Biracial/Multiracial Children and Families in Picture Books

Forty years ago a five year old child in a Manhattenville Nursery School walked up to her teacher, held out her book, and asked, “Why are they always white?” (Larrick, 1965). Even though Baxley (2008) points to biracial individuals becoming a fast growing segment of today’s population, mixed-race ch...

The International Journal of the Book

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