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Children's Books that Promote Inclusion
Preschool – 2nd Grade:
- Bee-Bim Bop (A Korean American Celebration of Food) – by Linda Sue Park
- Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story – by Kevin Noble Maillard
- Katie Can: A Story About Special Needs – by Erin Palmer & John Joseph
- Rainbow: A First Book of Pride – by Michael Genhart PhD
- The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab & Family – by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S.K. Ali
- The World Needs More Purple People – Author(s) Kristin Bell & Benjamin Hart
- Tomatoes for Neela (A story of an Indian American Family)– by Padma Lakshmi
- We’re Different, We’re The Same – by Bobbi Kates
Grades K-3:
- Acceptance is My Superpower – by Alicia Ortego
- Family Means (Normalizing Different Family Structures)– Matthew Ralph
- Hair Love – by Matthew A. Cherry
- Harley’s Sensory Processing Disorder – by Emily Hayes
- I Am Enough – by Grace Beyers
- I Am Whole; A Multiracial Children’s Book Celebrating Diversity – by Shola Oz
- What if We Were All the Same – by C.M. Harris
- Yes, I Can! A Girl and Her Wheelchair – by Kendra J. Barrett
Grades K-5:
- I Have Two Dads – Colleen LeMaire
- Making A Difference (Overcoming & Making a Difference) – by Stacy C. Bauer
- Qué Cosas Dice Mi Abuela (Grandmother Sayings Spanish) – by Ana Galá
- Riley Rae’s Pronouns – by Harriet Sutton
- Skin Like Mine - by LaTashia M. Perry
- Stamped (Kids): Racism, Anti-Racism, & You – by Sonja Cherry-Paul
- We All Belong (Diversity, Race & Empathy) – by Nathalie Goss
- What I See: Anti-Asian Racism from the Eyes of A Child – by Christine T. Leung
Grades 5-8:
- All of Me (Body Image Acceptance) – Chris Baron
- Allergic: A Graphic Novel – by Megan Wagner Lloyd
- Black Brother, Black Brother (2 Brothers Present as Different Races)– by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Martin McLean, Middle School Queen (Inspiration LGBTQ) - by Alyssa Zaczek
- New Kid (Overcoming Microaggressions) – by Jerry Craft
- The 47 People You’ll Meet in Middle School (Differences) – Kristin Mahoney
- Wish (Belonging & Fitting In) – by Barbara O’Connor
