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Best Inclusive Books for Toddlers
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items Books for all kinds of families from all kinds of places that teach empathy, compassion, and justice.
Fun, silly, and casually inclusive book about colorful animals
Rainbowsaurus by Steve Anthony
This book explores all the weird and wonderful ways to be yourself. Vibrant illustrations celebrate all individuals and their unique quirks that make them who they are.
Weird and Wonderful You by Zaila Avant-garde
This book uses aliens to show how much we all have in common. A thought provoking picture book that explores outer space while teaching children about empathy and our shared humanity.
Out There
This book teaches empathy for all of us. It shows how people have different needs and abilities and how we all deserve to have what we need to thrive! This colorful and whimsically illustrated book teaches children about justice and unfairness and en...
A Little Book About Equity
This book starts the conversation about justice to help children understand the concept and see how it can apply in their own lives.
A Little Book About Justice
This book teaches children the core principles of activism: care, empathy, and community. Because you're never too young to make a difference!
A Little Book About Activism
A young girl discovers her inner strength and courage through her connection to nature, self-care, and kindness, inspiring others to do the same!
I Am a Warrior Goddess
A collection of heartfelt letters from fathers of all kinds sharing their hopes and dreams for their children, expressing themes of kindness, self-love, and personal growth.
Love, Dad: Inspiring Notes from Fathers to Kids
This book follows a little girl's daily adventures and her love for her mama. It teaches valuable lessons about making mistakes, learning, and the importance of apologizing through everyday moments.
I Got It From My Mama
No matter who you are or where you live, the Sun graces us all. It wakes us up, lights our breakfast tables, warms our play, lifts our moods, grows our food, and gives us life! From Madagascar to Thailand, Iran to the Netherlands, Brazil to Mali, eac...
A Day in the Sun
This charming bilingual English/Mandarin counting book uses a stroll through Chinatown to introduce readers to the numbers one through ten in Chinese ... and will leave you hungry besides!
Ten Blocks to the Big Wok: Chinatown Counting
In this lively picture book that Booklist described as "a cheerful color-concept book that presents a slice of Latino culture through food and fun," children discover a world of colors all around them: red is spices and swirling skirts, yellow is mas...
Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Latino Book of Colors
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a rainbow of traditions in this bilingual board book! This simple and bold bilingual board book is perfect for toddlers and lap sitters. Each spread focuses on a particular color, giving the name in both Chinese and Eng...
Chinese New Year Colors
With breathtaking illustrations and informative text, Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns magnificently captures the world of Islam, celebrating its beauty and traditions for even the youngest readers. Sure to inspire questions and observations about wo...
Golden Domes & Silver Lanterns: Muslim Colors
Every young child is enchanted by the beautiful colors of the rainbow. Now, Our Rainbow can teach toddlers all about the meaning of each color of the pride flag. Told in simple, engaging text and paired with bright illustrations, this board book teac...
Our Rainbow
From aardvark to zebra, this delightful cast of animal characters illustrates the many ways to show kindness to others, while teaching the youngest readers their ABCs.
Debut author/illustrator and sister duo Rina Horiuchi and Risa Horiuchi have cra...
K Is for Kindness
Join Adanah on an alphabetical adventure as she goes to visit her grandfather in Modakeke, Nigeria. Every letter, from A to Z, is featured in this African alphabet book, including C for a camera to take pictures, E for an eagle spied above the trees,...
A Visit to Grandad: An African ABC
Help your child manage their emotions with B is for Breathe, a delightful picture book from the Kids Healthy Coping Skills Series. This engaging book is perfect for children aged 2-5, offering simple, fun, and effective coping skills for kids and tea...
B is for Breathe: ABCs of Coping Feelings
Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal.
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Meet Zubi: a joyful Bangladeshi girl excited about her first day of school. But when Zubi sees her mother frowning in the mirror and talking about being “too big,” she starts to worry about her own body and how she looks. As her day goes on, she hear...
Beautifully Me
This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright and friendly illustrations to pore over.
From the acclaimed creator of Dancing at the Pity Party and Roaring Softly, this picture book is a pure celeb...
Bodies Are Cool
As a child, we are often taught that saying NO is bad. Yet, there are times where a child SHOULD say no! This book will help kids identify those times.
By the end of the story, kids will be able to identify actions or situations that may make them f...
The No-No Book: Kids can say NO, too!
Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. But most of all, Morris loves his classroom’s dress-up center and its tangerine dress. With warm, dreamy illustrations Isabelle Malenfant perfectly captures Morris’s vulnerability and the vibran...
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
Playing off "The Wheels on the Bus," Sing the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus" in this playful and freewheeling celebration of being your most fabulous self, written by a founding member of Drag Story Hour.
Hips go swish, hair goes up, shoulders go s...
The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish
Bodies, bodies! Big and small, short and tall, young and old—Every BODY is different!
The Bare Naked Book has been a beloved fixture in libraries, classrooms, and at-home story times since its original publication in 1986. Now, this revised edition ...
The Bare Naked Book
A picture book that introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest reader from writer Theresa Thorn and illustrator Noah Grigni.
Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between.
This sw...
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: Gender Identity
Young Casey loves sparkly things, just like his older sister, who does not approve until an encounter with teasing bullies helps her learn to accept and respect Casey for who he is. Here is a sweet, heartwarming story about acceptance, respect, and t...
Sparkle Boy
In this colorful and touching story that celebrates what makes each of us unique, a little creature that's not quite a bird and not quite a bunny—it's "neither"—searches for a place to fit in. This colorful, simple, and touching story promotes divers...
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Listening with My Heart reminds kids of the other golden rule-- to treat themselves with the same understanding and kindness they show others. It also touches on the universal themes of friendship and inclusion.
Listening with My Heart includes kid-...
Listening with My Heart: Kindness & Self-Compassion
A joyous ode to friendship that shows that everything is better when we work together!
Working together can make everything we do—like playing music, gardening, and helping our neighbors—a whole lot more fun. Whether it’s cleaning up the mess in the...
We'll Make Things Better Together
An upbeat ode to setting and respecting personal boundaries. The delightful cast of characters from Pink Is for Everybody comes together again in this affirming story about setting and respecting body boundaries. This book cheerfully imparts that the...
Hugs Are (Not) for Everybody
This delightfully rhythmic story follows two children as they grow a garden from seeds. This engaging read-aloud doubles as a child-friendly lesson on what plants need in order to grow. Olivia Amoah’s vivid artwork brings the story to life, particula...
Here Are the Seeds
NATIONAL BESTSELLER While observing all the dogs in the park, Hazel realizes that first impressions are not always as they seem in this charming picture book that teaches listeners about emotions. With easy-to-understand text, Hazel Is All That is a ...
Hazel Is All That
A brilliant, inclusive ode to self-expression, girl power, and the many things readers can create.
Have you ever dreamed of building something? Maybe something little—like a birdhouse? Or something big—like a skyscraper? If you can envision it, you ...
A Girl Can Build Anything
There's a wedding tomorrow! And one little girl sits patiently while her mother tenderly applies intricate, delicate henna designs on her hands. As she does, she shares family stories—about weddings, monsoons, and ancestors long gone.
The little gir...
A Garden in My Hands
What Makes a Family? explores different types of families, from what makes them unique to what they all have in common. Using everyday examples, clear explanations and colourful illustrations by Sarah Jennings, this book encourages children to celebr...
What Makes a Family? A Let's Talk Picture Book
With his colorful illustrations, playful humor, and inclusive storytelling, beloved author Todd Parr has long been a favorite among young readers and caregivers. His books promote an essential message of love and acceptance that is inspiring, empower...
Be Who You Are
MOST days are . . . learning to be ME days.
Follow along as two children experience different emotions depending on the type of day they’re having—just like you do.
Some Days
With this educational and entertaining picture book, learn how to approach difficult emotions with compassion and understanding—and be the best friend you can be. This beautifully illustrated book is perfect for introducing kids to the complexity of ...
Jenny Mei Is Sad
In the vein of Thank You, Omu! and Bilal Cooks Daal comes a lyrical and nourishing tale about the importance of food to a community—and value of community to the experience of cooking—as told through the eyes of a young girl helping her tía.
Empanadas for Everyone
In this board book by best-selling Native author Traci Sorell, discover colors, sounds, and counting from one to ten on powwow day!
This eye-catching, interactive board book is sure to keep toddlers engaged. Count one through ten as you make your wa...
On Powwow Day
Young kids will develop a sense of pride when they read this book that follows a girl and her two dads as they prepare to walk in a Pride parade. A little girl and her two dads discover the true meaning of Pride as they prepare their colorful flower ...
Pride Is Love
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts—and unity and connection are most important of all—in a beautifully illustrated counting book with a timely message.
Award-winning author Susan Hood and debut children’s book illustrator Linda Yan offer...
We Are One: How the World Adds Up
Join the celebration at the Rainbow Parade and witness a heartwarming story of acceptance and friendship. In this joyful picture book, LGBTQ+ advocates Shane Jordan and Rick Hendrix take young readers on a colorful journey of self-expression and acce...
The Rainbow Parade: LGBTQIA+ Celebration
Dads of all varieties bounce and groove with their babies, letting them know the best thing they can be is themselves, in this exuberant picture book ode to the joy of fatherhood. Dads got moves! Dads got grooves. From shoulder rides to sleepy time s...
Baby Be
When a boy who stutters feels isolated, alone, and incapable of communicating in the way he'd like, it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help him find his voice. Through this powerful and uplifting story, poet Jordan Scott uses his own...
I Talk like a River