Thank You! – We Read Too Review

From what I can tell so far, there are some great books one can find by using this app! But the more important thing is WHY the creator of the app made it. I think there’s still a need for this NOW, and I’m sorry that it wasn’t around when she was a child or a young adult. I think that some people missed the point—yes, it’s great to have books that are about people of any age with disabilities (I don’t see that either), and having diversity in books for children (and every age). BUT this is about what she knows very well, and I’m so glad she did something about it. If you don’t see what you think are “diverse books for young people”, then do something about it. But don’t give bad ratings because you don’t understand something and decide that you DO know that “MLK would be disappointed” with it. There is nothing racist here. Do you have trouble finding books with white people who are the main characters? No. I have seen LGBTQ characters as positive main characters for a while. They weren’t black, but they were positive, main characters. I didn’t seek the books or stories out; I was reading different authors and books because they were offered, and then my opinion on them was desired. These books aren’t white-centered, and so it’s bringing out some fragility. I am excited that this app is free—kids don’t really have their own $ most of the time, or I didn’t—and libraries were where I checked out books. School and the town library. I hope people realize that it’s a big deal that a parent, family member, mentor, teacher, librarian, and kid can use this app for ZERO $ and find books! For books that are older, they can be purchased in various places as used. I hope someone will do this with adult books in a separate app. Best wishes to this woman for her work. Congrats on your well-deserved coding job!
Review by 35madscientist on We Read Too.