Books That Celebrate Diversity

Check out our curated list from Scholastic librarian Deimosa Webber-Bey, beginning with books for your toddler all the way up to young adults.

By Scholastic Parents Staff
Jan 26, 2017

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Books That Celebrate Diversity

Jan 26, 2017

In the third installment of our Facebook video series, Live From Our Library, Scholastic Librarian Deimosa Webber-Bey revealed her list of the best children's books that celebrate diversity. From books for preschoolers to YA favorites (and titles you might enjoy reading yourself), take a look at the list below. You can also watch the Live Chat here.

 

 

For PreK: 


Hush by Minfong Ho & Holly Mead


Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk 

 
Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka


Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers


Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade:


Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Peña 


Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas by Dean Robbins


Under the Same Sun by Sharon Robinson


The Family Book by Todd Parr

3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade: 


Coming to America: The Story of Immigration by Betsy Maestro


Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan 


The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis


6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade: 


Are You There God, It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume


The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang & Sonny Liew


If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Gansworth


The Savage Fortress by Sarwat Chadda


The Lightning Queen by Laura Resau


High School: 


All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely


Does My Head Look Big In This by Randa Abdel-Fattah


Like No Other by Una LaMarche


Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin 


The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg


Adult: 


Becoming Maria by Sonia Manzano


The Nazi Hunters by Neal Bascomb

 

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