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I think others have brought up the difficulty with anti fascism for kids conceptually, but I've got some ideas that I think lean in the right direction at least.

Dr. Seuss has some bangers. I'm specifically thinking of the Butter Battle Book (criticizes the death drive and arms race) and Yertle the Turtle (about how hierarchy is built on the suffering of others) but there's a bunch of his stuff that's pretty solid.

Obviously Ghibli movies are skeptical of militarism and authorities, I'd also add The Iron Giant, one of the only times Brad Bird used his libertarianism for good.

The Tiffany Aching series is a disc world series aimed at a younger audience that stars a bunch of anti monarchist little fellas, not explicitly anti fascist but Pratchett is a good and empathetic writer.

On a similar note, I'd say the Series Of Unfortunate Events books are, probably unintentionally, about how liberal institutions are not capable of dealing with someone willing to break rules and be violent. They're a bit libbed up sometimes, kinda individualist I think but they're well written and skeptical of authority and institutions.

Also nobody has mentioned music but my kid likes Pete Seeger and Willi Carlisle, a lot of old worker songs are earworms and kids like to dance and sing.

For little kids though, I think the rule of thumb is to get them quality media that has solidaristic themes and lessons about being a good neighbor and friend. You want to help them develop prosocial skills so that when they're old enough to understand the struggle they can understand why you are on the side you have chosen to be on.