Social Justice Reading List to Consider for Children
Social Justice Reading List to Consider for Children
Ages 0 -12+
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Conversations about culture, race and systemic racism need to start early. Conversations about race can start as early as in preschool, said Jacqueline Dougé, M.D., a pediatrician and child health advocate based in Maryland — children can internalize racial bias between the ages of 2 and 4, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics. The diverse selection of children's books below encourages parents to build a home library that is inclusive, has children of color at the center of their stories. Overall, these book suggestions highlight and celebrate people of color in a way that empowers parents to instill an anti-racist mindset as they raise children.
Children's Books to Read Now
Children's Books to Read Now
75 Children's Books to Read NOW - Four Goals of Anti-Bias Education.pdf
The best selection of Multicultural and Social Justice Books for Children
The best selection of Multicultural and Social Justice Books for Children
Each winter, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.
This book is about a n African-American boy in the city and the stories are just about his curiosity, his bravery and being a kid.
Antiracist Baby introduces the youngest readers and the grown-ups in their lives to the concept and power of antiracism.
Beautiful hand-drawn illustrations with messages of tolerance and togetherness to help educate and inspire children.
This stunning picture book introduces race as just one of many chapters in a person's story.
Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to provoke thought and conversation.
A kind and caring book about the differences that make each of us unique.
This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another.
The Skin I'm In encourages kids to accept and be comfortable with differences of skin color and other racial characteristics among their friends and in themselves.
This book teaches about compassion for immigrants while sharing the important contributions made by immigrants of the past.
Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton, this book is one of the more shocking and little-known stories of the civil rights movement: In 1963, the City of Birmingham jailed hundreds of kids for joining the Children’s March. Among them was 9-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks, taken from her family to spend a week behind bars.
Illustrated by Paul Ryding, resist captures 35 inspiring stories from the past 500 years of history, each with a lesson for our kids about how to fight injustice in their own lives.
This is NOT a history book. This is a book about the here and now. A book to help us better understand why we are where we are. A book about race.
Kids will discover where racist ideas came from, identify how they impact America today, and meet those who have fought racism with antiracism. Along the way, they’ll learn how to identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their own lives.
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