Resources for Diverse and Multicultural Literature

NErDcampNNE is committed to broadening the reading lives of all readers. Access to resources and titles that are inclusive and representative of diverse voices and perspectives is paramount to that commitment. 

Access the links below to learn more about the importance and power of diverse literature in our schools and homes.

Below is a list of books to consider adding to your classroom, home or school library collection. 

[It is in no way comprehensive or complete, just a place to start!]

Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan

Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispanics! by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Can I Touch Your Hair: Poems of Race, Mistakes and Friendship by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James

Dreamers by Yuyi Morales

First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez

Funny Girl. Funniest. Stories. Ever. edited by Betsy Bird

Ghost, Patina, and Sunny by Jason Reynolds

Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson

Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

I Love My Hair! by Natasha Tarpley, illustrated by EB Lewis

I’m New Here and Someone New by Anne Sibley O’Brien

Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar

Macy McMillan 

March books One, Two and Three by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell

Yard Sale by Lauren Castillo

Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

Rebound by Kwame Alexander

Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres

Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Supersoaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton, illustrated by Don Tate

The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Rafael Lopez

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

The Stars Beneath Feet by David Barclay Moore

This is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe

Tight by Torrey Maldonado

Trailblazers: 33 Women in Science Changed the World by Rachel Swaby

When She was Harriet by Lesa Cline Ransome, illustrated by James Ransome

George by Alex Gino