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