Strengthen your child’s knowledge of history, civil rights and the values of perseverance and equality by celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a stack of children’s books. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day lands on the third Monday in January, but include these books in your reading all year long. These Martin Luther King, Jr….
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Multicultural and Diverse Children's Books
Reading books that reflect a global diversity is important. All children want to see their faces and the faces of their neighbors reflected back at them. Teach your kids about the world around them by reading them multicultural books with diverse characters. We also have multicultural folktales book lists.
Holiday Picture Books for Interfaith Kids
A growing number of households are interfaith families and celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. Fortunately, there are some wonderful picture books that reflect that reality and celebrate diversity. But you don’t need to be an interfaith family to enjoy this book list! They can be enjoyed by kids and families of any faith. Picture Books…
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Children’s Books with Characters of Indian and South Asian Descent
How diverse are your child’s bookshelves? It’s been said many times, and deserves to be said many more: books offer both a window, in which we look into the lives of others, and a mirror, in which we see ourselves. These children’s books with characters of South Asian descent are delightful mirrors and windows! The…
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Anti-Bias Middle Grade Books for Ages 9 and Up
Books have a unique ability to show us the lives of others and open our eyes to experiences very different than our own. However, if the images and narratives in children’s books portray only the dominate culture, they serve to sideline diverse voices. Instead we must search out anti-bias books and do the important work…
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17 Children’s Picture Books to Teach Anti-Bias and Inclusion
Children’s books are a wonderful way to start conversations about important topics. The picture books on this list teach inclusion and promote an anti-bias attitude. They help teach children the value of embracing and respecting differences among people as well as show them there is great joy in living in a diverse community. They will…
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Books on the History of the Fight for LGBTQ Rights – for Kids
Did you know the first Pride parade took place 50 years ago in June, 1970? These picture books about the history of the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights will inform your kids about the important figures and events in the movement for LGBTQIA+ equal rights, as well as teach empathy, kindness and the value of including…
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Middle Grade Books that Address Racial Injustice
We MUST talk about race with our children. No child is too young. It is only way we can raise kids who fight against racial injustice. One way to do that is ensure they read books that address racial injustice. As a white parent of white boys, I must make sure that my kids understand…
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Pourquoi Tales: Stories that Teach How It Came to Be
I never thought much about pourquoi tales until I started reading them to my sons and was struck with how interested the kids were in the stories compared to the average picture book story. There is clearly a reason these stories are so timeless. This list of pourquoi tales for kids are some of our…
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