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Book TitleSummaryAuthorThe World Needs More Purple PeopleA purple person is an everyday superhero! How do you become one? That’s the fun part! Penny Purple will lead you through the steps. Get ready to be silly, exercise your curiosity, use your voice, and be inspired.Kristen Bell and Benjamin HartI’m Like You You’re Like Me In this colorful, inviting book, kids from preschool to lower elementary learn about diversity in terms they can understand: hair that’s straight or curly, families with many people or few, bodies that are big or small. Cindy GainerSay Something!Perfect for kid activists everywhere, this timely story reminds readers of the undeniable importance and power of their voicePeter H. ReynoldsIt’s OK to be DifferentThe truth is that all children are different and their individuality should be celebrated, not shunned. And this inspiring and brightly illustrated rhyming picture book does just that.Sharon PurtillHappy in Our SkinAs children grow, their clever skin does, too, enjoying hugs and tickles, protecting them inside and out, and making them one of a kind.Fran ManushkinWhat If We Were All The Same Aimed to help children understand there are many great reasons for being friends with those who are different than they are. Whether they have red hair or brown hair, green eyes or blue eyes, long legs or short legs, light skin or dark skin, glasses, uses a wheelchair or anything else, it's absolutely OKAY! Our differences are what makes us unique and if we truly think about it, would you want to be the exact same as someone else?C.M. HarrisShades of PeopleA celebration of the diversity of everyday life, this exploration of one of our most noticeable physical traits pairs simple text with vibrant photographs. At school, at the beach, and in the city, diverse groups of children invite young readers both to take notice and to look beyond the obvious.Shelley Retner #EnoughChristopher has great friends (Kevin and Miguel), is an honor student, has great parents and grandparents, and even a little sister Camille whom he adores (most of the time). Life is great! Suddenly, a noticeable and unavoidable shift happens. Christopher becomes exposed to brutality through other kids and television. He begins to question why brutal things appear to be happening to children and people that resemble him as opposed to people who look like one of his best friends, Kevin. Christopher's perfect world no longer seems so perfect. He has more questions than answers. Are Christopher's parents ready to have a tough but necessary conversation? The more Christopher learns about current and past brutality, the more he realizes that he has had #enough!Tasha Ellis, Ed.DBe KindFrom asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving story explores what kindness is, and how any act, big or small, can make a difference―or at least help a friend.Pat Zietlow MillerMixed Me!Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy! His parents love him. And Mike is a PERFECT blend of the two of them.Still, Mike has to answer LOTS of questions about being mixed. And he does, with LOTS of energy and joy in this charming story about a day in the life of a mixed-race child.Taye DiggsA Rainbow of FriendsThis book is for ages 3-5. Friends come in all colors and sizes; they can be funny or serious, musical or athletic, outgoing or quiet. This book reminds children to celebrate their differences because that is what makes each of us so special.P.K. HallinanBlendedEleven-year-old Isabella’s parents are divorced, so she has to switch lives every week: One week she’s Isabella with her dad, his girlfriend Anastasia, and her son Darren living in a fancy house where they are one of the only black families in the neighborhood. The next week she’s Izzy with her mom and her boyfriend John-Mark in a small, not-so-fancy house that she loves.Sharon M. DraperThe Color of UsSeven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades.Karen KatzSkin Like MineFrom the Creators of Hair Like Mine, Skin Like Mine is a fun, easy-to- read for beginners as well as advanced readers. An entertaining yet creative way to address and celebrate diversity among young childrenLatashia M. PerryThe Hate U GiveSixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.Angie ThomasWe Are The Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil RIghts LeadersSixteen award-winning children's book artists illustrate the civil rights quotations that inspire them in this stirring and beautiful book. Featuring an introduction by Harry Belafonte, words from Eleanor Roosevelt, Maya Angelou, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. among others, this inspirational collection sets a powerful example for generations of young leaders to comN/AMy Language, Your LanguageThere's a new girl in Romelie's class named Camila. Camila speaks Spanish, and she's teaching it to Romelie. That gets Romelie thinking. What other languages do people speak? Her own family uses English and American Sign Language. Her mom's friend knows Somali and Arabic. Can Romelie discover more languages in her city? How are they like her own? How are they different? A diverse cast gives multiple points of comparison.Lisa BullardTeach Your Dragon About DiversityHaving a pet dragon is fun, but what do you do if he’s sad and anxious because he’s different from his friends? You teach him about diversity! You teach him we’re all individuals and should celebrate our differences, you teach him that our differences make this world a better place, and teach him inside...we’re all the sameSteve HermanRed: A Crayon’s StoryRed, a blue crayon in a red wrapper has issues: He can’t color strawberries or fire engines properly, and can’t quite figure out what he’s good at. Mr. Hall’s story has a serious message. Believe in yourself and be true to who you are. It’s a valuable message for all kids who feel they’re different from others; From race to religion, to LGBT kids and kids with learning differences, for example.Michael HallWe Are Family A book about the bonds of family. We Are Family presents children with a variety of family situations—traditional nuclear families of different races, same-sex parents, grandparents raising a child, a single mother and child, multiracial families—to make the point that what they all have in common is love.Patricia HegartyDrita, My Homegirl An unlikely friendship blossoms between Maxie, a popular fourth grader, and the new kid in class, Drita, whose family has fled the war in Kosovo. In bringing together a refugee with limited English and an African American New York City kid, former public school teacher Jenny Lombard explores immigration and multicultural friendship.Jenny LombardWonder August Pullman—Auggie—has had numerous surgeries to correct facial anomalies, but when he enters school in fifth grade after years of homeschooling, he still has a face that draws nicknames like Freak and Freddy Krueger. This novel presents Auggie’s perspective as well as those of friends and family members. This chapter book presents topics that include bullying, identity, and acceptance.R.J. PalacioGeorge George is a transgender fourth grader who wants to try out for the lead role in the school production of Charlotte’s Web so that her mother will see her as a girl. George’s struggles with both bullying and the painful reassurance that she will “turn into a fine young man.” George won a Stonewall Book Award—and made the American Library Association’s 10 Most Challenged Books list in 2016 and 2017.Alex GinoDeena Misses Her Mom Deena is a formerly well-behaved girl who has been lashing out in school ever since her mom was sent to jail. Deena’s story was written by high school students to reflect the lives of the children they were tutoring in Washington, DC. Parental imprisonment is a shockingly common occurrence in America: More than 5 million children in the U.S. have had at least one parent in jail.Jonae Haynesworth, Jesse Holmes, Layonnie Jones, and Kahliya Ruffin Ben’s AdventuresBen uses a wheelchair, but that doesn’t define him. Strong messages of acceptance and inclusion, friendship and family make the Ben’s Adventures series perfect for introducing the concept of disabilities, and for teaching young kids that people are more similar than they are different.Elizabeth GerlachStrictly No ElephantsThe Pet Club doesn’t understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes, just like friends. Now it is time for a boy and his tiny pet elephant to show them what it means to be a true friend.Lisa MantchevA Family is a Family is a FamilyWhen a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways — but the same in the one way that matters most of all.One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One is raised by a grandmother, and another has two dads. One has many step siblings, and another has a new baby in the family.As her classmates describe who they live with and who loves them — family of every shape, size and every kind of relation — the child realizes that as long as her family is full of caring people, it is special.Sara O’LearyMoon PatrolJunot Diaz famously once said, "If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves." "Moon Patrol" promotes the "story of us all," ensuring that children's bookshelves contain diverse, non-majority narratives of kids of all different races. Shane Chester & Devin C. HughesJanineMeet Janine. She is one of a kind! Janine dresses a little different, remembers random facts, reads the dictionary for fun, and has her own style of cheering. Nobody does things the way Janine does things! One girl in Janine's class is throwing a party and all the COOL kids are invited. But Janine is not cool. Some kids think she is strange and want her to change. Will Janine try to be different or just be her spectacular self?MaryAnn Cocoa-Leffler ................
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