With the ever increasing older population, it is important for children to learn to appreciate contributions to our society by older people.
Storybooks can be one vehicle to breaking stereotypes about aging.
Using books to portray ideas is an excellent exercise in literacy but also helps children construct their knowledge of how they fit into the larger world. The difficulty for teachers is in keeping up with current titles that portray accurate and positive images of today's society. This is another way to sort through the many titles to select books viewed as excellent by librarians and educators throughout the country. The list below are books recommended that portray positive images of older adults in the context of their families, their community, culture and heritage. Crews, D., Bigmamas African American extended family experiences.