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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.

30 Days of Diverse Books for 2nd and 3rd Grade

August 27, 2018

Diversity books for 2nd and 3rd grade

You know how important it is to read diverse books to your children and students. You know that picture books with a diversity of characters and settings enhance the reading experience by reflecting back the world and increasing our understanding ourselves and others. And now you want to find diverse books for 2nd and 3rd…
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Multicultural Early Chapter Books for Kids with Diverse Characters

August 17, 2018

Diverse beginning chapter books for kids ages 6-10

Every child deserves to see themselves represented in children’s books. If you don’t see your experiences in books, the message is, “you don’t matter.” On the reverse, if only one type of child is portrayed in literature it sets up the false premise that that child deserves a better seat at the table. That’s not…
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Diverse Back to School Books to Help Everyone Feel Welcome!

July 23, 2018

Diverse back to school picture books

When thinking about how I would create a list of back to school books, I knew I wanted to make a list that spoke to the experiences of as many children as possible. Hence this list of diverse back to school books was born. Of course, these books need not be exclusively read on the…
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Wonderfully Diverse Poetry Books for Kids

April 2, 2018

Diverse poetry books for children

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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13 Civil Rights Picture Books for Kids

February 5, 2018

Picture books about civil rights for kids (and parents)

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

January 22, 2018

Books 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

October 30, 2017

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

October 23, 2017

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

October 16, 2017

Wonderful Native American Picture Books by Native authors

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

September 25, 2017

Picture books diversity

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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