How to teach our children to celebrate diversity? To accept themselves and to accept others? 5 reading ideas to share with the little ones
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himDifferent, we are all different. And that's the beauty of it. There is no person alike, there is no culture equal to the other - if not splendid contaminations -, there is no ethnic group that does not deserve respect, there are no identical abilities, everyone has their own genius on their path . Everyone makes his contribution, everyone is a fundamental piece in their own life and in that of others. And woe to feel useless.
That's right, like unmatched socks, we get together and unite, because my strength is yours and vice versa, because diversity is something that enriches, the initial passage of something that should not be denied.
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With this spirit that for some years now the metaphor of "Mismatched sock”Has turned into a good opportunity to remind us that no one can be left alone and that everyone must have the opportunity to live in a serene and colorful world, in the purest solidarity.
It is what is at the basis of the World Day of Unmatched Socks which is celebrated every year on the first Friday of February. A way to joke about it and you too can participate by sharing your personal “drama” of the unmatched sock with the others with the hashtag #calzinispaiati.
And diversity is also the common thread of many special books. We have chosen some wonderful picture books for you.
Check it out:
Index
Ettore the extraordinarily strong man, Megali Le Huche (ed. Settenove)
© Ed. Seventh
Ettore works in a circus as "the extraordinarily strong man". But the two lion tamers are all too envious and determined to ruin the image of Ettore's celebrity by revealing his secret. In fact, when he is not working and is alone, he follows his true passion: crochet. Thus, on a windy day, the two set a trap for Ettore and the secret is revealed. But then a strong typhoon hits the circus and takes away the big top and all the clothes of the company. What to do? Leopoldina the dancer understands Ettore's potential and convinces him to set up an impromptu lesson in knitting. The company gets together, they start knitting hard and voilà the big top is recovered, the costumes are made and the company can go back to the circus.
Nudity What Evil Does ?, Rosie Haine (Ed. Settenove)
© Ed. Seventh
Bodies, one after the other, for an illustrated book inspired by the principle of body positive philosophy with watercolor and ink illustrations that celebrate bodies of all colors, shapes and sizes. Age changes us, some things change faster than others, and some don't change at all. A book to say that all bodies are extraordinary, that each of us is unique and, fortunately, inimitable.
Orlando Curioso and the mystery of mismatched socks, Teresa Radice (Ed. BAO Publishing)
©BAO Publishing
A beautiful cartoon for children, a new and mysterious adventure on the island where it is always spring. But there is a mystery to be solved: who is stealing one sock out of two in the town of Orlando, sowing discord and discontent among the inhabitants? What mystery lies behind what appears to be a funny sabotage?
Butterfly ears, Luisa Aguilar and André Neves (Color Ed.)
© Ed. coloured
She has curly and rebellious hair, she is short and has protruding ears: for this reason little Mara is teased by everyone, but thanks to her mother's words she manages to transform her small defects, or rather her differences, in precious gifts. And so the reality appears different: the ears become butterflies fluttering on the head, the hair is not spinach but a freshly mowed lawn and the broken sock it is made especially for a curious finger. A book that teaches to grasp the positive side in what others consider a reason for derision and to transform everything into wealth.
My color, Fuad Aziz (Ed. Artebambini)
© Artebambini
Four ravens decide to turn to an owl in order to change the color of the feathers. One of them, however, will realize that it is good to change, of course, but it is also nice to like and accept yourself as you are. Fuad Aziz is an author and illustrator from Iraqi Kurdistan who lived through the terrible experience of war. In his stories and in his illustrations, one can perceive the will to convey positive messages. And solidarity.
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