Quick Recommendations List

Identity

• Finding My Dance by Ria Thundercloud and Kalia J. Fuller

• Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing by Kay A. Haring

• I Color Myself Different by Colin Kaepernick

• Henry and the Something New by Jenn Bailey

• Being You - A First Conversation about Gender by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, and Anne/Andy Passchier

Race & Class

• We're Different, We're the Same  Written by Bobbi Jane Kates; Illustrated by Joe Mathieu

• Seoul Food Written by Erin Danielle Russell; Illustrated by Tamisha Anthon

• Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller  Written by Breanna J. McDaniel; Illustrated by April Harrison

• Hello, Mister Blue Written & Illustrated by Daria Peoples

• The Cot in the Living Room Written by Hilda Eunice Burgos; Illustrated by Gaby D'Alessandro

• Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness Written & Illustrated by Anastasia Higginbotham

• Let's Talk About Race Written by Julius Lester; Illustrated by Karn Barbour

• Abdul's Story Written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; Illustrated by Tiffany Rose

• Separate is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatium

• We Laugh Alike Juntos Nos Reimos Written by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand; Illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez

• My Papi Has a Motorcycle Written by Isabel Quintero; Illustrated by Zeke Pena

• Isabel and Her Colores Go to School Written by Alexandra Allessandri; Illustrated by Courtney Sawson

• Nana Akua Goes to School Written by Tricia Elam Walker; Illustrated by April Harrison

Immigrant Experience

• Gibberish by Young Vo 

• The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border by Stephan Briseno; Illustrated by Magdalena Mora

• Once Upon a Sari Written by Zenia Wadhwani; Illustrated by Avani Dwivedi

• I'm From Written by Gary R. Gray, Jr.; Illustrated by Oge Mora

• Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo

• Dreamers by Yuki Morales

• dear juno Written by Soyung Pak; Illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung

• drawn together Written by Minh Le; Illustrated by Dan Santat

• I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien

• Lailah's Lunchbox Written by Reem Faruqi; Illustrated by Lea Lyon

• The Rock in My Throat Written by Kao Kalia Yang; Illustrated by Jiemi Lin

• A Different Pond Written by Bao Phi; Illustrated by Thi Bui

• The Bicycle Written by Patricia McCormick and Mevan Babakar; Illustrated by Yas Imara

• Home is in Between Written by Mitali Perkins; Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

Gender & Sexuality

• Marley's Pride by Joelle Reteners & DeAnn Wiley

• Who Are You? The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity Written by Brook Pessin-Whedbee; Illustrated by Naomi Bardoff

• True You A Gender Journey by Gwen Agna and Shelley Rotner

• Neither by Airlie Anderson

• Everything Possible Written by Fred Small; Illustrated by Alison Brown

• Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They! by Lindz Amer and Kip Alizadeh

• Being You: A First Conversation about Gender Written by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, and Anne/Andy Passchier

• What Are Your Words? Written by Katherine Lock; Illustrated by Anne Passchier

Disability Experience/Neurodiversity

• The Girl Who Figured it Out Written by Minda Dentler; Illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin

• What Happened to You? Written by James Catchpole; Illustrated by Karen George

• You're SO Amazing! Written by James Catchpole; Illustrated by Karen George

• Everybody Has a Body Written by Molli Jackson Ehlert; Illustrated by Lorian Tu

• Janine by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

• Quiet as Mud Written by Jane Yolen; Illustrated by Nicole Wong

• How to Pee Your Pants* *the right way by Rachel Michelle Wilson

• The Worry-Worry Whale and the Classroom Jitters by Deborah Diesen

• Can Bears Ski? Written by Raymond Antrobus; Illustrated by Polly Dunbar

• A Kid's Book About Disabilities by Kristine Napper

• Many Ways to Be by Christy Peterson

• How Are You, Verity? Written by Meghan Wilson Duff; Illustrated by Taylor Barron

• Just Ask! Written by Sonia Sotomayor; Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

• We Want to Go to School The Fight for Disability Rights by Maryann Cocca-Leffler and Janine Leffler

• A Day with No Words Written by Tiffany Hammond; Illustrated by Kate Cosgrove

• The Curiosities Written by Zana Fraillon; Illustrated by Phil Lesnie

• A Friend for Henry Written by Jenn Bailey; Illustrated by Mika Song

• Next Level: A Hymn in Graditude for Neurodiversity Written by Samara Cole Dragon; Illustrated by Kaylani Juanita

• My Rainbow Written by Trinity and DeShanna Neal; Illustrated by Art Twink

• Can I Play Too? (Little Senses series) by Samantha Cotterill

Body Positivity 

• Big by Vashti Harrison

• Brontorina Written by James Howe; Illustrated by Randy Cecil

• I Have a Superpower and I Am Extraordinary Written by Stephen Curry; Illustrated by Geneva Bowers

• Smaller Sister by Maggie Edkins Willis

• Everybody Has a Body Written by Molli Jackson Ehlert; Illustrated by Lorian Tu

• Unicorn Yoga Written by Gina Cascone and Bryony Williams Shepard; Illustrated by Jennifer Sattler

• Mama's Panza Written by Isabel Quintero; Illustrated by Iliana Galvez

Social Change Makers

• She’s a Mensch! Jewish Women Who Rocked the World Written by Rachelle Burk and Alana Barouch; Illustrated by Arielle Trenk 

• Kind Like Marsha: Learning from LGBTQ+ Leaders Written by Sarah Prager, Illustrated by Cheryl “Ras” Thursday 

• The Black Mambas: The World's First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit by Kelly Crull

• How to Solve a Problem by Ashima Shiraishi and Yao Xiao

• Sharice's Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman Written by Sharice Davids with Nancy K. Mays; Illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckleyn

• The Mother of a Movement: Jeanne Manford: Ally, Activit, and Co-Founder of PFLAG Written by Rob Sanders; Illustrated by Sam Kalda

• I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Written by Debbie Levy; Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley

• Malala's Magic Pencil Written by Malala Yousafzai; Illustrated by Kerascoet

• One Plastic Bag Written by Miranda Paul; Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon

• Brayden Speaks Up: How One Boy Inspired the Nation Written by Brayden Harrington; Illustrated by Betty C. Tang

• Oh, the Things We're For! by Innosanto Nagara

• We Care: A First Conversation About Justice Written by Megan Madison and Jessica Ralli; Illustrated by Sharee Miller

Identity

• Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Race & Class

• The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho

• What is White Privilege?  by Leigh Ann Erickson & Kelisa Wing

Immigrant Experience

• Frontera by Julio Anta & illustrated by Jacoby Salcedo

• Almost American Girl: A Memoir by Robin Ha

• Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice by Anna Lapera

Gender & Sexuality

• The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

• Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans 

• The House on Yeet Street by Preston Norton

Disability Experience/Neurodiversity

• Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest 

• Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester

• One in a Million by Claire Lorden

• Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings

• Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino

Body Positivity 

• Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

• Perfectly Parvin by Olivia Abtahi

Social Change Makers

• Moxie!  by Jennifer Mathieu 

• This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed

• Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone