Use these books on modern immigration and the refugee experience books for kids to teach empathy and compassion. What are your favorite books on this topic that I’ve left out? Thanks for sharing! This book list is part of the Multicultural Children’s Book Day Classroom Kit on Empathy, covering modern immigration and the refugee experience….
Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
#DiverseKidLit Favorites
Welcome to #DiverseKidLit! Please scroll down to share a favorite #diversekidlit post or to find amazing diverse resources. What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of diversity including (and certainly not limited to) diverse, inclusive, multicultural,…
10 Big Book Format Diversity Picture Books for Storytime
My college boyfriend’s first job was working for his uncle’s educational publishing company which made these Big Book picture books. I remember him calling me (we had broken up after college but were still friendly) that he was so nervous at his first sales presentation. He psyched himself up by turning away from the classroom…
#DiverseKidLit: Favorites
Our theme for #DiverseKidLit in April is Favorites. Please consider sharing diverse books and resources that support love and families. (As always, the theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) Thank you SO much to everyone who participated in Monday’s #diversekidlit Twitter chat! We had a wonderful conversation with a great community….
The Nian Monster Chinese New Year Author Event
If you get a chance to see Andrea Wang at a Chinese New Year author event for The Nian Monster, I highly recommend going, especially if you have small children! Her picture book author event was delightfully interactive! The Nian Monster Chinese New Year Author Event The Nian Monster by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Alina Chau…
#DiverseKitLit Favorites
Our theme for #DiverseKidLit in April is Favorites. Please consider sharing diverse books and resources that support love and families. (As always, the theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) My favorite books have an appreciating family theme: We Are Family by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Ryan Wheatcroft This jubilant rhyming…
#DiverseKidLit & The Changing Seasons
Our theme for #DiverseKidLit in March is the Changing Seasons. Please consider sharing diverse books and resources that support love and families. (As always, the theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) I chose two nonfiction books today that show the biodiversity of the world we live in. I hope these…