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MCBD’s mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves. Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2022 (1/28/22) is in its 9th year! This non-profit children’s literacy initiative was founded by Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural books and authors on the market while also working to get those books into the hands of young readers and educators. It will make a lovely addition to any home, school, or public library. The family depicted in the story is one already somewhat versed in gender identity topics (the older brother has a friend who wants to be referred to as they/them and the mother states, “We must’ve had it wrong” when explaining that they thought she was a boy), but even those readers starting with the basics will find this a gentle and caring introduction. This warm picture book offers a new perspective for learning about and discussing an important topic, offering windows and mirrors for families, children, grandparents, educators, and others in a world in need of kindness and compassion for all who live here. Narrated by the sweet and kind older brother of this mixed-race family (no names except Daisy are ever used, this being the new name chosen by the youngest boy in the family when he changes his gender identity), we learn how the boys played together as children until after the youngest finished kindergarten, when he tells his brother “I am a girl.” As the older brother works to understand (for instance: “I knew you wore dresses sometimes, but I thought it was because they were fun to twirl in,” he states as the adorable illustrations by gender-affirmed Linus Curci show the two of them dancing in fun, gauzy dresses), he sees his sibling is still the same person inside, still fun to play and be with, while showing how he also feels worried, jealous, or angry at times as well, as things are changing. Based on the true story of the author’s children, My Sister, Daisy by Adria Karlsson is a straightforward yet sensitive and hopeful look at how a child’s change in gender identity affects a sibling, while offering a path to understanding and acceptance through the unfolding of “aha moments” and loving parental guidance.
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