Kinota Braithwaite

Mio The Beautiful - Hardcover Kinota Braithwaite

This is a story about a Biracial Japanese elementary girl who with the help of her kind and caring teacher confronts racism and bullying. It conveys an important message that all children are beautiful regardless of their skin color, it is practical in nature because it models for teachers, parents, and children on how they can solve the problem of racist bullying. I created this beautiful book, to help children see that there's always room to include others. The story is a great lesson in the importance of friendship, in helping children who are bullied or more shy students, and how small acts of kindness can make all the difference. I want children to be able to see themselves in this book and understand that it does get better and that other people not accepting them doesn't mean something is wrong with them.