Just Like You by Keosha Sath and Yasushi Matsuoka (Illustrator) is an encouraging new children’s book promoting gender equality through the loving way in which a mother addresses her daughter’s questions about how things work. For instance, an inquiry into where mommy keeps the money inspires the daughter to be a chief financial accountant. Sath’s spirited text consistently reinforces the message that young girls can not only have male-dominated positions but hold leadership roles in these occupations. For example, chief of police, head veterinarian, lead engineer, and more. Matsuoka’s illustrations offer warm tones, lines, and texture to deliver realistic characters showcasing ethnic characteristics in an empowering manner. As a multiracial reader, I have struggled to find children’s book with accurate representations of ethnic hair and this book offers this in a natural way. It is absolutely essential for readers to not only see themselves in children’s books but to also see reflections of what they can do—Sath was able to offer both vital experiences in Just Like You! I would encourage readers to share this book with children of all genders and ethnicities to further tackle traditional gender roles and help instill the message that little girls can grow up to not only hold male-dominated positions, but they can thrive and lead in these fields.
Book citation: Sath, K. & Matsuoka, Y. (2018). Just like you. Herndon, VA: Mascot Books. (https://mascotbooks.com/mascot-marketplace/buy-books/childrens/just-like-you/)
*I received this book for review from Mascot Books as part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Thank you!
More information about Multicultural Children’s Book
Day:
Multicultural
Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6th year and was
founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom.
Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books
that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves while also working
diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers,
parents and educators.
MCBD 2019 is
honored to have the following Medallion Sponsors on board!
*View
our 2019 Medallion Sponsors here: https://wp.me/P5tVud-
*View our 2019 MCBD Author Sponsors here: https://wp.me/P5tVud-2eN
*View our 2019 MCBD Author Sponsors here: https://wp.me/P5tVud-2eN
Medallion
Level Sponsors
Super Platinum: Make A Way Media
GOLD: Bharat Babies, Candlewick Press, Chickasaw Press, Juan
Guerra and The Little
Doctor / El doctorcito, KidLitTV,
Lerner Publishing Group,
Plum Street Press,
SILVER: Capstone Publishing,
Carole P. Roman, Author Charlotte Riggle,
Huda Essa, The Pack-n-Go Girls,
BRONZE: Charlesbridge Publishing,
Judy Dodge
Cummings, Author Gwen Jackson, Kitaab World,
Language Lizard –
Bilingual & Multicultural Resources in 50+ Languages, Lee & Low Books, Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul, Redfin, Author Gayle H. Swift,
T.A.
Debonis-Monkey King’s Daughter, TimTimTom Books, Lin Thomas, Sleeping Bear Press/Dow Phumiruk, Vivian Kirkfield,
MCBD 2019 is honored to have the following Author
Sponsors on board
Honorary: Julie Flett, Mehrdokht Amini,
Author Janet Balletta, Author Kathleen
Burkinshaw, Author
Josh Funk, Chitra
Soundar, One Globe Kids
– Friendship Stories, Sociosights
Press and Almost a Minyan, Karen Leggett, Author Eugenia Chu, CultureGroove Books, Phelicia Lang and Me On The Page, L.L. Walters, Author Sarah
Stevenson, Author
Kimberly Gordon Biddle, Hayley
Barrett, Sonia
Panigrah, Author
Carolyn Wilhelm, Alva Sachs and Dancing Dreidels, Author Susan Bernardo,
Milind Makwana and A Day in the Life of a Hindu Kid, Tara Williams, Veronica Appleton, Author Crystal Bowe, Dr. Claudia May, Author/Illustrator Aram Kim, Author Sandra L. Richards,
Erin Dealey, Author Sanya
Whittaker Gragg, Author
Elsa Takaoka, Evelyn
Sanchez-Toledo, Anita
Badhwar, Author
Sylvia Liu, Feyi Fay
Adventures, Author
Ann Morris, Author
Jacqueline Jules, CeCe
& Roxy Books, Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace, LEUYEN
PHAM, Padma
Venkatraman, Patricia
Newman and Lightswitch Learning, Shoumi Sen, Valerie Williams-Sanchez and Valorena Publishing, Traci Sorell, Shereen Rahming, Blythe Stanfel,
Christina Matula,
Julie Rubini, Paula Chase, Erin Twamley, Afsaneh Moradian, Lori DeMonia,
Claudia Schwam, Terri
Birnbaum/ RealGirls Revolution, Soulful Sydney, Queen Girls
Publications, LLC
We’d
like to also give a shout-out to MCBD’s impressive CoHost Team who not only
hosts the book review link-up on celebration day, but who also works tirelessly
to spread the word of this event. View our CoHosts HERE.
Co-Hosts
and Global Co-Hosts
A Crafty Arab, Agatha Rodi Books,
All Done Monkey,
Barefoot Mommy, Biracial Bookworms,
Books My Kids
Read, Crafty Moms Share, Colours of Us, Discovering the World
Through My Son’s Eyes, Descendant of Poseidon Reads, Educators Spin
on it, Growing
Book by Book, Here
Wee Read, Joy Sun
Bear/ Shearin Lee, Jump Into a Book, Imagination Soup,
Jenny
Ward’s Class, Kid
World Citizen, Kristi’s Book Nook, The Logonauts, Mama Smiles, Miss Panda Chinese,
Multicultural Kid
Blogs, Raising
Race Conscious Children, Shoumi Sen, Spanish Playground
TWITTER
PARTY Sponsored by Make A Way Media: MCBD’s super-popular (and crazy-fun) annual Twitter Party
will be held 1/25/19 at 9:00pm.E.S.T. TONS of prizes and book bundles will be
given away during the party. GO HERE for more details.
FREE
RESOURCES From MCBD
Free
Multicultural Books for Teachers: http://bit.ly/1kGZrta
Free
Empathy Classroom Kit for Homeschoolers, Organizations, Librarians and
Educators: http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/teacher-classroom-empathy-kit/
Hashtag: Don’t forget to connect with
us on social media and be sure and look for/use our official hashtag #ReadYourWorld.
