Race Cars is a children's book about white privilege.
It was created to serve as a springboard for parents and educators to facilitate tough conversations with their kids about race, privilege and oppression.
Race Cars tells the story of 2 best friends, a white car and a black car, that have different experiences and face different rules while entering the same race.
Why is this book important? As early as 6 months, a baby's brain can notice race-based differences, by ages 2 to 4, children can internalize racial bias and start assigning meaning to race.
5 to 8-year-olds begin to place value judgments on similarities and differences.
By age 12 children have a complete set of stereotypes about every racial, ethnic, and religious group in society.
Our guidance is especially crucial during this impressionable time.
Race Cars offers a simplistic, yet powerful way to introduce these complicated themes to our children and is a worthy addition to classroom and home libraries.
Race cars, paperback/Jenny Devenny
