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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.

All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold

All Are Welcome

Alexandra Penfold

Suzanne Kaufman

A school day unfolds as a broad, warm invitation to children of many backgrounds, abilities, and families.

Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall

Jabari Jumps

At the pool, Jabari is ready to jump from the diving board until he discovers how big a first step can feel.

A Sled for Gabo by Emma Otheguy

A Sled for Gabo

Ana Ramirez Gonzalez

A newcomer from Venezuela learns that snow and friendship can open a new kind of joy.

The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster

The Hello, Goodbye Window

A girl narrates the rhythms of life with her grandparents through the magical kitchen window she loves best.

Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck

Forever Cousins

Laurel Goodluck

Jonathan Nelson

Two cousins separated by distance stay close through shared traditions, humor, and anticipation of reunion.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

William Kamkwamba; Bryan Mealer

Elizabeth Zunon

William Kamkwamba's childhood ingenuity turns scrap materials and observation into a windmill that helps his village.

The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos by Lucia M. Gonzalez

The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos

Lucia M. Gonzalez

A young immigrant girl in 1929 New York discovers a library branch that opens a wider world of language, books, and possibility.

Tia Fortuna's New Home by Ruth Behar

Tia Fortuna's New Home

Devon Holzwarth

As her great-aunt prepares to move from Miami, a girl helps carry family memory from Cuba into the next home.

Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo by Monica Brown

Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo

This lively bilingual biography introduces Tito Puente through rhythm, performance, and the joy of making people dance.

Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton

Child of the Civil Rights Movement

Paula Young Shelton

Paula Young Shelton recalls what it was like to grow up inside the daily reality of the civil rights movement.

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