I view my job as not to push a specific world view, but to prepare children for the future. The future is made up of people from all walks of life, all ethnicities, and, yes, all different colors.” Mrs. Carter glances at Mrs. Scott. “This is a fact. We need simply to go to the Census Bureau to see this fact. Books like Flea Shop are so incredibly valuable because they allow children to step into the shoes of another person from a different culture and understand what they’re going through. I think of reading as giving kids a toolbox for the future.”
