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GOODNIGHT RACISM

Cbabi Bayoc Ibram X. Kendi

National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi (How to Be an Antiracist, Antiracist Baby) returns with a new picture book that serves as a modern bedtime classic.
As children all over the world get ready for bed, the moon watches over them. The moon knows that when we sleep, we dream. And when we dream, we imagine what is possible and what the world can be.

With dynamic, imaginative art and poetic prose, Goodnight Racism delivers important messages about antiracism, justice, and equality in an easy-to-read format that empowers readers both big and small. Goodnight Racism gives children the tools and language to dream of a better world and is the perfect book to add to their social justice toolkit.

Ibram X. Kendi is a New York Times bestselling author and the Founding Director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. A professor of history and frequent public speaker, Kendi is a contributing writer at the Atlantic. He is the author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, The Black Campus Movement, which won the W.E.B. Du Bois Book Prize, How to Be an Antiracist, and Antiracist Baby.

Cbabi (pronounced Kuh-bob-bi) Bayoc is an internationally-known visual artist and illustrator residing in St. Louis, Missouri. His subjects include family, children, music and a bunch of other cool stuff designed with line, bold color and phunk! Cbabi spends his time working on a variety of projects, including portraits, community murals, school murals, and children's book illustrations. Learn more at his website cbabibayoc.com or follow him on Instagram @cbabi.
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Published 2022-06-14 by Kokila

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Ebony.com ran an interview with Dr. Kendi and mentions GOODNIGHT RACISM in the article "Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Is Challenging All Parents and Teachers to Think as Anti-Racists." Read more...

Dr. Kendi talked to the CBS Mornings team about his new books, and Gayle King read from GOODNIGHT RACISM! Read more...

My daughter knows that Black people aren't really black. They are actually varying shades of brown. She also knows that people aren't actually white either... My son thinks people are pink and purple and black is the color of hair, eyes and the interior of our car... These are conversations we have at dinner. In my attempts to explain the concept of race to a 6- and 4-year old, I'm reminded that race makes no sense at all. It is really a made-up construct based on a hierarchy of power and privilege that impacts everything, from how we live to how we see ourselves in the mirror. I hope to teach my children to see the beauty of all people in all shades, as well as see the power in their hair, which grows to the sun, and the richness of their cocoa skin. I want them to know they can be anything they want to be... Read more...

Interview about "How to Raise an Antiracist" and the picture book "Goodnight Racism": "I'm just excited to write a book that imagines what a world without racism would be, an antiracist society, and to really be able to present that to our youngest of people who have the greatest and most beautiful imaginations." Read more...

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi hopes to nip racism in the bud by speaking directly to toddlers Read more...

GOODNIGHT RACISM is an instant New York Times Bestseller!

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on CBS. Read more...

Publishers Weekly mentions GOODNIGHT RACISM in their article "Children's Institute 10 Celebrates Community" as Dr. Kendi spoke about Juneteenth at CI10. Read more...

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi kicked off his campaign for GOODNIGHT RACISM and HOW TO RAISE AN ANTIRACIST with a feature on CBS Sunday Morning that included footage of his daughter, Imani, recording the audiobook version of GOODNIGHT RACISM Read more...

GOODNIGHT RACISM was a recipient of the Common Sense Selection for Books, which honors the best new books for families and teens and recognizes and champions entertaining, high-quality books that have enriching, relatable stories and/or positive messages and role models (including positive representations of diverse characters). "Beautiful bedtime book dreams of a world that's safe, fair... More than the average bedtime story, this is beautifully illustrated social commentary... With powerfully positive messages, it emphasizes change starting with the younger generation... [A] conversation starter with talking points that impact us all." Read more...

In simple, affirming prose, Kendi's call is a socially responsible send-off to sweeter dreams of a world "where all kids have the same chance/ to have peace,/ to have joy,/ to have a childhood.

Brightly ran an interview with Dr. Kendi discussing GOODNIGHT RACISM in the article "Dr. Ibram X. Kendi on Raising Antiracist Children." - Brightly had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Kendi about his new books, what he's learned from raising his own daughter, and how to address racist ideas with your children... Read more...

This book is a beautifully illustrated introduction to social justice. Its message of hope and positivity will resonate with children who want to make the world a better place, and encourage them to think of others who live in this world.

Mashable posted the article "Why I'll be reading Ibram Kendi's 'Goodnight Racism' to my son every night" saying, "Goodnight Racism invites our children to dream like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.The power of the dream, and the hope it inspires, allow us to finally say goodbye to racism, goodbye to inequality, and goodbye to neglectprovided that when the child awakens, grownups join her in the work of creating the world we all deserve to live in." Read more...

Ibram X. Kendi's newest picture book, GOODNIGHT RACISM, is one of Amazon's Best Books of June (Age 3-5)! Read more...

Ibram X. Kendi on preparing children for the realities of racism Read more...

Like Antiracist Baby before it, this picture book seeks to engage young readers with the language and ideals of anti-racism through words and pictures that can spark meaningful conversations between adults and children... An inspiring read to help realize dreams for a better future for all.