Book List
- Black Music
- Caribbean American Books
- June 2020 New Releases
- Race and Diversity
- July 2020 New Releases
- Pride, Protest, and Promise
- Native American Children’s Books
- Kid Lit Collective #1
Child Development:
It is often assumed that we should not start talking about race until kids are older. However, research shows that it is never too early to start.
- “Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup”
- “Your Age-by-Age Guide to Talking About Race
Books for Adults:
- “Raising White Kids” by Dr. Jennifer Harvey
- “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo
- “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi
- “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Ted Talk by Beverly Daniel Tatum “Is My Skin Brown Because I Drank Chocolate Milk?
Other Great Resources for Adults:
- “Anti-Racism for Kids 101: Starting to Talk About Race"
- “Beyond the Golden Rule” A Publication by Teaching Tolerance (tolerance.org)
- “Let’s Talk: How to Talk to Kids About Race” on PBS
- Books to Help Explain Racism and Protest to Children, New York Times
Antiracism Books for Children (all appropriate for most ages):
- “All Are Welcome” by Alexandra Penfold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwS3FOn4-Ow
- “Someday is Now: Clara Luper and the 1958 OKC Sit-Ins” by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
- Come With Me by Holly McGhee
- “A is for Activist” by Innosanto Nagara
- “What’s the Difference? Being Different is Amazing” by Doyin Richards
- “Something Happened in Our Town” by Marianne Celano
- “The Day You Begin” by Jacqueline Woodson
- “We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands” by Rafael Lopez
- “Skin Like Mine” by LaTashia M. Perry
- “A Kids Book About Racism” by Jealano Memory (also available on YouTube here.)
- A Kids Book About Racism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnaltG5N8nE
- There are so many great books about people of color in history:
- “Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Women and the Space Race” by Margot Lee Shetterly
- “Malala’s Magic Pencil” by Malala Yousafzai
- “Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History” by Vashti Harrison
- “Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History” by Vashti Harrison
- “Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa” by Jeanette Winter
- “Malcom Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Be Malcom X” by Ilyasah Shabazz
- Diverse books to add to your collection:
- “Grace for President” by Kelly DiPucchio
- “I Am Enough” by Grace Byers
- “Last Stop on Market Street” by Matt de la Pena
- “Trombone Shorty” by Troy Andrews
- OurStory” is a great way to find diverse books.
“Biracial Bookworms” is another great resource to find diverse books.