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Jessica Ralli

As seen in: MSN, Datebook SF, School Library Journal, Alabama Political Reporter, Kirkus Reviews, BabyGaga
(she/her) Early Childhood Educator, author of kids books @ RISE X @Penguinkids, & Library Early Literacy Programs Coordinator @bklynlibrary (opinions=mine)
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8 books that teach your kids about consent, boundaries, and body safety

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By Stephanie Allain, Jenny Klion, Katey Howes, Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli
| MSN Verified
These books encourage kids and parents to have healthy conversations about how to keep their bodies safe from toddlerhood to teen years. Like many of today's parents, I grew up in a family where discussions about my body and how it would change and grow over time were fairly limited. The conversations that did take place felt awkward and uncomfortable and didn't include any explanation of consent or boundaries . As a result, shame and confusion surrounded these topics for many years.
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Whiteness Pandemic

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By Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli
| innovation.umn.edu
Racism is an epidemic (CDC, 2021) that can also be considered a pandemic given its large cross-national proportion and spread (APA, 2020). However, there is another pandemic lurking behind and driving the racism pandemic – the Whiteness Pandemic. Whiteness refers to culture not biology: the centuries-old culture of Whiteness features colorblindness, passivity, and White fragility, which are all covert expressions of racism common in the United States.
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Banned Books for Storytime | First Steps

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By Betsy Diamant-Cohen, Rachel Payne, John Scott, Jessica Ralli
| School Library Journal Verified
Every year during Banned Books Week, Sheila Dickinson, children’s librarian at Richmond (CA) Public Library, has led a banned books story time. “Before I begin reading I tell the kids and families that someone doesn’t want them to read this book.
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