Bringing diversity and brown faces to children’s books
Clip: 6/28/2016 | 6m 25s
Writer Sherman Alexie has just published his first children’s book, “Thunder Boy Jr."
Celebrated writer Sherman Alexie has just published his first children’s book, “Thunder Boy Jr.” He talks with Jeffrey Brown as part of our series on great summer reads and makes the case that books for kids need to show more diverse faces — but are getting better.
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Bringing diversity and brown faces to children’s books
Clip: 6/28/2016 | 6m 25s
Celebrated writer Sherman Alexie has just published his first children’s book, “Thunder Boy Jr.” He talks with Jeffrey Brown as part of our series on great summer reads and makes the case that books for kids need to show more diverse faces — but are getting better.
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