Post by homeydaclown on Jul 21, 2008 18:27:06 GMT -5
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Kim wayans speaks out about her children's book
“It’s so beautiful and pristine. It has a certain kind of energy about it. When the book came out, coming back was first on our list.”
Wayans is writing the series dedicated to promoting diversity with her husband, Kevin Knotts. The first two books in the “Amy Hodgepodge” series, “All Mixed Up!” and “Happy Birthday to Me,” hit bookshelves in May. Other books are scheduled for release this fall.
The series follows the daily challenges and triumphs of Amy, a young girl who is part Asian, Caucasian and African-American. Amy has been home-schooled her whole life; she enters the fourth grade in a traditional school and becomes slightly disillusioned about the way the world works. She encounters some racial challenges with a few of her peers.
“The book is funny,” Wayans said. “It’s not a heavy series; it’s not ‘woe is me,’ and I don’t think children would respond to it if it was. It’s lessons about accepting diversity in yourself and in others in a fun and entertaining way.”
Wayans said she finds it important to give a voice to the growing population of multiracial children worldwide because it’s a topic that truly hits home.
“My nieces and nephews are mixed-race children,” Wayans said. “They were my inspiration. I’m also in a mixed marriage, so that’s another source. Just listening to my nieces and nephews and their little stories, about something mean some kid said in school, I thought, ‘The world is becoming so much more (integrated) like this, wouldn’t it be great if they had books that reflected them in positive ways?’”
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Kim wayans speaks out about her children's book
“It’s so beautiful and pristine. It has a certain kind of energy about it. When the book came out, coming back was first on our list.”
Wayans is writing the series dedicated to promoting diversity with her husband, Kevin Knotts. The first two books in the “Amy Hodgepodge” series, “All Mixed Up!” and “Happy Birthday to Me,” hit bookshelves in May. Other books are scheduled for release this fall.
The series follows the daily challenges and triumphs of Amy, a young girl who is part Asian, Caucasian and African-American. Amy has been home-schooled her whole life; she enters the fourth grade in a traditional school and becomes slightly disillusioned about the way the world works. She encounters some racial challenges with a few of her peers.
“The book is funny,” Wayans said. “It’s not a heavy series; it’s not ‘woe is me,’ and I don’t think children would respond to it if it was. It’s lessons about accepting diversity in yourself and in others in a fun and entertaining way.”
Wayans said she finds it important to give a voice to the growing population of multiracial children worldwide because it’s a topic that truly hits home.
“My nieces and nephews are mixed-race children,” Wayans said. “They were my inspiration. I’m also in a mixed marriage, so that’s another source. Just listening to my nieces and nephews and their little stories, about something mean some kid said in school, I thought, ‘The world is becoming so much more (integrated) like this, wouldn’t it be great if they had books that reflected them in positive ways?’”
info from here