For this second installment, we visited a kindergarten class in the Berkeley Unified School District to hear drag queen Panda Dulce give a storybook reading to kindergarteners for Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month. We also spoke with Lourdes Rivas about their book, “They Call Me Mix”.
With all the fuss lately about drag story hours – people in often audacious attire and imaginative makeup reading stories to children – we thought you’d like to hear and see some for yourselves. So you can consider whether they really should be banned, as some politicians demand.
No need to sneak into an elementary school or your local library’s kiddies’ room though, we’re bringing some to you! We’ve recorded four readings along with short conversations with drag performers, authors, a publisher and a parent.
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