MULTICULTURAL PRODUCTS: Our Toys & Books

I've written a lot lately about finding toys that represent my kids' skin tones, so I thought I would post a few pics of things we already do have! Here is Schmoo with her Barbie collection (the 2 white dolls were gifts - so if I hadn't bought the others, those would be the only ones she'd have...):



And here with her cute brown wooden doll's house dollies:



I've mentioned that she also has a rag doll and a baby doll - here they are!



We also have quite a few books that feature brown-skinned heroes/heroines, here are some of them:



And some reference books about children from all around the world:




And finally, 2 books in our collection that present rather different ideals...
This book entitled 'Les Contraires' (Opposites) has, as its main illustration, a black girl and a white girl, which seems to indicate that black and white people are opposite from one another - the very opposite of the message we want to give our children! One for the recycling...



On a more positive note, this version of 'The Beauty and the Beast' shows the Beast turning into a handsome brown-skinned Prince at the end:





Xmas will no doubt bring a whole host of new toys, so will report on those when they arrive!