Join us for a reading from of a children’s book from our Little Lantern Library: Intersection Allies: We Make Room for All written by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi and Illustrated by Ashley Seil Smith.

In this book we are introduced to a group of nine friends from diverse backgrounds. Each character’s story is used to explain how children’s safety concerns are shaped by their intersecting identities, such as class, sexuality, dis/ability, race, religion and citizenship – what is known in academic and activist circles as “intersectionality.”

More children’s books from our Little Lantern Library Anti-Racist Reading List

The Little Lantern Library is an imaginative selection of children’s books chosen by gallery staff and volunteers and available in Esker’s Lantern reading area. It aims to help little ones explore some of the themes and ideas in our exhibitions, as well as broader themes of creativity, imagination and different perspectives.