top of page
This site was designed with the
.com
website builder. Create your website today.Start Now

Book List

This book list was created based on the criteria and research. This book list was created with the idea that it would be added to an existing classroom library. These titles are broken down by the following categories: Cultures and ethnicity, Gender/Family Structure, Bilingual, and Exceptionalities.  

​

Click here for the complete annotated book list.

Cultures and Ethnicities 

  • A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin

  • A Different Pond by Bao Phi 

  • A Gift From Abuela by Cecelia Ruiz

  • All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold

  • Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal

  • Because by Mo Willems

  • Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller

  • Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan 

  • Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de le Pena

  • Drawn Together by Minh Le

  • Festival of Colors by Kabir Sehgal & Surishtha Sehgal

  • Firebird by Misty Copeland

  • Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers 

  • Hey, Wall by Susan Verde

  • Hop, Hop, Jump by Lauren Thompson 

  • I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont

  • I Will Make Miracles by Susie Morgenstern

  • Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera

  • Is There Really a Human Race by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell

  • Juna’s Jar by Jane Bahk 

  • Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de le Pena

  • Love by Matt de le Pena

  • Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe

  • Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw​

  • Say Something by Peter H. Reynolds

  • Stars by Mary Lyn Ray & Maria Frazee

  • Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle

  • Thank you, Omu! by Oge Mora

  • The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates

  • The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

  • The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

  • The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin

  • The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds 

  • Thunder Boy Junior by Sherman Alexie 

Exceptionalities

  • We're All Wonders by R. J. Palacio 

  • Thank You Mr. Falker by Patricia Palacco

  • Have Fun Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

  • Hello Goodbye Dog by Maria Gianferrari

  • The Girl Who Thought in Pictures by Julia Finely Mosca

  • I Can Do Hard Things by Gabi Garcia 

  • Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall

  • Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes

  • How Full is Your Bucket? by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer

  • Jacob's Eye Patch by Beth Kobliner Shaw

  • Douglas, You Need Glasses! by Ged Adamson 

  • I'm Here by Peter H. Reynolds

Gender/Family Structure

  • A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams 

  • A Family Is a Family Is a Family by  Sara O'Leary 

  • A Most Unusual Day by Sydra Mallery

  • And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

  • Deena Misses Her Mom by Jonea Haynesworth, Jessie Holmes, Layonnie Joens, and Kahliya Ruffin 

  • Living With Mom and Living with Dad by Melanie Walsh

  • Malala’s Magic Pencil​ by Malala Yousafzai

  • Mia's Family by Elliot Riley

  • Miguel's Family by Elliot Riley

  • Sonya's Family by Elliot Riley

  • We Are Family by Patricia Hegarty

  • Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty

  • I Can Be Anything! by Diane Dillon 

  • The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

  • Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty

  • Brave Girl by Michelle Markel

  • This Little Trailblazer by Joan Holub

  • Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio

  • Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman 

  • Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed

  • Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

  • Lovely by Jess Hong

  • One Family by George Shannon

Bilingual 

  • La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya

  • De colores / In All Colors by Elodie Pope

  • Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh 

  • Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos by Susan Middleton Elya

  • How Are You?/¿Cómo estás? by Angela Dominguez 

  • How Do You Say?/Como se dice? by Angela Dominguez 

  • La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for los Niños by Susan Middleton Elya

  • Maya Papaya and Her Amigos Play Dress-Up by Susan Middleton Elya

  • Only One You/Nadie Como Tú by Linda Kranz 

  • Say Hello! by Rachel Isadora

bottom of page