Racism as I Explain It to My Daughter

Description

Children are curious. They ask many questions, expecting precise and convincing answers. Their questions cannot be evaded.

This book was born when ten-year-old Miriam asked her father, Tahar Ben Jelloun, about racism while accompanying him to a demonstration against a proposed immigration law.

Ben Jelloun attempts to answer his daughter’s questions, directing his book toward children who haven’t yet formed prejudices and are eager to understand. For adults who will read it, he hopes it will help them answer the questions their children ask them, questions that may be more awkward than we realize.