Older students and young adults will greatly benefit from this comprehensive self reflection book about racism and it's related components. Lots of important and poignant topics are presented most with engaging self reflection activities. Refreshingly honest and vital for middle and high school students!

This book is clear and informative with a lot of activities and calls to action. The layout is well designed the illustrations are bright and colourful. It's a useful book and I'm glad it exists in the world. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book serves as a great source for information for recognising racism and intentionally taking action to address and help dismantle it. This book presents information that is both applicable at an individual and a group level. Furthermore, not only does this book armour the reader with information, but it also provides practical activities such as reflection and journaling throughout the read. The reflective and journaling activities are extremely beneficial, enabling readers to effectively dismantle concepts and therefore grapple better in reacting to various situations.

The book is divided into four sections and comprises of concepts that are broken down into concise chapters within the sections. The four sections of this book consist of:

1. Waking up: understanding and growing into my identities
The first phase introduces concepts such as identity, social constructions, and defines racism whilst providing examples and activities to deconstruct and help identify.

2. Opening the window: making sense of the world
The second phase builds upon the first, presenting a little bit of world history (mainly in the West) as well as introducing more deeper concepts such as micro-aggressions, colonisation, assimilation, amongst many other concepts. I appreciate how this book mentions colonisation and the effects of it.

3. Choosing my path: taking action and responding to racism
Following that, the third section concentrates reacting to racism and ways to do so.

4. Holding the door open: working in solidarity against racism
Finally, the final phase focuses on the portrayal of privilege and allyship.


I liked how the book introduced topics like intersectionality, concepts such as gender, neurodiversity, class, religion, amongst many other factors are considered and discussed.

Also, I loved the illustrations—they’re bright and vivid, complementing the book well. The art style keeps the reader engaged without detracting too much attention away from the narrative.


As a PoC (person of colour) myself, this book truly resonated with me and I deeply appreciate this book. Despite being a PoC, I, too have much to learn. And quite frankly, there is always more to learn in this field and I definitely learnt something new upon reading this book. Moreover, despite being marketed for a younger audience, I feel that this book is suitable for all ages. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

Overall, this is a highly beneficial book, presenting important information regarding racism whilst also emphasising application in real-world scenarios.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is one of the few books that are geared towards educating our future generations about racism. A great resource for teens and young adults, but as an adult, I also enjoyed reading this and took notes on some very important lessons and reminders. I believe that we can all do better, and books like this one give me hope that our children and generations to come would walk toward a more equal world with love and compassion.

What a BRILLIANT read that needs to be spread further around the world--and not just the global book community! It is amazing, it is informative and it is enlightening. I strongly recommend!

I was unable to review this book because the download wouldn't work. It sounds like a book thats right up my alley though and I hope to read it in the future.

This is a beautiful book, and although it is aimed at children, I strongly believe that this is a book that is perfect for all ages. I really enjoyed it as a 24-year-old.
It's very well written and informative. It's clear, easy to understand and there is a handy glossary at the end if you are not familiar with some of the terms used within the book. The illustrations throughout are eye-catching and really add to what the text is saying. This book is a work of art.
This is a book that will challenge how you think and react to the subject of race. There are activities to do throughout which makes you pause and think, and I think that these would be great to do alone and with others. I would especially love to see some of the activities done in the classroom.
I found myself pausing throughout the book and rereading certain paragraphs because they really made me think. I really love books that do this to me.

This is a book that should be in classrooms and libraries everywhere.

Educators can learn some things from Tiffany Jewell. The book is formatted so that people of all ages can read it and take something away from it. I admit that I am reading this after the BLM protests/discussions during the summer of 2020. This was one of the books featured on several lists which show I became aware of this title. The descriptions and examples within the book are easy to understand. I found the activities a little more difficult to understand, but think they would be great to try and discuss in a classroom setting.

This is an excellent guide and workbook! It’s aimed at kids/young adults, but it would be helpful for an adult, too. It’s packed with information and action steps. I highly recommend!

"What we do not know, our lack of information and knowledge, contributes to our prejudices and biases".
I love the bright and fun representative illustrations throughout this book they really add to the experience.
While this book was published before everything happened this year- it is so on point for the things we are facing currently, as a society and individuals in 2020. While written for young(ish) readers, it is a great place to start for all ages and it doesn't feel "childish" it is very appropriate for any reader. There's also journaling and other reflective activities to do throughout it, which I think is fantastic. I love Tiffany's voice throughout the entire thing - it's clear, non-biased, and straight to the point. There is no anger, negativity or influence in any direction, she just states the facts as facts - and they are absolutely heard loud and clear. This gorgeous book is approachable and informative and I'd say is a must-read for everyone.

This book is a crash course - it breaks down social identity, privilege, marginalization, race vs. ethnicity, racism, microaggressions, prejudice, allyship and so much more.

This is one of the most insightful, compelling and beautifully compiled book I have read. During each page I found myself learning more, even as an adult. It had a brilliant way of explaining different definitions surrounding racism and giving excellent examples to further push these ideas and the need to take action. I specifically found the discuss on calling out and calling in very important. Also, the illustrations were absolutely stunning. I will be suggesting this book to all friends and family.

Practical and accessible, this book is the perfect place to begin educating yourself on what it means to be anti-racist and how to apply this to everyday life. Jewell breaks the book down into succinct chapters where topics are discussed broadly and academic terminologies are defined in plain language that are easy to understand. Jewell also peppers each chapter with examples from her own life and challenges the reader to reflect on their own experiences by providing an applied writing activity at the end of each chapter. There were a few sections in the book where important topics or events were glossed over or written in somewhat contradictory terms (the only thing keeping me from giving this book a full 5-stars). With that said, an ample section including notes, a glossary, and a further reading bibliography at the end of the book provide the reader with additional information to help them continue with their research into this topic. Overall, this is a highly recommended resource for any YA library and classroom, as well as for anyone looking for an introductory text into anti-racism.

This beautifully illustrated book is a much needed guide to not only the young target readers, but those outside of it. With inclusive and approachable language, the book It's filled with terms, knowledge and activities-- all geared for the reader to transform and thrive as an anti-racist. As an avid reader of both non-fiction and fictional antiracist texts, I found this book to be a beautiful oasis. I'd recommend this to author-named the target audience-- everyone. You.

Thank you to the Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for a copy of This Book is Anti-Racist.

Like many, I am attempting to read more diversely and this book is great. Whilst it is a book written for everyone, I think this is a brilliant book for children and teenagers. The book is broken down in to easy to understand chapters with activities to be completed whilst reading as well as in day to day life.

The art in this is just beautiful and a few times I caught myself stopping to try and find a print version that I could purchase, as well as being a brilliant read I would recommend it for the art work too!

This book is perfect for young adults and even children. I love the illustrations and colors. But it provides so much more than something pretty to look at. It’s gives history and steps for educating about racism. This is absolutely phenomenal.

Tiffany Jewell writes a timely and informative book. It isn’t enough to not be a racist. One must be an anti-racist. This book gives definitions and examples of racism and ideas to fight racism. I would recommend this for middle school students.

I received an e-arc through NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I found this novel to be very informative. As a white woman, I don't know the experiences the BIPoC culture has gone through nor do I experience these experiences myself. I can only know what I see happening and hear the stories of the BiPoC culture. However, I can help them dismantle systemic racism and be an ally. This Book is Anti-Racist helped me understand how I can help others to fight for equality among all their experiences.

I definitely do want to read more books like this one because they are so informative.

Like many, I'm sure, there have been numerous occasions in my life in which I have found myself feeling disheartened about change. I've been in moments where I was unsure what I could possibly do to fix the horrible things I saw in the world, moments where I felt like everything I tried was useless. I guarantee at some point or another we all end up in that space. The thing I love about <em>This Book is Anti-Racist</em> by Tiffany Jewell and illustrated by Aurélia Durand is that it offers an opportunity to move past those moments of feeling helpless and provides readers with actionable goals.

I will always be immensely grateful to resources like this. It is an unfortunate thing about this world and people in general that we often choose the easy path with nearly everything. This is actually rooted in our own psychology, the inclination that leads us toward taking shortcuts and not putting in the extra effort required for nearly everything. And while this is something everyone, including myself, need to work hard to combat every day it is nonetheless immensely helpful when books like this are put together. Not only do they bring the history and material to educate others on topics like racism and the difference between being not racist and being anti-racist, but they offer life-applicable goals and information to lead readers toward the next steps they must take.

<em>This Book is Anti-Racist </em>is an incredibly pertinent read, one that literally everyone can benefit from picking up. The fact of the matter is that when you don't know everything and you're not sure how to go about fighting for much-needed change, you have resources available and ready to help you. This book is one of those resources and I have high hopes that it will help many people develop a better understanding of racism and pave a path forward of purposeful action to bring about change.

And yes, while I did find the phrasing of folx distracting and unnecessary--I don't know the history, but I'm pretty sure the word folks is gender-neutral--the most important take-away from this book has nothing to do with a single word choice. So, please, don't let that one word pull you away from the broader importance of the message this book is sending.

<em>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</em>

Reading this book was not a comfortable experience and I am fine about that, because it is one of the most important books that I have read for a long time. It encouraged me to question my belief in being a non-racist and begin a journey standing up as an anti-racist ally. Almost all of the cultural beliefs and influences I experienced growing up (family, friends, TV, books) that have shaped my life are white-centric, my only BIPoC influences are from the books I read and the TV and films that I watch. There has been an increase in BIPoC stories, in the news, films and books but it is vital that more BIPoC lives are represented, going way beyond the equality quota. I was aware that the stories in my library were white-centric and have been readdressing this for some years, from buying titles such as those that question the history of colonisation and Scotland's role in slavery to fiction by BIPoC authors. It is a slow process to decolonise the collection and to rebuild it to represent as many BIPoC lives as possible. This book is fantastic and I want all of our learners and staff to read it.

This Book Is Anti-Racist : 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work, is the ultimate education tool. It's interactive and informative and is an absolutely fantastic read for both children and adults.