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Home during quarantine, University of Mary Washington sophomore Helen Dhue found herself rifling through childhood belongings. Among old papers and artwork, she discovered a book she wrote as a kindergartner.<\/p>\n

As she turned the pages, inspiration struck. Influenced by classes she\u2019d taken at Mary Washington as part of her history major, Dhue put pen to paper. She\u2019ll soon release her self-published children\u2019s book, The Cats Who Like Bats<\/em>, based on the story she dictated to her mother all those years ago. Dhue, who is also enrolled in UMW\u2019s education program and aspires to teach high school history, hopes the tale will help parents and educators broach with young children complex topics like racism, discrimination, diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n

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Sophomore Helen Dhue is about to publish a children’s book based on a story that she wrote as a child. Inspired by courses on immigration history and racism that she’s taken at UMW, Dhue hopes her book will help parents and educators have conversations with children about discrimination and inclusion. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The illustrations were created by Dhue’s high school friend, Julia Lopresti, a design major at North Carolina State University. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Set on an island, the rhyming prose begin with the peaceful premise of a group of cats living together, drinking milkshakes and playing games:<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, the cats didn\u2019t always play nicely; in fact, there was one animal, they hated precisely. The cats disliked bats. How this started we don\u2019t know; but the disdain for bats started a long time ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

One night, a tiny bat falls from the sky, upending the cats\u2019 worldview and laying the groundwork for a lesson in acceptance. Repulsed at first, they begin to learn about this new creature and come to appreciate bats and all their attributes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese cats have ideas about bats they\u2019ve created before they even got to know them,\u201d said Dhue, whose story reflects children\u2019s tendency to repeat stereotypes without understanding them or their impact on others. As she wrote, she thought of a friend who was mocked by classmates for her Chinese heritage.<\/p>\n

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“I appreciated that classes I’ve taken at UMW have allowed us to have open discussions so we could better understand one another and be more sensitive to other people\u2019s experiences,” said Dhue, who was influenced by history courses she took focusing on immigration and Latin America. Illustration by Julia Lopresti. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

\u201cBeing white, I had the privilege of being able to forget these jokes, but even though my friend would laugh, they still bothered her,\u201d said Dhue. The author also had in mind the increased anti-immigrant rhetoric over the past few years, as well as the surge in hate crimes toward Asian Americans during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

At UMW, she developed a deeper understanding of these subjects, especially through immigration and Latin American history courses she took with professors Krystyn Moon and Allyson Poska. These classes provided background for writing her book, as did an add-on Race and Racism course that Mary Washington offered last semester.<\/p>\n

Discussing the American melting pot in Moon\u2019s class was an eye-opening experience, Dhue said. \u201cEven though the concept may seem well-intentioned, it doesn\u2019t leave room for individual cultures,\u201d she added. That was the impetus for switching the book\u2019s message from downplaying our differences to celebrating them.<\/p>\n

\u201cHelen has told a beautiful story that is very relatable,\u201d Moon said, \u201cbut more importantly she has created an opportunity for parents and educators to talk about differences with young children in ways that can promote empathetic communication and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“Children often repeat insensitive things they\u2019ve heard without fully understanding the impact of their words or why it\u2019s hurtful,” Dhue said. “The intention of this book is to be able to open up a conversation and teach children to respect their peers and embrace their differences.” Illustration by Julia Lopresti. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Dhue sent the completed text to high school friend Julia Lopresti, a design major at North Carolina State University. She included some rough sketches, saying she trusted her friend\u2019s artistic vision. Lopresti\u2019s playful illustrations \u201cexceeded expectations,\u201d Dhue said.<\/p>\n

Still looking for a self-publishing site, Dhue expects it will be a few months before The Cats Who Like Bats <\/em>hits bookshelves. In the meantime, she is compiling resources for educators so they can begin having conversations with their students once they have the book in hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want teachers to be able to create a welcoming space where no one has to feel excluded,\u201d she said. \u201cMy hope is that this book can help children maintain some of the values they already have and affirm that love and acceptance are among those important attributes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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