Goodnight Racism

Goodnight Racism is a children’s picture book that serves as a modern bedtime story with a deeper message. The moon watches over children all around the world as they go to sleep — and in dreaming, they imagine what’s possible for our world. With poetic text and imagery, the book invites young readers to envision a future of justice, equality, and inclusion. 

It presents antiracist ideas in a gentle, accessible way for young children, using dream-scenes and metaphor rather than heavy-handed instruction. 

📝 Key Information

🎯 Target Audience & Suitability

• Suitable for young children in the pre-K to early elementary age range (≈ 3-7 years) because of its picture-book format and age indication.
• Ideal for read-aloud use, bedtime reading, and family/caregiver-child sharing situations.
• Works especially well in diverse classrooms, libraries, or homes where themes of inclusion, justice and dreaming of better futures are introduced.
• Because it uses strong metaphors (“dreaming”, “the moon watching”) and references concepts like equality and injustice, it may prompt discussion especially with children a little older (5-7) and their caregivers.