Book and Resource Lists
A number of publishers, authors, librarians, and stakeholders regularly highlight the work of authors from a variety of backgrounds, or that feature diverse characters.
Diverse Book Finder allows you to search for examples of books featuring a wide variety of cultures and approaching many relevant themes.
This blog contains reviews of books that feature Latinx characters or Latin culture, but also hosts discussions on relevant topics by librarians, authors and educators.
A blog that reviews books depicting characters with disabilities for accuracy and appropriateness.
This blog features booklists, discussions, and events regarding diversity in children's literature.
This site contains more than 90 lists of books addressing a wide variety of themes and topics.
LEE & LOW BOOKS, America's largest multicultural children's book publisher, is proud to offer books that celebrate the diversity of America's communities and classrooms. Our award-winning books are culturally authentic and published with care, offering both "mirrors and windows" for every reader. Books affirm children's identities while meeting the demands of educational standards. These diverse books include a range of high-interest topics, meaningful themes, genres, and complexity to meet young readers' varied needs and turn them into lifelong readers.
We Need Diverse Books advocates for diverse representation in books and is a rich source of other recommended resources.
Established in 2006, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society. Scroll down for links to book reviews, Native media, and more.
Kitaabworld advocates for representation of South Asian children’s literature in the mainstream. We work to spread awareness about South Asian culture, and provide resources for educators, librarians and parents
This site specializes in books and materials appropriate for English language learners.
Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to K through high school educators. The goals of the website is for educators to use the materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.
I'm Your Neighbor
A collection of books related to immigration and the immigrant experience organized by setting, theme, and community.
Our goal? Tolerance is one thing. But respecting and understanding all the different cultures that we live with? That’s the next step. Articles about Diversity in Children’s Literature Diversity Book Lists and Activities for Teachers and Parents This is List of Lists so you can find the books you need. Every blue title is a link to more …multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/multicultural-reading-resources/diversity-book-lists-for-kids/The Arab American National Museum has several playlists of English-Arabic storytimes. The story is shared in English and repeated in Arabic by museum staff.
AlA's Rainbow Book list
A yearly list of LGBTQIA+ books for readers from birth to age 18, selected for quality and inclusion of characters, topics and authors in the Rainbow spectrum.
