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20 Children's Picture Books with Non-White Main Characters
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items I compiled this little list because every child deserves to see themselves represented in books! I have never seen my own students faces light up more than when a story has a character who looks like them - so here's a little diversity for you with s...
Oona is a little mermaid in search of a magnificent crown that's always been juuuuust out of reach. Adorable bonus: her little bestie is an adorable otter named Otto!
🧜🏾♀️ 🦦 5 Min Kids Mermaid Read Aloud - Oona by Kelly DiPucchio
This book is a celebration off all kinds of beautiful princess hair! Bantu knots, little afros, dreadlocks, and more! All princesses have cool hair under those crowns!
👑 Princess Hair by Sharee Miller
This fabulous school nurse, Ms. P, and all her students represent many different nationalities!
Boo Boos of Bluebell Elementary by Chelsea Lin Wallace
This is a true story about a traveling camel library in Pakistan!
Kids Non-Fiction Read Aloud - 🐫 CAMEL LIBRARY - A True Story from Pakistan!
Ada Twist! My absolute favorite of all of Andrea Beaty's characters - the most adorable little scientist who is full of questions and curiosities!
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
This book has such a fun surprise at the end…spoilers, the man may turn out to like animals after all! And! He may turn out to be someone your kids recognize…
The Man Who Didn’t Like Animals by Deborah Underwood
A beautifully illustrated story of a big latino family with lots of cousins! I love this story because it feels like every get together is a party when you have this many cousins to play with!
Cousins! A BIG Family Story by Laura Lavoie
TONS of representation in this super quick little book! And tons of reasons to say YAY!
YAY! by Jessica Kulekjian
This story follows two young black siblings who have moved to a new neighborhood and have to learn to have fun and explore in their new home!
The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson
This book is all about learning to love yourself when you might feel a little like an outsider.
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
Oh my goodness, my students LOVE Ms. Bangle! The students in this book have a new librarian and they're not so sure about her at first. She's a little wild…a little kooky…a little zany!
The Brilliant Ms. Bangle by Cara Devins
Meesha is super shy and struggles to put herself out there and make friends, so in this book, she literally MAKES some friends. But while she's busy creating, she stumbles upon a real friend as well!
Meesha Makes Friends by Tom Percival - A Big Bright Feelings Book
Finn tells a little fib about an accident and it turns into a big, big problem. Sometimes a lie is hard to keep track of it and Finn is going to learn that honesty is always the best policy.
Finn's Little Fibs by Tom Percival - A Big, Bright Feelings Book
A great book about anxiety and worries. Ruby lets her little worry take over everything and soon it's all she can think about!
Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival - A Big Bright Feelings Book
Lulu and her dog, Dumpling, are learning some Chinese characters from her grandpa! They are magically transported into the story when the characters come to life!
Scroll by Hui Li
A funny story about what to do if you end up with something less than ideal for your birthday…like a lemon tree…
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree by Jamie L. B. Deenihan
The Asian protagonist here thinks a little outside the box and this story celebrates her wonky creativity and the way it makes some true masterpieces!
When I Draw a Panda by Amy June Bates
Lots of representation of lots of different people in this book! & The message is learning to celebrate all the weird and wonderful ways that you are you!
Weird & Wonderful YOU! by Zaila Avant-Garde
This is a fun parody / fairy tale retelling of Sleeping Beauty but with an intergalactic twist!
Fairy Tale Parody - Reading Beauty by Deborah Underwood
A counting book that also shows all the ways families and homes can be different! I love a book with two jobs!
One Family by George Shannon