This interview is from A Kids Book About: The Podcast. Cyla of She sounds Like Me podcast interviews author of A Kids Book About Emotions, Nakita Simpson. It has been edited for clarity.    So today I thought I’d bring you a conversation about emotions from two of my favorite folx to listen to talk about emotions: Cyla and Nakita. Cyla is the co-host of the She Sounds Like Me podcast and she’s also an important voice on It’s OK To Ask, our advice podcast. Nakita Simpson is the author of A Kids Book About Emotions and is the co-host of Everyday Feels, one of my abso ..read more

  This interview is from A Kids Book About: The Podcast, with host Matthew Winner and author of A Kids Book About War, Sarah Jones. It has been lightly edited for clarity.         What is War?    Ah, war is a lot of things, but to summarize what it technically is, is when groups of people—usually with weapons, and sometimes it's countries and it's at least two but it can be more—[are] involved in a conflict.    So the way that I try to say it is diplomacy. It's a big word, but it means when people talk. So if you see the state department or a ..read more

    This interview is from A Kids Book About: The Podcast, with host Matthew Winner and author of A Kids Book About Systemic Racism, Jordan Thierry. It has been lightly adapted for clarity.        What is systemic racism?    Systemic racism is when racist ideas and notions are embedded into laws and rules of our government or major institutions that have a lot of influence in our society.    Systemic racism can hurt people in similar ways that individual racism can hurt people. The difference is that sometimes you're being hurt by systemi ..read more

     This interview is from A Kids Book About: The Podcast, with host Matthew Winner and author of A Kids Book About Racism, Jelani Memory. It has been lightly edited for clarity.        What is racism?   Racism is a way of looking down on someone or treating them as less than. Of thinking poorly about them or excluding them because of the color of their skin.   And one more thing: this usually, and almost always happens to people of color or people with Black and brown skin. Talking about racism doesn't have to be hard, and f ..read more

  This interview is from A Kids Book About: The Podcast, with host Matthew Winner, author of A Kids Book About The Tulsa Race Massacre, and former mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kathy Taylor. It has been lightly edited for clarity.        What was the Tulsa Race Massacre?   Carlos: A hundred years ago, there was an attack on a neighborhood called Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma and this attack resulted in the destruction of 40 blocks worth of property, 1,256 homes, and resulted in the death of 300 people. And it occurred on the night of May 31st and during the ..read more

  This interview is from A Kids Book About: The Podcast, with host Matthew Winner and author of A Kids Book About Diversity, Charrnaie Gordon. It has been lightly edited for clarity.         When we talk about diversity today, we’re talking about the varieties of differences that people have in a community. In her book Charnaie writes, “Diversity is everything that makes you, you! Age, race, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, ability/disability, socioeconomic status, political views or beliefs and so much more!”   I think a lot of people ..read more

  This interview is from A Kids Book About: The Podcast, with host Matthew Winner and author of A Kids Book About White Privilege, Ben Sand. It has been edited for clarity.        What is white privilege?   Well, you know, Matthew, when I look at my arm, it's kind of pinkish, reddish, beige—and yet when people talk about what color I am, they would say the word “white.” And a long time ago, grownups decided to create labels for people and they used colors of people's skin. And it just so happens that, for white people in particular, that's a group ..read more

  This interview is from A Kids Book About: The Podcast, with host Matthew Winner and author of A Kids Book About Gratitude, Ben Kenyon. It has been lightly edited for clarity.     What is gratitude?   Great question. My definition of gratitude is just to show appreciation towards people, places, or things, or experiences, opportunities.    To show appreciation.    It's super simple to say “thank you”, to say “that's a blessing that I have now”, to say, “Hey, this is an opportunity that I didn't have before.” But I think gratitude is just expressi ..read more

  This interview is from A Kids Book About: The Podcast. Kohen, from Team End Racism interviews author of A Kids Book About Racism, Jelani Memory. It has been edited for clarity.    So today I thought I’d bring you something a little different. Kohen, an amazing kid and the founder and CEO of Team End Racism asks about racism with A Kids Book About Racism author Jelani Memory.    Let’s get into it! Here’s Kohen, making introductions:       So now to introduce myself, my name is Kohen, CEO and founder of Team End Racism.   Wonderful ..read more

    This interview is from A Kids Book About: The Podcast, with host Matthew Winner and author of A Kids Book About Emotions, Nakita Simpson. It has been edited for clarity.         What are emotions?   Emotions are mental reactions marked by strong feelings and usually causing physical effects. So to walk you through that, it's a mental reaction such as anger or fear or joy, marked by strong feelings, such as happy or livid, and usually causing physical effects.        This is no ordinary book about emotions, although it is ..read more