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All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold; Suzanne Kaufman (Illustrator)
Discover a school where all young children have a place, have a space, and are loved and appreciated. Readers will follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where students from all backgrounds learn from and celebrate each other's traditions. A school that shows the world as we will make it to be.
Black Lives Matter by Artika R. Tyner
What is the Black Lives Matter movement? How have people been protesting the ongoing violence against the Black community? From its inception as a social media hashtag in 2013 to a movement with supporters around the world, Black Lives Matter has become much more than a slogan. It has changed the way people protest using social media as well as the public discourse around police brutality.
Call Number: 323.11 TYN
Change Sings by Amanda Gorman; Loren Long (Illustrator)
In this picture book by Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, rhyming text and colorful illustrations depict children banding together to affect positive change in their communities and in themselves through reaching out with kindness and acts of service.
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson; Rafael López (Illustrator); Rafael López (Illustrator)
There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. We all feel like outsiders sometimes-and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. And sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway.
Call Number: E WOO
The Family Book by Todd Parr (Illustrator)
Represents a variety of families, some big and some small, some with only one parent and some with two moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike in some ways and special no matter what.
A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O'Leary; Qin Leng (Illustrator)
When her teacher asks the class to share what makes their families special, one girl worries she might not be able to explain her family because it is so different. But as she listens to her classmates one-by-one describe the differences in their own families, she realizes that her family isn't so strange after all, and the only thing that matters is that they love one another.
Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor; Rafael López (Illustrator); Rafael López (Illustrator)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor presents a story inspired by her own childhood diagnosis of diabetes. Here a young Sonia and her friends decide to plant a garden and each child contributes something even though he or she has asthma, a wheelchair, a stutter, blindness, deafness, allergies, Down syndrome, or ADHD. Their differences make them special and the children ask questions of each other in order to learn more about each other.
Hands Up! by Breanna J. McDaniel; Shane W. Evans (Illustrator)
A young girl goes through her childhood raising her hands up for various things ranging from playing peek-a-boo and reaching for the sink to raising her hand in class and playing basketball for her school's team. And when she's grown, she raises her hands to stand up for what she feels is important in a protest march.
Call Number: E MCD
Mixed: a Colorful Story by Arree Chung (Illustrator)
One day, Red declares that his is the best color. Disagreeing, Red, Yellow, and Blue separate into different parts of the city. But Yellow and Blue fall in love and decide to mix their colors into something new and beautiful.
Our Favorite Day of the Year by A. E. Ali; Rahele Jomepour Bell (Illustrator)
On the first day of school, Musa's teacher tells the class that some of their best friends that year are sitting in the room with them. Musa doesn't believe her and neither do Moises, Mo, and Kevin. But as they learn about each other through the course of the year, Musa sees his teacher is right and that even though they are different, there are many celebrations they can enjoy together.
Sometimes People March by Tessa Allen (Illustrator)
Throughout American history, one thing remains true: no matter how or why people march, they are powerful because they march together.
Call Number: 303.48 ALL
Stamped (for Kids) by Jason Reynolds; Ibram X. Kendi; Sonja Cherry-Paul (Adapted by); Rachelle Baker (Illustrator)
Adapted from the groundbreaking bestseller Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, this book takes readers on a journey from present to past and back again. 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.
Stonewall: a Building. an Uprising. a Revolution by Rob Sanders; Jamey Christoph (Illustrator)
This powerful and timeless true story that will allow young readers to discover the rich and dynamic history of the Stonewall Inn and its role in the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement--a movement that continues to this very day.
Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
Describes how the Hispanic American Mendez family challenged the segregated California school system in 1947 after their daughter Sylvia was denied entry to Westminster School due to her ethnicity.
Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; Luisa Uribe (Illustrator)
A little girl named Kora-Jalimuso is frustrated at school because every teacher and all her classmates cannot pronounce her name. To help her, the girl's mother tells her that her name is her song, and that she should love the musicality of all names--African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern, White. The next day, Kora-Jalimuso teaches her classmates as well as her teacher how to sing her name, and all their names as well.
You Matter by Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
Illustrations and text convey life on Earth from different perspectives--from the earliest beginnings of ocean life, to small ants dining on crumbs, to a boy looking out an apartment window--sending the message that all life matters.
All Are Welcome by
Discover a school where all young children have a place, have a space, and are loved and appreciated. Readers will follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where students from all backgrounds learn from and celebrate each other's traditions. A school that shows the world as we will make it to be.
Black Lives Matter by
What is the Black Lives Matter movement? How have people been protesting the ongoing violence against the Black community? From its inception as a social media hashtag in 2013 to a movement with supporters around the world, Black Lives Matter has become much more than a slogan. It has changed the way people protest using social media as well as the public discourse around police brutality.
Change Sings by
In this picture book by Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, rhyming text and colorful illustrations depict children banding together to affect positive change in their communities and in themselves through reaching out with kindness and acts of service.
The Day You Begin by
There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. We all feel like outsiders sometimes-and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. And sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway.
The Family Book by
Represents a variety of families, some big and some small, some with only one parent and some with two moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike in some ways and special no matter what.
A Family Is a Family Is a Family by
When her teacher asks the class to share what makes their families special, one girl worries she might not be able to explain her family because it is so different. But as she listens to her classmates one-by-one describe the differences in their own families, she realizes that her family isn't so strange after all, and the only thing that matters is that they love one another.
Just Ask! by
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor presents a story inspired by her own childhood diagnosis of diabetes. Here a young Sonia and her friends decide to plant a garden and each child contributes something even though he or she has asthma, a wheelchair, a stutter, blindness, deafness, allergies, Down syndrome, or ADHD. Their differences make them special and the children ask questions of each other in order to learn more about each other.
Hands Up! by
A young girl goes through her childhood raising her hands up for various things ranging from playing peek-a-boo and reaching for the sink to raising her hand in class and playing basketball for her school's team. And when she's grown, she raises her hands to stand up for what she feels is important in a protest march.
Mixed: a Colorful Story by
One day, Red declares that his is the best color. Disagreeing, Red, Yellow, and Blue separate into different parts of the city. But Yellow and Blue fall in love and decide to mix their colors into something new and beautiful.
Our Favorite Day of the Year by
On the first day of school, Musa's teacher tells the class that some of their best friends that year are sitting in the room with them. Musa doesn't believe her and neither do Moises, Mo, and Kevin. But as they learn about each other through the course of the year, Musa sees his teacher is right and that even though they are different, there are many celebrations they can enjoy together.
Sometimes People March by
Throughout American history, one thing remains true: no matter how or why people march, they are powerful because they march together.
Stamped (for Kids) by
Adapted from the groundbreaking bestseller Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, this book takes readers on a journey from present to past and back again. 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.
Stonewall: a Building. an Uprising. a Revolution by
This powerful and timeless true story that will allow young readers to discover the rich and dynamic history of the Stonewall Inn and its role in the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement--a movement that continues to this very day.
Separate Is Never Equal by
Describes how the Hispanic American Mendez family challenged the segregated California school system in 1947 after their daughter Sylvia was denied entry to Westminster School due to her ethnicity.
Your Name Is a Song by
A little girl named Kora-Jalimuso is frustrated at school because every teacher and all her classmates cannot pronounce her name. To help her, the girl's mother tells her that her name is her song, and that she should love the musicality of all names--African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern, White. The next day, Kora-Jalimuso teaches her classmates as well as her teacher how to sing her name, and all their names as well.
You Matter by
Illustrations and text convey life on Earth from different perspectives--from the earliest beginnings of ocean life, to small ants dining on crumbs, to a boy looking out an apartment window--sending the message that all life matters.