The Talk

Conversations about Race, Love & Truth

Edited by  Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
The Talk

Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators invite you into their homes to witness the conversations they have with their children about race in America today in this powerful call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racists and advocates for change.

"Project[s] love and support." --The New York Times

As long as racist ideas persist, families will continue to have the difficult and necessary conversations with their young ones on the subject. In this inspiring collection, literary all-stars such as Renée Watson (Piecing Me Together), Grace Lin (Where the Mountain Meets the Moon), Meg Medina (Merci Suárez Changes Gears), Adam Gidwitz (The Inquisitor's Tale), and many more engage young people in frank conversations about race, identity, and self-esteem. Featuring text and images filled with love, acceptance, truth, peace, and an assurance that there can be hope for a better tomorrow, The Talk is…

$10.99
June 1, 2021
Select a Retailer:
The Vanished Kingdom: Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Revised Edition) The Vanished Kingdom: Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard (Revised Edition) How to Talk to Your Succulent The City of Lost Cats

The City of Lost Cats

Tanya Lloyd Kyi
The Puffin Keeper

The Puffin Keeper

Michael Morpurgo; illustrated by Benji Davies
I Am Wind

I Am Wind

Rachel Poliquin; illustrated by Rachel Wada
Reasons to Look at the Night Sky Boy vs. Shark

Boy vs. Shark

Paul Gilligan
Library Girl

Library Girl

Polly Horvath
Team Park

Team Park

Angela Ahn
Billy and the Giant Adventure

Billy and the Giant Adventure

Jamie Oliver; illustrations by Mónica Armiño
Unstoppable Us: The Two-Book Boxed Set

Unstoppable Us: The Two-Book Boxed Set

Yuval Noah Harari; illustrated by Ricard Zaplana Ruiz
Tig

Tig

Heather Smith
The Grave Thief

The Grave Thief

Dee Hahn
The Sleeping Giant

The Sleeping Giant

David A. Robertson
I'm Afraid, Said the Leaf

I'm Afraid, Said the Leaf

Danielle Daniel; illustrated by Matt James
Baking Wonderland

Baking Wonderland

Jean Parker and Rachel Smith
A Different Kind of Normal Terry Fox and Me

Terry Fox and Me

Mary Beth Leatherdale; illustrated by Milan Pavlovic
Quiet Power

Quiet Power

Susan Cain, with Gregory Mone and Erica Moroz
Ugly

Ugly

Robert Hoge
Pandemic Survival

Pandemic Survival

Ann Love and Jane Drake; illustrated by Bill Slavin
Hijacked

Hijacked

David A. Kessler, MD
Nana's Summer Surprise

Nana's Summer Surprise

Heather Hartt-Sussman; illustrated by Georgia Graham
Beyond the Moongate

Beyond the Moongate

Elizabeth Quan
Heart and Soul

Heart and Soul

Gena K. Gorrell
A Child in Prison Camp

A Child in Prison Camp

Shizuye Takashima
Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson

Jack Batten
My Itchy Body

My Itchy Body

Liza Fromer and Francine Gerstein MD; illustrated by Joe Weissmann
My Healthy Body

My Healthy Body

Liza Fromer and Francine Gerstein MD; illustrated by Joe Weissmann