May 11, 2021

Diversity & Inclusion Book List

Grades K – 2

 

Immigration

  1. Mama’s Nightingale
  2. Mango Abuela & Me
  3. Coming to America
  4. The Keeping Quilt
  5. Going Home
  6. Primer dia en las uvas
  7. El camino de Amelia
  8. Pancho rabbit and the coyote
  9. My Name is Yoon

 

Anti-Islamophobia

  1. Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors
  2. Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story
  3. Day of Ahmed’s Secret
  4. Salaam, A Muslim Boy’s Story
  5. Coming to America:  A Muslim Family’s Story
  6. Ikbal a Brave Boy from Pakistan
  7. Malala a Brave Girl from Pakistan
  8. Four Shoes, Two Sandals
  9. Lailah’s Lunchbox

 

Race/Skin Color

  1. Colors of Us
  2. Whoever You Are
  3. The Skin You Live In
  4. Shades of Black: a celebration of our children
  5. I am Latino: the beauty in me
  6. Mixed Me
  7. The Other Side
  8. Tar Beach
  9. My Family, Your Family
  10. Smoky Night/Noche de humo
  11. I Love My Hair
  12. Amazing Grace
  13. Milo’s Museum
  14. Lola Levine Is Not Mean

 

BLM/Police Brutality

  1. Daddy, There’s a Noise Outside
  2. Something Happened in Our Town
  3. Momma Did You Hear The News?

 

LGBTQIA+

  1. Mommy, Mama & Me
  2. Stella Brings the Family
  3. George
  4. & Tango Makes 3
  5. King & King
  6. A Peacock Among Pigeons
  7. My Family, Your Family
  8. Families, Families, Families
  9. William’s Doll
  10. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
  11. Heather Has Two Mommies

 

Disability

  1. Out of My Mind
  2. My Family, Your Family
  3. A Picture Book of Louis Braille
  4. Helen Keller books, various
  5. Ray Charles
  6. Emmanuel’s dream…
  7. My Brother Charlie

 

Gender Identity and Expression

  1. I am Jazz
  2. 10,000 Dresses
  3. Jacob’s New Dress
  4. Julián is a Mermaid
  5. Introducing Teddy
  6. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
  7. A Fire Engine for Ruthie
  8. It Feels Good to Be Yourself
  9. Who Are You? The Kids’ Guide to Gender Identity

 

Grades 3 – 5

 

Immigration

  1. The Arrival
  2. Inside Out and Back Again
  3. The Weight of Water
  4. My Name is Maria Isabel
  5. A Handful of Stars
  6. Ecos del desierto
  7. Mango, Abuela y Yo
  8. Mr. Tony Explores Space

 

Anti-Islamophobia

  1. I am Malala
  2. Ikbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan

 

Race/Skin Color

  1. Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond
  2. Let’s Talk About Race
  3. Camo Girl
  4. The Skin I’m In
  5. Ghost
  6. Milo’s Museum
  7. Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness

 

BLM/Police Brutality

  1. All American Boys
  2. The Hate U Give
  3. A Good Kind of Trouble

 

LGBTQIA+

  1. George
  2. Call Me Tree/Llama Me Arbol 
  3. The Boy Who Cried Fabulous
  4. The Best Man

 

Disability

  1. Out of My Mind
  2. Wonder
  3. Sisters
  4. Ghosts
  5. Alchemy and Meggy Swan
  6. Rules

 

Gender Identity and Expression

  1. Gracefully Grayson
  2. Gender Wheel
  3. George
  4. The Boy in the Dress

 

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