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Culture and Race

Explore picture books about culture, race, heritage, and identity, with a focus on books that help children see more of the world and themselves. This collection brings together diverse picture books that support read-alouds, classroom conversations, and family reading around belonging, representation, and community.

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Culture and Race

Explore picture books about culture, race, heritage, and identity, with a focus on books that help children see more of the world and themselves. This collection brings together diverse picture books that support read-alouds, classroom conversations, and family reading around belonging, representation, and community.

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

Two best friends spend one last day together before a move changes the shape of their block and their routines.

From North to South / Del norte al sur by Rene Colato Lainez

From North to South / Del norte al sur

Rene Colato Lainez

A boy and his father travel from California to the border to visit the mother who has been deported to Mexico.

Benita and the Night Creatures / Benita y las criaturas nocturnas by Mariana Llanos

Benita and the Night Creatures / Benita y las criaturas nocturnas

Benita and her dog venture into the night to help fix a problem and discover a world full of glowing, helpful creatures.

My Colors, My World / Mis colores, mi mundo by Maya Christina Gonzalez

My Colors, My World / Mis colores, mi mundo

Maya Christina Gonzalez

Maya Christina Gonzalez

A child names the colors of her desert landscape in a bilingual celebration of place, observation, and belonging.

Abuela's Weave by Omar S. Castaneda

Abuela's Weave

Omar S. Castaneda

Enrique O. Sanchez

A young girl learns weaving from her grandmother and comes to see the beauty in handmade work and inherited skill.

The Pinata That the Farm Maiden Hung by Samantha R. Vamos

The Pinata That the Farm Maiden Hung

Samantha R. Vamos

A cumulative bilingual story follows the people, animals, and celebration preparations that lead up to a festive pinata.

Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy

Maybe Something Beautiful

F. Isabel Campoy; Theresa Howell

A neighborhood begins to change when a child, an artist, and a burst of color invite everyone into a mural-making project.

Senorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer

Senorita Mariposa

Ben Gundersheimer

Marcos Almada Rivero

A monarch butterfly guides children northward in a bilingual story about migration, care, and connection across borders.

The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson

The Youngest Marcher

Cynthia Levinson; Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Audrey Faye Hendricks's determination to join the Birmingham Children's March turns a civil-rights chapter into a child-centered story of courage.

Parker Looks Up by Parker Curry

Parker Looks Up

Parker Curry; Jessica Curry

Brittany Jackson

A young girl's real-life response to Michelle Obama's portrait opens into a story about art, possibility, and being seen.

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