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This page contains links to children's books on diversity, multiculturalism, prejudice reduction, and related topics. Through a partnership agreement Amazon.com, up to 15% of online book purchases made by clicking a link below will go toward supporting this web site. For additional book suggestions, see Multicultural and Anti-Bias Books for Children.
Age appropriateness is color-coded as follows:
Purple = Baby Through Preschool
Maroon = 4-8 Years Old
Teal = 9-12 Years Old
Olive = 13 Years and Up
Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
- Alvarez, J. (2001). How Tia Lola Came to Stay. New York: Knopf.
- Andrews-Goebel, N. (2002). The Pot That Juan Built. New York: Lee & Low Books.
- Belafonte, H. (2002). A Life Like Mine. New York: Dorling Kindersley.
- Dooley, N. (1996). Everybody Bakes Bread. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books.
- Kindersley, B., & Kindersley, A. (1995). Children Just Like Me. New York: Dorling Kindersley.
- Milford, S. (1992). Hands Around the World: 365 Creative Ways to Encourage Cultural Awareness and Global Respect. Charlotte, VT: Williamson Publishing.
- Morris, A. (1993). Bread, Bread, Bread. New York: Mulberry Books.
- Peacock, C. A. (2000). Mommy Far, Mommy Near: An Adoption Story. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman.
- Sis, P. (2000). Madlenka. New York: Frances Foster Books.
- Smith, D. J. (2002). If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World’s People. Toronto, CA: Kids Can Press.
- UNICEF. (2002). A Life Like Mine: How Children Live Around the World. New York: DK Publishing.
- Van Laan, N. (1995). Sleep, Sleep, Sleep: A Lullaby for Little Ones Around the World. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.
- Voigt, C. (1986). Come a Stranger. New York: Atheneum.
Talking About Color and Diversity
- Cisneros, S. (1994). Hairs = Pelitos. New York: Knopf.
- Davol, M. W. (1993). Black, White, Just Right!. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman.
- DeRolf, S. (1997). The Crayon Box That Talked. New York: Random House.
- Hamanaka, S. (1994). All the Colors of the Earth. New York: Morrow Junior Books.
- Harvey, K. (2002). When Chocolate Milk Moved In. Sterling, VA: Brookfield Reader.
- Hoffman, M. (1991). Amazing Grace. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.
- Kates, B. J. (1992). We're Different, We're the Same: Featuring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets. New York: Random House.
- Katz, K. (1999). The Colors of Us. New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston.
- Kissinger, K. (1994). All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
- Parr, T. (2001). It's Okay to Be Different. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.
- Seuss, Dr. (1961). The Sneetches, and Other Stories. New York: Random House.
- Simon, N. (1976). Why Am I Different?. Chicago: A. Whitman.
- Spier, P. (1980). People. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.
- Tarplay, N. A. (1997). I Love My Hair!. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.
- Wood, D., & Muth, J. J. (2003). Old Turtle and the Broken Truth. New York: Scholastic Press.
Slavery and Resistance
- Adler, D. A. (1993). A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass. New York: Holiday House.
- Adler, D. A. (1994). A Picture Book of Sojourner Truth. New York: Holiday House.
- Draper, S. M. (2006). Copper Sun. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
- Hopkinson, D. (1993). Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. New York: Knopf.
- McKissack, P. C., & McKissack, F. (1992). Sojourner Truth: Ain't I A Woman?. New York: Scholastic.
- Rappaport, D. (2002). No More!: Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.
- Taylor, M. D. (2001). The Land. New York: Phyllis Fogelman Books.
- Wait, L. (2003). Seaward Born. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books.
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
- Abraham, P. (2002). Harriet Tubman. New York: Children's Press.
- Adler, D. A. (1992). A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman. New York: Holiday House.
- Benjamin, A. (1992). Young Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter. Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates.
- Bial, R. (1995). The Underground Railroad. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
- Edwards, P. D. (1997). Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad. New York: HarperCollins.
- Hopkinson, D. (2000). Under the Quilt of Night. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
- Levine, E. (1993). If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad. New York: Scholastic.
- McGovern, A. (1991). Wanted Dead or Alive: The True Story of Harriet Tubman. New York: Scholastic.
- McMullan, K. (1991). The Story of Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad. New York: Dell.
- Ringgold, F. (1992). Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky. New York: Crown.
- Stearns, D. (2006). Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac Library.
- Time for Kids. (2005). Harriet Tubman: A Woman of Courage. New York: Harper Collins.
- Weatherford, C. B. (2006). Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
- Winter, J. (1988). Follow the Drinking Gourd. New York: Knopf.
- Wright, C. C. (1994). Journey to Freedom: A Story of the Underground Railroad. New York: Holiday House.
Jim Crow, Segregation, and Integration
- Adler, D. A. (1997). A Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall. New York: Holiday House.
- Bridges, R. (1999). Through My Eyes. New York: Scholastic.
- Coleman, E. (1996). White Socks Only. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman.
- Coles, R. (1995). The Story of Ruby Bridges. New York: Scholastic.
- McKissack, P. C., & Pinkney, J. (2001). Goin' Someplace Special. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
- Miller, W. (1997). Richard Wright and the Library Card. New York: Lee & Low Books.
- Morrison, T. (2004). Remember: The Journey to School Integration. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.
- Sisulu, E. B. (1996). The Day Gogo Went to Vote: South Africa, April 1994. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.
- Taylor, M. D. (2001). Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (25th anniversary ed.). New York: Phyllis Fogelman Books.
The Civil Rights Movement
- Archer, R. (1993). They Had a Dream: The Civil Rights Struggle from Frederick Douglass to Marcus Garvey to Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. New York: Viking.
- Bohannon, L. F. (2005). Freedom Cannot Rest: Ella Baker and the Civil Rights Movement. Greensboro, NC: Morgan Reynolds Publishing.
- Freedman, R. (2004). The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. New York: Clarion Books.
- King, C., & Osborne, L. B. (1997). Oh, Freedom!: Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement With the People Who Made It Happen. New York: A.A. Knopf.
- Levine, E. (1993). Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories. New York: Putnam.
- Rappaport, D. (2005). The School Is Not White!: A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement. New York: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children.
- Supples, K. (2006). Speaking Out: The Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1964. Washington, DC: National Geographic.
- Turck, M. C. (2000). The Civil Rights Movement for Kids: A History With 21 Activities. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press.
The Story of Rosa Parks
- Adler, D. A. (1993). A Picture Book of Rosa Parks. New York: Holiday House.
- Benjamin, A. (1995). Young Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Heroine. Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates.
- Edwards, P. D. (2005). The Bus Ride That Changed History: The Story of Rosa Parks. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
- Greenfield, E. (1995). Rosa Parks. New York: HarperCollins.
- Miller, W. (1998). The Bus Ride. New York: Lee & Low Books.
- Parks, R., & Haskins, J. (1992). Rosa Parks: My Story. New York: Dial Books.
- Parks, R., & Haskins, J. (1997). I Am Rosa Parks. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.
- Parks, R., & Reed, G. J. (1996). Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue With Today's Youth. New York: Lee & Low Books.
- Ringgold, F. (1999). If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young People.
- Weidt, M. N. (2003). Rosa Parks. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications.
- Wilson, C. (2001). Rosa Parks: From the Back of the Bus to the Front of a Movement. New York: Scholastic.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Adler, D. A. (1989). A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.. New York: Holiday House.
- Farris, C. K. (2003). My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
- Haskins, J. (1992). The Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Was Shot: A Photo History of the Civil Rights Movement. New York: Scholastic.
- King, M. L. K., Jr. (1997). I Have a Dream. New York: Scholastic.
- Levine, E. (1994). If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King. New York: Scholastic.
- Marzollo, J. (1993). Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. New York: Scholastic.
- Mattern, J. (1992). Young Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream". Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates.
- Parker, M. (1990). What Is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?. Chicago, IL: Childrens Press.
- Pastan, A. (2004). Martin Luther King, Jr.. New York: DK Publishing.
- Ringgold, F. (1995). My Dream of Martin Luther King. New York: Crown.
Interracial Families and Friendships
- Ada, A. F. (1998). I Love Saturdays y Domingos. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
- Adoff, A. (1982). All the Colors of the Race: Poems. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books.
- Adoff, A. (1973). Black Is Brown Is Tan. New York: Harper & Row.
- Chin-Lee, C. (1993). Almond Cookies and Dragon Well Tea. Chicago: Polychrome Pub.
- Golenbock, P. (1990). Teammates. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
- Gordon, S. (1987). Waiting for the Rain: A Novel of South Africa. New York: Orchard Books.
- Igus, T. (1991). Two Mrs. Gibsons. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.
- Medearis, A. S. (1994). Dare to Dream: Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement. New York: Lodestar Books.
- Nikola-Lisa, W. (1994). Bein' With You This Way. New York: Lee & Low Books.
- Vigna, J. (1992). Black Like Kyra, White Like Me. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Company.
- Rosen, S. (1999). Speed of Light. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
- Wiles, D. (2001). Freedom Summer. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
- Wing, N. (1996). Jalapeño Bagels. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
- Woodson, J. (2001). The Other Side. New York: Putnam's.
Thanksgiving and Native People of the Americas
- Bruchac, J. (2003). The Trail of Tears. New York: Random House.
- Buchanan, K. (1994). This House Is Made of Mud / Esta Casa Está Heca de Lodo. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing.
- Dengler, M. (1996). The Worry Stone. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing.
- Erdoes, R., & Ortiz, A. (Eds.). (1984). American Indian Myths and Legends. New York: Pantheon Books.
- Erdoes, R., & Ortiz, A. (Eds.). (1998). American Indian Trickster Tales. New York: Viking.
- George, J. C. (1993). The First Thanksgiving. New York: Philomel Books.
- Grace, C. O., & Bruchac, M. M. (2001). 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society.
- Hunter, S. H. (1996). The Unbreakable Code. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing.
- Joosse, B. M. (2000). Mama, Do You Love Me? (10th anniversary commemorative ed.). San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
- Murdoch, D. H. (2005). North American Indian (rev. ed.). New York: DK Publishing in Association with the American Museum of Natural History.
- Norman, H. (1997). The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese, and Other Tales of the Far North. New York: Harcourt Brace.
- Olsen, M. (1998). Native American Sign Language. Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates.
- Oughton, J. (1992). How the Stars Fell Into the Sky: A Navajo Legend. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
- Santiago, C. (1998). Home to Medicine Mountain. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.
- Swamp, J. (1992). Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message. New York: Lee & Low Books.
Immigration and Language
- Aliki. (1998). Painted Words; Spoken Memories. New York: Greenwillow Books.
- Anzaldua, G. (1993). Friends From the Other Side / Amigos del Otro Lado. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.
- Beatty, P. (2000). Lupita Mañana. New York: Harpercollins Juvenile Books.
- Bunting, E. (1996). Going Home. New York: Harpercollins Juvenile Books.
- Cohen, B. (1998). Molly's Pilgrim. New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Books.
- Knight, M. B. (1993). Who Belongs Here? An American Story. Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House.
- Most, B. (1990). The Cow That Went OINK. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
- Stanek, M. (1989). I Speak English for My Mom. Niles, IL: A. Whitman.
- Yamate, S. (1992). Ashok by Any Other Name. Chicago: Polychrome Pub. Corp.
- Yep, L. (1993). Dragon's Gate. New York: HarperCollins.
- Yep, L. (1993). Dragonwings. New York: Dramatist Play Service.
The Internment of Japanese Americans
Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust
- Adler, D. (1987). The Number on My Grandfather's Arm. New York: Union of American Hebrew Congregations Press.
- Ayer, E. H. (1995). Parallel Journeys. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
- Bunting, E. (1989). Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust. Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society.
- Cohn, J. (1995). The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman.
- Jackson, L. B. (1997). I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
- Jackson, L. B. (1999). My Bridges of Hope: Searching for Life and Love After Auschwitz. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
- Kerr, J. (1997). When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. New York: Putnam & Grosset Group.
- Lowry, L. (1989). Number the Stars. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Matas, C. (1993). Daniel's Story. New York: Scholastic.
- Mochizuki, K. (1997). Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story. New York: Lee & Low Books.
- Oppenheim, S. L. (1992). The Lily Cupboard: A Story of the Holocaust. New York: HarperCollins.
- Perl, L., & Lazan, M. B. (1996). Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story. New York: Greenwillow Books.
- Reiss, J. (1972). The Upstairs Room. New York: Crowell.
- Sender, R. M. (1986). The Cage. New York: Macmillan.
- Yolen, J. (1990). The Devil's Arithmetic. New York: Puffin Books.
Holidays and Religious Diversity
- Chinn, K. (2002). Sam and the Lucky Money. New York: Lee & Low Books.
- Ghazi, S. H. (1996). Ramadan. New York: Holiday House.
- LaRochelle, D. (1988). A Christmas Guest. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books.
- MacMillan, D. M. (1997). Diwali: Hindu Festival of Lights. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Publishers.
- MacMillan, D. M. (1994). Tet: Vietnamese New Year. Hillshide, NJ: Enslow Publishers.
- Moorman, M. (1994). Light the Lights!: A Story About Celebrating Hanukkah & Christmas. New York: Scholastic.
- Older, E. (2000). My Two Grandmothers. San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
- Pinkney, A. D. (1993). Seven Candles for Kwanzaa. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.
- Polacco, P. (1996). The Trees of the Dancing Goats. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
- Rosen, M. J. (1992). Elijah's Angel: A Story for Chanukah and Christmas. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
- Saint James, S. (1994). The Gifts of Kwanzaa. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman.
- Singer, I. B. (1994). The Power of Light: Eight Stories of Hanukkah. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Women's Equality and Equal Rights
- Bausum, A. (2004). With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman's Right to Vote. Washington, DC: National Geographic.
- Corey, S. (2000). You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!: A Very Improper Story. New York: Scholastic.
- Krull, K. (2004). A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull. New York: Walker & Co.
- Thimmesh, C. (2000). Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
- Thimmesh, C. (2004). Madam President: The Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
- Thimmesh, C. (2002). The Sky's the Limit: Stories of Discovery by Women and Girls. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
- Welden, A. (1998). Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines from Sacagawea to Sheryl Swoopes. Hillsboro, Oregon: Beyond Words Publishing.
Challenging Gender Norms
- Barrett, J. D. (1989). Willie's Not the Hugging Kind. New York: Harper & Row.
- Bridges, S. Y. (2002). Ruby's Wish. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
- de Paola, T. (1979). Oliver Button Is a Sissy. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
- Fierstein, H. (2002). The Sissy Duckling. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
- Thomas, M. (Ed.). (1998). Free to Be... You and Me: Stories, Songs, and Poems. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press Book Pub.
- Parr, T. (2002). The Mommy Book. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.
- Zolotow, C. (1972). William's Doll. New York: Harper & Row.
Families with Lesbian or Gay Members
- Aldrich, A. R. (2003). How My Family Came to Be -- Daddy, Papa and Me. Oakland, CA: New Family Press.
- Combs, B. (2000). ABC: A Family Alphabet Book. Ridley Park, PA: Two Lives Publishing.
- Combs, B. (2000). 1, 2, 3: A Family Counting Book. Ridley Park, PA: Two Lives Publishing.
- Edmonds, B. L. (2000). Mama Eat Ant, Yuck!. Eugene, OR: Hundredth Munchy Publications.
- Edmonds, B. L. (1997). When Grown-Ups Fall in Love. Eugene, OR: Barby's House Books.
- Hoffman, E. (1999). Best Best Colors. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
- Kennedy, J. (1998). Lucy Goes to the Country. Los Angeles, CA: Alyson Wonderland.
- Newman, L. (2000). Heather Has Two Mommies (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Alyson Wonderland.
- Skutch, R. (1995). Who's in a Family?. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press.
- Valentine, J. (2004). One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dad, Blue Dads. Los Angeles, CA: Alyson Wonderland.
Physical Disabilities and Differences
- Brown, B. S. (1998). Oliver's High Five. Santa Fe, NM: Health Press.
- Bunnett, R. (1992). Friends in the Park. New York: Checkerboard Press.
- Caseley, J. (1991). Harry and Willy and Carrothead. New York: Greenwillow Books.
- Condra, E. (1994). See the Ocean. Nashville, TN: Ideal's Children's Books.
- Cowen-Fletcher, J. (1993). Mama Zooms. New York: Scholastic.
- Fassler, J. (1974). Howie Helps Himself. Chicago, A. Whitman.
- Gellman, E. (1992). Jeremy's Dreidal. Rockville, MD: Kar-Ben Copies.
- Lakin, P. (1994). Dad and Me in the Morning. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman.
- Lang, G. (2001). Looking Out for Sarah. Watertown, MA: Talewinds.
- Lee, J. M. (1991). Silent Lotus. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
- MacLachlan, P. (1980). Through Grandpa's Eyes. New York: Harper & Row.
- Millman, I. (1998). Moses Goes to a Concert. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
- Osofsky, A. (1992). My Buddy. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
- Strom, M. D. (1999). Rainbow Joe and Me. New York: Lee & Low Books.
- Voigt, C. (1986). Izzy, Willy-Nilly. New York: Atheneum.
Learning Disabilities and Cognitive Special Needs
- Edwards, B., & Armitage, D. (1999). My Brother Sammy. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press.
- Gehret, J. (1996). The Don't Give-Up Kid and Learning Differences (revised ed.). Fairport, NY: Verbal Images Press.
- Lears, L. (1998). Ian's Walk: A Story About Autism. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman.
- Lester, H. (1999). Hooway for Wodney Wat. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
- Polacco. P. (1998). Thank You, Mr. Falker. New York: Philomel Books.
- Stuve-Bodeen, S. (1998). We'll Paint the Octopus Red. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House.
Dealing with the Stigma of HIV/AIDS
- Alexander, E., Rudin, S., & Sejkora, P. (1996). My Dad Has HIV. Minneapolis, MN: Fairview Press.
- Forbes, A. (1996). When Someone You Know Has AIDS. New York: PowerKids Press.
- Forbes, A. (1996). Kids with AIDS. New York: PowerKids Press.
- Merrifield, M. (1998). Come Sit by Me. Buffalo, NY: Stoddart Kids.
- Verniero, J. C. (1995). You Can Call Me Willy: A Story for Children About AIDS. New York: Magination Press.
- Wiener, L. S., & Best, A. (Eds.). (1994). Be a Friend: Children Who Live with HIV Speak. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman
Other Forms of Stigma
- Bennett, C. (1998). Life in the Fat Lane. New York: Delacorte Press.
- DiSalvo-Ryan, D. (1991). Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen. New York: Morrow Junior Books.
- Hamilton, D. (1995). Sad Days, Glad Days: A Story About Depression. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman & Co.
- Hickman, M. W. (1990). When Andy's Father Went to Prison. Niles, IL: A. Whitman.
- Hodgkins, K., & Bergen, S. (1997). My Mom Went to Jail. Madison, WI: Rainbow Project.
- Lipsyte, R. (1977). One Fat Summer. New York: Harper & Row.
- Pinkwater, D. M. (2001). Fat Camp Commandos. New York: Scholastic.
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