The United States of America is often referred to as a melting pot of different cultures and heritages, so as a country we have an ongoing awareness of the idea to include people of all cultures and backgrounds and treat them as equals. But we have not reached that point in our country's history yet.To encourage everyone to treat all others as equals, authors create multicultural books in order to show young children that although we might all look different we are all valuable and should be treated as equal members of society. In order to create a more culturally accepting society, teachers, parents and authors are introducing children to Multicultural Children's Books. Multicultural books allow the readers to understand and appreciate people …show more content…
Marisol is a young school aged girl who is being told by many people that she does not match. She is first told by her brother who tells her that he red hair and brown skin do not match. Marisol's heritage of Scottish and Peruvian is exposed by her red hair and brown skin, which according to her brother does not match. She is also told by her peers at school that her clothes, drawings, lunches and games she wants to play do not match and they do not make sense. But these are the things that make her unique. She one day decides that she wants to match:she plays what her peers considered normal, takes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich rather than a peanut butter and jelly burrito which she takes on most days, wears a coordinating outfit, and draws what the other kids draw. None of theses things are what Marisol likes but she wants to be normal and fit in with others. At the end of the day Marisol’s teacher Ms. Apple gives her a note telling Marisol how much she likes Marisol the way she is and that she is so special, because she is unique and there is no one exactly like