👶👶👶👶👶: This Is Your Time, by Ruby Bridges

I'm so glad that a sweet Bookstagram friend recommended this book. It is a short, impactful book for young readers, but still packed an emotional punch for me😢. It is filled with historic and gut-wrenching photos, and Ms. Bridges does an exquisite job connecting with her young audience.

The biggest aha moment for me was sharing it with my young boys for Black History Month and recognizing that I've not taught them nearly enough about the history of racial injustice in our country. They were truly shocked that anyone would treat another human being like this in the United States of America. The discussion led to the current state of affairs with regard to racial equality and it was such an eye-opening and productive lesson for all of us.

Ms. Ruby Bridges, if you're reading this, I assume that this was your plan all along: to inform our youth and spark discussion - and that is just what you have done for our family! Thank you for sharing this gift and for your bravery (and that of your parents) during those times of ignorance in our nation❤. 

Read 2/23/21