Children’s Books and Diversity
Karen Hildebrand
hildebka@gmail.com
March 2017
This PowerPoint can be found at Slideshare in case you want to
look at it again for reference:
https://www.slideshare.net/hildebka/diversity-in-childrens-books
Websites mentioned:
We Need Diverse Books. http://weneeddiversebooks.org/
CBC Diversity Blog. http://www.cbcdiversity.com/
El Dia. http://dia.ala.org/
International Children’s Book Day. http://www.ibby.org/awards-
activities/activities/international-childrens-book-day/
Kids Can Press. http://www.kidscanpress.com/
Multicultural Children’s Book Day. http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/
Notable Books for a Global Society. http://clrsig.org/nbgs.php
The Open Book; Lee and Low Blog. http://blog.leeandlow.com
Schneider Family Book Awards. http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/schneider-family-book-
award
Stonewall Award. http//www.ala.org/ala/mgros/rts/glbtrt/stonewall/index.cfm
Worlds of Words http://wowlit.org/
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Books presented today:
Ackerman, Karen. The Leaves in October.
Alco, Selina. The Case for Loving; The Fight for Interracial Marriage.
Alexander, Earl. My Dad Has HIV.
Alexie, Sherman. Thunder Boy Jr.
Alsenas, Linas. Beyond Clueless.
Atkins, Jeannine. A Name on the Quilt; a story of remembrance.
Baldacchino, Christine. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress.
Baskin, Nora Raleigh. Anything But Typical.
Belle, Cece. El Deafo.
Biedrzycki, David. Me and My Dragon Christmas Spirit.
Brannen, Sarah S. Uncle Bobby’s Wedding.
Bromley, Anne C. The Lunch Thief.
Brown, Lisa. The Airport Book.
Bryant, Jen. Six Dots; A story of young Louis Braille.; A Splash of Red.
Bunting, Eve. December; Fly Away Home.
Charara, Hayan. The Three Lucys.
Codell, Esme Raji. Maybe Mother Goose.
Crossley, Kimball. When I Am With Dad.
deHaan, Linda and Sten Nijland. King and King; King and Family.
DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne. Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen.
Elya, Susan Middleton. La Madre Goose; Nursery Rhymes for los Niños
Erskine, Kathryn. Mockingbird.
Fergus, Maureen. The Day Santa Stopped Believing In Harold.
Fierstein, Harvey. The Sissy Duckling.
Flying Lessons & other stories. From the editors of We Need Diverse Books. Crown Publishing.
Fox, Mem. Whoever You Are.
Friesen, Jonathan. Jerk California.
Garden, Nancy. Molly’s Family.
Gino, Alex. George.
Girard, Linda W. Alex, the Kid with AIDS.
Girnis, Meg. 1 2 3 for You and Me.
Graham, Bob. Spirit of Hope.
Gunning, Monica. Shelter in Our Car.
Harris, Robie H. Who’s In My Family? All About Our Families.
Hathorn, Libby. Way Home.
Hegerty, Patricia. We Are Family.
Herthel, Jessica. I Am Jazz.
Higashida, Naoki. The Reason I Jump; the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism.
Hoffman, Mary. The Great Big Book of Families.
Horrock, Anita. Silas’ Seven Grandparents.
Hughes, Monica. A Handful of Seeds.
Huliska-Beith, Laura. Move-Along Nursery Rhymes.
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly. Fish In a Tree.
Jenkins, Emily. Princessland.
Jennings, Jazz. Being Jazz.
John, Antony. Five Flavors of Dumb.
Jordan, Mary Kate. Losing Uncle Tim.
Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day.
Kierman, Pat. Good Morning, City.
Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue. Same Same but Different.
Kroll, Virginia. Shelter Folks.
Kuklin, Susan. Beyond Magenta; Transgender Teens Speak Out.
Lainez, Rene Colato. Mama the Alien.
Lang, Suzanne. Families, Families, Families!
Larson, Kirby. Two Bobbies; a true story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival.
Lazar, Tara. Little Red Gliding Hood.
Liu, Sylvia. A Morning With Grandpa.
Lyon, George Ella. Which Side Are You On? The story of a song; The Pirate of Kindergarten.
Manzano, Sonia. Miracle on 133rd Street. Becoming Maria. The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano.
Marshall, Linda Elovitz. Rainbow Weaver.
Martin, Ann M. Rain, Reign.
McCarney, Rosemary. The Way to School.
McClintock, Barbara. Emma and Julia Love Ballet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KrBKxvnzjg
McGhee, Alison. Tell Me a Tattoo Story.
McGovern, Ann. The Lady in the Box.
McLaughlin, Lauren. What’s That Smell?
Medina, Meg. Tía Isa Wants a Car.
Moore-Mallinos, Jennifer. We Are Adopted.
Nelson, S.D. Red Cloud; a Lakota story of war and surrender.
Newman, Leslea. Heather Has Two Mommies; Mommy, Mama, and Me; Daddy, Papa, and Me.
Felicia’s Favorite Story; Too Far Away to Touch; Sparkle Boy
Norris, Mike. Mommy Goose; Rhymes from the Mountains.
O’Connor, Barbara. How to Steal a Dog.
O’Leary, Sara. A Family is a Family is a Family.
Palacio, R.J. We’re All Wonders. … Wonder; 365 Days of Wonder; Auggie & Me; The Julian Chapter; Pluto;
Shingaling.
Park, Francis. My Freedom Trip; A Child’s Escape from North Korea.
Pett, Mark. The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes.
Polacco, Patricia. In Our Mother’s House. I Can Hear the Sun. The Junkyard Wonders.
Pinkney, Andrea Davis. A Poem for Peter.
Powell, Patricia Hruby. Loving Vs. Virginia; A documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case
(novel in verse)
Pruitt, Gwendolyn. Marie Plays Homeless.
Quinlan, Patricia. TigerFlowers.
Rabinowitz, Alan. A Boy and a Jaguar.
Redding, LaTisha. Calling the Water Drum.
Rex, Adam. School’s First Day of School.
Reynolds, Jason. As Brave As You.
Richards, Doyin. I Wonder, Celebrating Daddies Doin’ Work.
Richardson, Justin. And Tango Makes Three.
Ringgold, Faith. We Came to America.
Robertson, David A. When We Were Alone.
Roth Susan L. The Mangrove Tree; Planting trees to feed a families.
Sauer, Tammi. Mary Had a Little Glam.
Schiffer, Miriam B. Stella Brings the Family.
Seuss, Dr. Come Over to My House.
Silvestro, Annie. Bumny’s Book Club.
Smith, Crystal. I Am Hapa.
Smith, David J. It the World Were a Village; If America Were a Village.
Smith, Lane. There Is a Tribe of Kids.
Smith, Sarah L. Home and Dry.
Sonnenblick, Jordan. After Ever After.
Strasser, Tod. Can’t Get There From Here.
Steptoe, Javaka. Radiant Child; the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Strauss, Rochelle. One Well; the story of water on earth.
Sweet, Melissa. Tupelo Rides the Rails.
Testa, Maria. Someplace to Go.
Thompson, Lauren. Ballerina Dreams; a true story.
Thompson, Laurie Ann. Emmanuel’s Dream; The true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah.
Tonatuiuh, Duncan. Dear Primo, a letter to my cousin. Separate Is Never Equal. Esquivel!
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote.
Walsh, Melanie. Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers.
Willhoit, Michael. Daddy’s Roommate; Daddy’s Wedding.
Williams, Laura E. The Can Man.
Winter, Jonah. Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude.
Zimmer, Tracy Vaughn. Reaching for Sun.

Children’s books and diversity. Bibliography

  • 1.
    Children’s Books andDiversity Karen Hildebrand [email protected] March 2017 This PowerPoint can be found at Slideshare in case you want to look at it again for reference: https://www.slideshare.net/hildebka/diversity-in-childrens-books Websites mentioned: We Need Diverse Books. http://weneeddiversebooks.org/ CBC Diversity Blog. http://www.cbcdiversity.com/ El Dia. http://dia.ala.org/ International Children’s Book Day. http://www.ibby.org/awards- activities/activities/international-childrens-book-day/ Kids Can Press. http://www.kidscanpress.com/ Multicultural Children’s Book Day. http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/ Notable Books for a Global Society. http://clrsig.org/nbgs.php The Open Book; Lee and Low Blog. http://blog.leeandlow.com Schneider Family Book Awards. http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/schneider-family-book- award Stonewall Award. http//www.ala.org/ala/mgros/rts/glbtrt/stonewall/index.cfm Worlds of Words http://wowlit.org/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Books presented today: Ackerman, Karen. The Leaves in October. Alco, Selina. The Case for Loving; The Fight for Interracial Marriage. Alexander, Earl. My Dad Has HIV. Alexie, Sherman. Thunder Boy Jr. Alsenas, Linas. Beyond Clueless. Atkins, Jeannine. A Name on the Quilt; a story of remembrance. Baldacchino, Christine. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress. Baskin, Nora Raleigh. Anything But Typical. Belle, Cece. El Deafo. Biedrzycki, David. Me and My Dragon Christmas Spirit. Brannen, Sarah S. Uncle Bobby’s Wedding. Bromley, Anne C. The Lunch Thief. Brown, Lisa. The Airport Book. Bryant, Jen. Six Dots; A story of young Louis Braille.; A Splash of Red. Bunting, Eve. December; Fly Away Home. Charara, Hayan. The Three Lucys. Codell, Esme Raji. Maybe Mother Goose. Crossley, Kimball. When I Am With Dad.
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    deHaan, Linda andSten Nijland. King and King; King and Family. DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne. Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen. Elya, Susan Middleton. La Madre Goose; Nursery Rhymes for los Niños Erskine, Kathryn. Mockingbird. Fergus, Maureen. The Day Santa Stopped Believing In Harold. Fierstein, Harvey. The Sissy Duckling. Flying Lessons & other stories. From the editors of We Need Diverse Books. Crown Publishing. Fox, Mem. Whoever You Are. Friesen, Jonathan. Jerk California. Garden, Nancy. Molly’s Family. Gino, Alex. George. Girard, Linda W. Alex, the Kid with AIDS. Girnis, Meg. 1 2 3 for You and Me. Graham, Bob. Spirit of Hope. Gunning, Monica. Shelter in Our Car. Harris, Robie H. Who’s In My Family? All About Our Families. Hathorn, Libby. Way Home. Hegerty, Patricia. We Are Family. Herthel, Jessica. I Am Jazz. Higashida, Naoki. The Reason I Jump; the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism. Hoffman, Mary. The Great Big Book of Families. Horrock, Anita. Silas’ Seven Grandparents. Hughes, Monica. A Handful of Seeds. Huliska-Beith, Laura. Move-Along Nursery Rhymes. Hunt, Lynda Mullaly. Fish In a Tree. Jenkins, Emily. Princessland. Jennings, Jazz. Being Jazz. John, Antony. Five Flavors of Dumb. Jordan, Mary Kate. Losing Uncle Tim. Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day. Kierman, Pat. Good Morning, City. Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue. Same Same but Different. Kroll, Virginia. Shelter Folks. Kuklin, Susan. Beyond Magenta; Transgender Teens Speak Out. Lainez, Rene Colato. Mama the Alien. Lang, Suzanne. Families, Families, Families! Larson, Kirby. Two Bobbies; a true story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival. Lazar, Tara. Little Red Gliding Hood. Liu, Sylvia. A Morning With Grandpa. Lyon, George Ella. Which Side Are You On? The story of a song; The Pirate of Kindergarten. Manzano, Sonia. Miracle on 133rd Street. Becoming Maria. The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano. Marshall, Linda Elovitz. Rainbow Weaver. Martin, Ann M. Rain, Reign. McCarney, Rosemary. The Way to School. McClintock, Barbara. Emma and Julia Love Ballet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KrBKxvnzjg McGhee, Alison. Tell Me a Tattoo Story. McGovern, Ann. The Lady in the Box.
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    McLaughlin, Lauren. What’sThat Smell? Medina, Meg. Tía Isa Wants a Car. Moore-Mallinos, Jennifer. We Are Adopted. Nelson, S.D. Red Cloud; a Lakota story of war and surrender. Newman, Leslea. Heather Has Two Mommies; Mommy, Mama, and Me; Daddy, Papa, and Me. Felicia’s Favorite Story; Too Far Away to Touch; Sparkle Boy Norris, Mike. Mommy Goose; Rhymes from the Mountains. O’Connor, Barbara. How to Steal a Dog. O’Leary, Sara. A Family is a Family is a Family. Palacio, R.J. We’re All Wonders. … Wonder; 365 Days of Wonder; Auggie & Me; The Julian Chapter; Pluto; Shingaling. Park, Francis. My Freedom Trip; A Child’s Escape from North Korea. Pett, Mark. The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes. Polacco, Patricia. In Our Mother’s House. I Can Hear the Sun. The Junkyard Wonders. Pinkney, Andrea Davis. A Poem for Peter. Powell, Patricia Hruby. Loving Vs. Virginia; A documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case (novel in verse) Pruitt, Gwendolyn. Marie Plays Homeless. Quinlan, Patricia. TigerFlowers. Rabinowitz, Alan. A Boy and a Jaguar. Redding, LaTisha. Calling the Water Drum. Rex, Adam. School’s First Day of School. Reynolds, Jason. As Brave As You. Richards, Doyin. I Wonder, Celebrating Daddies Doin’ Work. Richardson, Justin. And Tango Makes Three. Ringgold, Faith. We Came to America. Robertson, David A. When We Were Alone. Roth Susan L. The Mangrove Tree; Planting trees to feed a families. Sauer, Tammi. Mary Had a Little Glam. Schiffer, Miriam B. Stella Brings the Family. Seuss, Dr. Come Over to My House. Silvestro, Annie. Bumny’s Book Club. Smith, Crystal. I Am Hapa. Smith, David J. It the World Were a Village; If America Were a Village. Smith, Lane. There Is a Tribe of Kids. Smith, Sarah L. Home and Dry. Sonnenblick, Jordan. After Ever After. Strasser, Tod. Can’t Get There From Here. Steptoe, Javaka. Radiant Child; the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Strauss, Rochelle. One Well; the story of water on earth. Sweet, Melissa. Tupelo Rides the Rails. Testa, Maria. Someplace to Go. Thompson, Lauren. Ballerina Dreams; a true story. Thompson, Laurie Ann. Emmanuel’s Dream; The true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah. Tonatuiuh, Duncan. Dear Primo, a letter to my cousin. Separate Is Never Equal. Esquivel! Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote. Walsh, Melanie. Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers. Willhoit, Michael. Daddy’s Roommate; Daddy’s Wedding. Williams, Laura E. The Can Man. Winter, Jonah. Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude.
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    Zimmer, Tracy Vaughn.Reaching for Sun.