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Diverse and Inclusive Children's Books!
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items A curated list of children’s books to teach children about empathy, with inclusive characters of various races, religions, families, abilities, and more! Perfect for at-home or classroom libraries!
Sections
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Different Abilities
Different Families
Celebrating Race and Culture
Social/Emotional
Different Abilities
Books featuring children with different physical, intellectual, developmental, and cognitive abilities!
A book about children with all sorts of challenges, and the special powers they have!
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
Mimi is new at school, and everyone is excited to get to know her! Join Mimi’s classmates as they learn about her different abilities, appreciate diversity, and most of all―make a new friend.
Meeting Mimi: A Story About Different Abilities
This book features Samuel, a boy on the autism spectrum who sees the world differently than his peers. When Samuel's teacher asks his class to create a piece of art, it quickly becomes apparent that his beautiful way of looking at the world makes him...
Masterpiece: Kids Book on Autism Spectrum
As someone who went to speech classes 2x/week throughout elementary school, this book touches me deeply
Mrs. Key Key's Speech Room
Illustrates various aspects of diversity, including physical appearance, communication methods, beliefs, hobbies, origins, relationships, traditions, languages, and abilities.
Be Inclusive
This beautiful story of friendship helps children and grown ups alike begin talks of disabilities, mobility devices, and allyship.
Nia Skye's Friend on Wheels
Told from the loving perspective of a mother of a child with autism, Next Level shows the full humanity of people who move through the world and communicate in their own unique, complete, and powerful way.
Next Level: A Hymn in Gratitude for Neurodiversity
A girl with Down Syndrome and her friends learn inclusive ways to play
Hide and Shh!: A Sister Story About Inclusion
A child with Down Syndrome doesn't let that stop her from becoming a successful model, actress, and activist!
You Are Brave: A Book About Trying New Things
A girl goes to an accessible camp where a host of new friends with different abilities can all participate, with nobody feeling left out or getting left behind.
Emma's Awesome Summer Camp Adventure
Different Families
Books celebrating the various types of families, featuring adoption, single parenthood, multi-cultural families, multi-generational families, multiracial families, same-sex parents, step-parents, and more!
A foster child finally moves into a house that begins to feel like a home
Home for a While
A book about diverse families!
A Handful of Buttons
A book about a family facing homelessness
Still a Family
A book about a daughter with two mothers
Heather Has Two Mommies
A book for children in foster care
Maybe Days
A book about a family that depends on food pantries
Saturday at the Food Pantry
A heartwarming picture book about the unique bond between a stepfather and his stepchild.
Always Your Stepdad
A heartwarming picture book about the unique bond between a stepmother and her stepchild.
Always Your Stepmom
Explores the adoption experience
When You Joined Our Family
This funny and reassuring celebration of non-nuclear families will help children to understand that they will always be loved—even if parents separate or divorce.
My Big Fantastic Family
Harper becomes the big sister of an adopted baby
Harper Becomes a Big Sister
A foster child learns to trust his new foster family
Pedro the Pirate: Learning to Trust a New Crew
Whether a child has two moms, two dads, one parent, or one of each, this simple preschool read-aloud demonstrates that what's most important in each family's life is the love the family members share.
Love Makes a Family
Celebrating Race and Culture
Books that celebrate the beauty of racial and cultural diversity.
Celebrating Afro-Indigenous beauty
Beautiful You, Beautiful Me
An evocative depiction of a modern Native American family
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
A lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another
I Am Enough
A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school- and two sisters on one's first day of hijab
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
A book about self-acceptance and diversity as a young little girl of mixed race gets ready for her multicultural fashion show.
My Heart Full of All: A Diverse Picture Book
Gabe is from another country and only speaks Spanish. Chocolate Milk, Por Favor illustrates how actions speak louder than words and drives home the importance of celebrating diversity, kindness, inclusion and empathy. Because no matter what language ...
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: A Diversity Celebration
An entertaining yet creative way to address and celebrate diversity among young children
Skin Like Mine
An introduction to Ramadan and the respect of diverse cultures
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story
A heartwarming story about the new girl in school, and how she learns to appreciate her Korean name.
The Name Jar
A young girl helps her dad navigate life in a new country where she understands the language more than he does, in an unforgettable story about communication and community.
The Words We Share
A book about Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors!
Festival of Colors
Celebrate our cultural differences!
My Food, Your Food, Our Food: How Are We Alike?
Social/Emotional
Books that empower children to accept and talk about all the ways they feel, as well as books about anxiety, OCD, depression, grief, and more.
A book that empowers children to talk about their emotions and anxieties, with the reassuring message that “I am okay to feel and heal.”
I Am Okay to Feel
A child's imagination transforms the mundane into a series of wonders as they cope with change and learn the true meaning of home.
The Wishing Machine
A book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.
The Day You Begin
A book about courage and overcoming fears
Jabari Jumps
The Invisible String is the perfect tool for coping with all kinds of separation anxiety, loss, and grief.
The Invisible String
A book to help children cope on tough days!
Even Superheroes Have Bad Days
Kids often learn to fear messing up and worry about not being good enough. Combat perfectionism and build your children's self-confidence with this sweet, inspirational picture book.
You're Always Enough: And More Than I Hoped For
A reassuring rhyming picture book about sensory overload and what you can do when everything is too much
Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day
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: A Kindness Story