I love sharing poetry book lists and this collection of diverse poetry books for children is one of my favorites. (I might say that about a lot of my lists!) One of the reasons I love reading poetry to my kids so much is that it is so playful. Poetry shows us language is flexible,…
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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.
13 Civil Rights Picture Books for Kids
I try to include diverse books in all my book lists and now is a great time to share this list of civil rights picture books. Books are a great teaching tool and these are perfect to to start a conversation with your kids about the civil rights movement. These picture books about the civil…
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Picture Book Biographies about African-American Women
Kids love to read books about real people who did extraordinary things. This list of picture book biographies featuring African-American women will inspire any child. Kids will learn more details about familiar faces and be introduced to new and amazing African-American women in both recent and distant history as well as learn about how these…
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Historical and Contemporary Native American Middle Grade Books
Although November is Native American Heritage Month, I hope you will include these Native American middle grade books in your children’s reading diet all year long. Indeed it would be rather insulting to decide that November was the only time of the year to read books with Native American characters! This list of chapter books…
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30 Days of Diverse Books for Kindergarten and First Grade
We’re back with the second list of 30 days of diverse picture books! Like the previous list of diverse books for preschoolers, this list is designed to give you and your children an entire month’s worth of reading in one list. Although I have labeled this a list diverse books for kindergarten and first grade,…
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Wonderful Native American Picture Books for Children
If you follow my book lists you know I firmly believe in the power of children’s books to change the world 1)by opening children’s minds to experiences that are not their own; and 2) by reflecting back positive stories about themselves and others. Unfortunately, not all children are represented fairly and accurately, or abundantly in…
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30 Days of Diverse Books for Preschoolers
Every child deserves to see themselves reflected in picture books, and every child deserves to see their neighborhood diversity in books, as well! I’ve put together this list of diverse books for preschoolers, which is great to either get you started or give you a new resource for your continued reading! I know you will…
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These Books are a Treat: Diverse Halloween Books
Children need to seen diversity in the literature! Be sure to include some multicultural and diverse Halloween books in your fall holiday reading. To help you, I’ve curated a list of Halloween picture books with diverse characters. Read them out loud while your kids dream of candy, munch on pumpkin seeds, and change their costume plans…
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