Children S Books With Diverse Characters
Looking for multicultural children s picture books with culturally and racially diverse main characters i ve gathered up over 70 of my favorites here.
Children s books with diverse characters. From board books to picture books these books have characters with non white skin tones and cultures in other words representative of the real world. Of course these are far from the only children s books about diversity. Baby toddler 0 2 and pre k 3 5.
I made the parameters for this post fairly narrow and often just picked my favorites that covered the same subject matter. If you re searching for children s books about diversity for toddlers this is a must have. Featuring lots of characters with different traits including braces glasses funny noses and wheelchairs this book celebrates the things that make everyone unique.
Not just to their humanity but also to their appearance and their culture. 1 carmela full of wishes. Scholastic recently teamed up with we need diverse books an organization that advocates for diversity in children s and young adult literature to offer a reading list for libraries and classrooms.
This beautiful story a testament to the power of wishes and an ode to underrepresented children around the country is another stunner from the duo who brought us last stop on market street. Here s a shortlist of some of my favorites. What books are you and your kids looking forward to reading in the year ahead.
In our library we try to have books that use diverse characters in whatever story is being told not just as supporting players but as the heroes too. This week for reading wednesday i asked media specialist lauren bercuson of happily ever elephants to put together a list of books with diverse main characters. Author todd parr always fills his books with whimsical characters and it s okay to be different is no exception.
By matt de la pena and illustrated by christian robinson. Further only a small percentage of books featuring diverse characters are written by authors with a shared identity. 20 more children s books with diverse characters.
Most of the books listed here are recommended either for infants toddlers preschoolers and early elementary readers. That s why it s important kids read engaging stories with main characters that are relatable to their lives. I could recommend hundreds of books with diverse main characters.
