Celebrate Diversity
Celebrate our differences and similarities
with these great books for kids!
The following titles all address diversity — racial, cultural, social and biological — and are all available to check out with your library card. Just click for more information about each book or to place a hold for curbside pick-up.
Picture Books
- I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison
- All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
- Common Threads: Adam’s Day at the Market by Huda Essa
- Gondra’s Treasure by Linda Sue Park
- Mixed Me! by Taye Diggs
- Last Stop on Market Street by Matt del la Peña
- Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
- Worm Loves Worm by J. J. Austrian
- I Am Human: a Book of Empathy by Susan Verde
- Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty
First Chapter Books
- Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Citro
- Dog Days by Karen English
Juvenile Non-Fiction
- Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester
- Can I Touch Your Hair? by Irene Latham & Charles Waters
- The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
- One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
- This is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World by Matt Lamothe
Middle Grade
- Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- The Crossover: A Basketball Novel by Kwame Alexander (graphic novel)
- As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds
- Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz
Young Adult
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
- Ms. Marvel. 1, No Normal by G. Willow Wilson (graphic novel)
- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
“Children from dominant social groups have always found their mirrors in books, but they, too, have suffered from the lack of availability of books about others. They need the books as windows onto reality, not just on imaginary worlds. They need books that will help them understand the multicultural nature of the world they live in, and their place as a member of just one group, as well as their connections to all other humans. In this country, where racism is still one of the major unresolved social problems, books may be one of the few places where children who are socially isolated and insulated from the larger world may meet people unlike themselves.”
— Rudine Sims Bishop · Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors