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Books featuring BIPOC characters where ethnicity, race, and/or culture are an explicit focus of the story.

School's First Day of School

Adam Rex

Christian Robinson

The school building itself narrates a first day full of nerves, confusion, and growing confidence.

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The Big Umbrella

Amy June Bates; Juniper Bates

Amy June Bates

A welcoming umbrella grows to make room for everyone in a visual metaphor about inclusion, belonging, and care.

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Counting on Community

Innosanto Nagara

A counting book introduces children to neighborhoods shaped by inclusion, mutual aid, and everyday social justice.

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Everywhere Babies

Susan Meyers

Marla Frazee

Families of many kinds love, soothe, feed, and delight in babies in this affectionate everyday classic.

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I've Loved You Since Forever

Hoda Kotb

Suzie Mason

Lyrical comparisons between parent and child turn everyday love into a soothing board-book read-aloud.

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Antiracist Baby

Ibram X. Kendi

Ashley Lukashevsky

Rhyming text introduces anti-racist ideas through bright art and direct language for shared reading with very young children.

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Just Ask!

Sonia Sotomayor

Rafael López

Children working in a community garden introduce many kinds of disability, health, and difference through direct conversation.

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Bodies Are Cool

Tyler Feder

With a chant-like rhythm, this book celebrates body diversity across size, skin, ability, scars, and movement.

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Our Skin

Megan Madison; Jessica Ralli

Isabel Roxas

This anti-racist primer helps adults and children talk concretely about skin color, race, and fairness.

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Jovita Wore Pants

Aida Salazar

Molly Mendoza

The story of Jovita Id?r, who challenged expectations and fought for justice when girls were told what they could wear or do.

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