'Everybody Belongs' was awarded a gold medal in the Religion/Spirituality category in the 2020 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. | Facebook
"Everyone Belongs," a children's book on racism, was published by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which was awarded a gold medal in the Religion/Spirituality category in the 2020 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards.
"Everyone Belongs, inspired by the November 2018 statement of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love, A Pastoral Letter Against Racism), empowers young readers to reflect on the dignity of the human person created in God’s image and the reality of racism in our society," the conference of bishops said in a press release from their website.
The books helps children to understand the solution, healing and reconciliation after a young boy's family fled from violence to the U.S. as refugees in the book.
"The family’s excitement as they move into a new neighborhood is interrupted when someone spray paints a hurtful message on their garage. Everyone Belongs will allow conversations with readers about what our faith calls us to do, especially now, as our country grapples with the realities of racial injustice," the conference said in the press release.