you live, embrace found him trapped, so put your mind to it.
Carlos’s flower was that and be who you she rescued him. In The story rhymes
ruined on the bus are. the meantime, her which makes it fun to
and this was going to family was searching read, too.
ruin his day, but the everywhere for him,
teacher turned it but they couldn’t find
around. him and they realized
how much they
needed Rose. She
shows up with her
baby brother and
declares that she is
just Rose and to not
call her Nosy Rosie
anymore. They were
all so grateful for her,
they obliged.
Lifestyles I think the pictures The story portrays a This book depicts This book shows how The illustrations in
tend to depict teacher as a white people equally and siblings and even this book show many
stereotypes of female. Carlos is does not show people classmates/friends different types of
what people wear depicted as a being different as a can do things that can clothing worn in
in different areas Hispanic boy, but he bad thing. It even catch on, that may not Zanzibar, as well as
 of the world. For seems to live in an shows that living in make you feel very different types of
example, there is a affluent area. He different types of good. It shows one of people carrying work
cowboy hat, which rides the bus with housing isn’t a bad dealing with it is to do pails, and different
I did not other children who thing, that it makes nothing, but the most items. This depicts
understand the vary in race and age. you who you are. It successful way to deal the culture quite
significance of. shows people with with it is to say well. It shows men,
There is one glasses, people with a something and to women, and children
picture of school variety of different stand up for yourself. all as equals, doing
children, but they hairstyles and everything to help
all look identical, It textures, different skin each other, and to
would have been tones, etc. It also get everyone on the
nice to see them shows a small fish Daladala.
depicted standing up to a large
differently because whale, which
we are not all encourages children
twins. to stand up for
themselves.
Relationships The relationships The mother is the This book shows that This story depicts real There is a variety of
between people primary caretaker of no matter your skin family relationships people depicted in
are depicted well in Carlos. She is seen color, where you live, Sometimes there can this book. There are
this book. There consoling him when or how you speak, you be conflict, but doing mothers, children,
are people of all he is worried about are you and you about it and making teens, dads,
races represented school and seeing should be proud of your voice heard will grandfathers, etc. It
in different roles. him on the bus. that. It doesn’t depict help your does show an older
There is no mention relationships in the relationships the gentleman with a
of any other family book, as there is no most. It shows how bike with no seat, so
members in the family-type storyline. you might not realize maybe that shows
book. Carlos makes a Its main focus is how much you need that everyone isn’t
friend rather quickly showing differences or depend on wealthy. I think
at school, and it is and how those make someone until they making room and
with another student you who you are. are gone, but it also fitting everyone on
who is of another shows that you should the bus shows the
race/culture. stand up for yourself. role of Musa’s father
as very
 accommodating and
loving.
Heroes This book shows The hero in this story I would say a hero Rose is the hero in this I think Musa’s father
heroes come in all would be both the depicted in this book book. She helps get is the hero because
colors and genders. teacher and the little would be the little fish her baby brother out he will never leave
It shows a female boy who befriended who stands up for of the prickly bushes, anyone behind. He
doctor, a male Carlos. When the himself against the and she stands up for will always make
teacher, and all teacher understood huge fish. This is a herself when she room for everyone
minorities being what happened to heroic act, showing declares she does not and their things, so
successful in their Carlos’s flower, she the fish's strong will. like the name Nosy this shows his caring
way. still made him feel Rosie. nature.
special, and that
made Carlos smile.
Then, the other
student came up to
him and befriended
him which made
kindergarten much
less scary.
Child’s Self-Esteem I think this book I think this book This book can increase I think this book This book depicts the
portrays all are portrays everyone a child's self-esteem shows that standing people of Zanzibar
equal and does not equally. I think the because it shows so up for yourself is very well. They are all
show genders or book would many differences, but effective and this can smiling, dressed in a
races are inferior. It encourage students talks about embracing help children’s self- variety of clothing,
allows children to to befriend others. It those differences and esteem greatly. and doing a variety of
feel secure with is relatable because being who you are. I activities. I think this
themselves and everyone gets think the book as a would encourage
builds up their self- nervous before their whole would help any young children.
esteem. first day. I think child's self-esteem
because of it being because they could
relatable and having see how differences
a happy ending it are necessarily bad
would increase a things.
child’s self-esteem.
Author’s Perspective The author wanted The author depicted The author wants The author wanted to The author wrote this
to get their herself in a way children to learn to be portray that standing book depicting his
message across when she depicted who they are in this up for yourself when memories of riding
that everyone is the teacher because book. He wrote an you are being called the Daladala in
the same, no she loves gardening excerpt at the end something you don’t Zanzibar. He wanted
matter where they and flowers. Her that said to love who like, or you are being to represent the
live, what they look illustrator is a you want to love and bullied, is a step in the culture by showing
like, sound like, etc. Hispanic woman, so be who you are, and right direction. She what they wore,
I think the only. I that may be why the this just shows the wanted to encourage different activities
think this comes characters are outpouring of love the children to stand up they may have
across and gives Hispanic. The author author has. The for themselves participated in, as
the book a great wanted first-day author wants to help because that is well as the food they
message. jitters to be calmed children see difficult to do ate and how they
with her book, and to themselves in sometimes. She wants transported these
see kindergarten as a different ways, but be children to read this things. He wanted to
fun inviting place. okay with those book and feel show what the ride
differences. His book empowered. would be like.
is very diverse and
inclusive and his
message is powerful.
Loaded Words I do not see any The author used The words in this book This book uses she/he The author used
loaded worlds. The gender-identifying are inclusive. It did not pronouns only. This is identifying words like
author was careful terms like he/she, use any loaded words not very inclusive. The mamas, dada, and
to be inclusive and and mom. Boys and that I saw. It did not author could have man, to identify
used girls were also used. use gender-identifying used sibling instead of people. He would use
they/ours/yours a These terms could words, or specify brother/sister, and the word passengers
lot. have been changed family-type words parent instead of for all the people on
to be more inclusive. either. mother. the Daladala and did
not single anyone
out. The author could
have been more
inclusive by using
more generalized
terms for dad/mom.
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Literacy, Historical, & This book covered This book used This book shows This book does not This book showed
Cultural Perspectives many different illustrations to depict people from different show any historical or the culture in
cultures. It had different skin tones, cultures. It shows cultural perspective. It Zanzibar quite well. It
illustrations of the hairstyles, and them by using does show an showed many
different areas head/nose shapes to different skin tones, effective way of different aspects of
across the world show culture. There different hairstyles, communicating is not the culture, whether
with pictures of were not any and different clothing. to walk away, but to it be what they wore,
differences, but the historical use your voice and how they traveled, or
wording explained perspectives noted. then it will be even how they
how we are all the resolved. carried different
same and all items. This book was
connected. fun to read because
it rhymed.
Conclusion This book was This was a cute book This book is very This book is This book did a great
great at including about first-day uplifting. It makes you empowering to job representing the
everyone. The only jitters. It showed smile when you see children because it culture in Zanzibar.
thing I would different activities the adorable shows Rose, who was The pictures showed
change would be Carlos liked to do, illustrations. The being bullied, and she different skin tones,
the illustrations and how he had to message throughout stood up for herself hairstyles, and
because everyone decide what to the book is very and the outcome was outfits. Throughout
looked the same, highlight in his inspiring and the great. She had a talent the book the author
minus their skin picture to his author works hard to (her nose) That got wanted everyone to
color, eye color, teacher. The book include everyone. This her a nickname that be included, and it
and hair color. It has opportunities to book would be one she didn’t like, but not was very apparent
would’ve been nice increase its that I would read saying anything was between the wording
to see differences inclusiveness by every day in my class not the answer. Rose and the illustrations.
in size, nose/eye taking out gendered as a reminder to my felt heard and loved I do not see any big
shape, etc. Overall, terminology. I think students that when she stood up for red flags in this book,
this book was very the illustrations everyone is different, herself, and this is a and enjoyed reading
inclusive. showcased different and that is okay. It feel-good book it.
cultures, which was would instill in my because of that.
nice to see, especially students that
 showing different differences are what
head/nose shapes. make you special and
to be who you are.

It was really interesting to look at books from a different perspective. I don’t think I will look at a book the same again. Two

things I noticed repeatedly were that illustrations were not depicting the characters differently, and the books used gendered

terminology. First, almost every book would use different skin tones and hairstyles, but would not change anything else about the

people. The books did not change eye shape, nose shape, or even body shape. Everyone seemed to look the same minus their skin tone

and hair, and that just wasn’t realistic. I wished that I had seen different shapes and sizes of characters, as well as characters with

different abilities. This would have made the books much more inclusive.

The second thing I noticed when reviewing these books is that the authors used gender-identifying terms like he/she, mom/dad,

and brother/sister. The authors could have been much more inclusive by using terms like they, parent, and sibling. I was surprised by

this, but I know that some of the books were written many years ago. There was one book that seemed to shy away from gender-

identifying terms, and that was refreshing. I think these books represented different cultures well by using many different skin tones,

hairstyles, and clothing. I was impressed by this because I had never noticed this before.