ISO ethnically diverse children's books about our faith

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thephilosopher6 said:
It shouldn’t matter what ethnicity the characters are. If you want children to see past race, then stop putting so much emphasis on things like “diversity” and just go with whatever you have. If race doesn’t matter, then things like this shouldn’t even be a problem.
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Like what the poster said…research has found that it’s extremely beneficial for children to see themselves being represented to have a healthy identity. Your anger here is a little weird. If we all simply go with whatever we have and simply ignore the issue of race, society wouldn’t have made great accomplishments in reducing racism…

To the OP: I can’t think of any books. I had the same problem when I was younger. But if it helps, my mom did show me various depictions of our lady in different cultures
 
Allegra said:
Are you serious? Of course a person’s race matters! It’s part of their identity! It effect their family, their history, and their culture. You honestly can’t put yourself into the shoes of someone who isn’t white, and how it must feel if every book they read in school is only about white kids? People of other races have a story to tell as well. Their color isn’t something that should be treated as a deviation from “normal” that must be “seen past” as if every black child is hiding a “normal” child inside if we just look hard enough. Diversity is a good thing and every child benefits from it.
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Yes, yes, yes! Race is not a dirty word! The goal is not to pretend that everyone is White, or for White people to “tolerate” People of Color as if they were White, implying that there is something normative and good about being White but not about being non-White!
 
Lea101 said:
Like what the poster said…research has found that it’s extremely beneficial for children to see themselves being represented to have a healthy identity. Your anger here is a little weird. If we all simply go with whatever we have and simply ignore the issue of race, society wouldn’t have made great accomplishments in reducing racism…

To the OP: I can’t think of any books. I had the same problem when I was younger. But if it helps, my mom did show me various depictions of our lady in different cultures
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Yes. We have a large tapestry of the Black Madonna at home, which is quite strange, (that she’s called “Black”, not that we have it 😉 )seeing how she’s a Polish image of Our Lady, lol. But My daughter has already mentioned several times how Jesus has long hair and a beard, so she’s definitely paying attention to the images she sees at church, at home, and in media such as books.
 
Thank you all for the helpful suggestions. I’ll be referencing this thread as I make my purchasing decisions! And hopefully I’ll find the time to contact some publishers as well.
 
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