The cover of the book “Let’s Talk About Race in Storytime” on a light brown background. The book cover itself has simple art of children with different skin tones. Next to the cover image is the words “Book Review” in white.

Book Review: Let’s Talk About Race in Storytimes by Jessica Anne Bratt

In this book Bratt lays out how librarians can start talking about race as part of their regular storytime practice. She begins with an introduction explaining her reasons for committing to talking about race in her storytimes and how the Black Lives Matter movement’s tenant of starting your antiracist work where you are inspired her to work within libraries to move us as a society towards racial equity. This book is a great guide for any librarian who is looking to create more diverse and inclusive storytimes at their libraries but don’t know where to start. I highly encourage anyone who leads storytimes at their library to consider adding this (quick) read to their upcoming professional development plans.