If u have race questions or other "sensitive topics" to discuss w spouse, don't say in front of child until parents discuss and agree. No big deal, but i.e.: "this book says little black girl"... Just tell me later. In the moment if there is something questionable in a book u can always skip it.
In this case it is ok in the book, it is an old book, also there were not and continue not to b many or a majority of books with minorities as main characters, so the book is pointing out as an important feature.
This topic came up on a montessori FB group. A mom said, "my kid said 'there was a brown boy at the playground'. Is this okay....?" Everyone said yes. It was ok kids notice skin colors, everyone does. Doesn't make sense to pretend they r not there. Can use a learning moment: there r ppl w many diff colors of skin, but we r all the same inside, all equal. When child gets older we can say although we r all equal, not all ppl r TREATED equally. Etc. and teach more and more as it becomes age appropriate.
That is why it is good for us to have books w ppl of diff races i.e. Snowy day, etc. and also other religions and cultures (which we don't have actually...) so he becomes exposed at an early age and we can discuss these imp issues
