Diversity & Multicultural - Kids Fiction

You can be more than one thing--you can be anything!A follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed picture book I Promise, this second slam-dunk picture book from NBA champion and cultural icon LeBron James motivates readers to remember they can...

'ittle Bear travels the world in a Big Person's suitcase. While the Big Person works, she goes out on adventures of her own. As she travels, she experiences the wonderful things that one does when traveling (new places, exciting sights, new food, and new...

Follow Ladybug Blue as she navigates what it's like to grow up being different in Unama'ki (Cape Breton Island), building an unexpected friendship and learning to accept herself for who she is: a blue ladybug with lots of love to give. Sarah MacNeil's vibrant...

Annabelle and her little brother, Beau, cannot decide which kind of gumbo to cook, so Annabelle suggests taking a family vote, but when some family members are not happy with the results, Annabelle comes up with a solution that satisfies everyone. Includes a glossary...

A Geisel Honor-winning series! A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best!Join Gigi as she tries natto, a traditional Japanese food, in this exciting and engaging Level Three I Can Read book by acclaimed author and illustrator Melissa Iwai. Intergenerational relationships, Japanese culture, and...

Krishna is upset. He is self-conscious about his appearance and compares himself to those around him, wondering why it's hard for people to accept others for who they are.As he and his best friend, Radha, walk down a long, winding road, they notice the...

Malia Maunakea's thrilling Hawaiian debut--now in paperback! Curses aren't real. At least, that's what twelve-year-old, part-Hawaiian Anna Leilani Kamaʻehu thinks when she listens to her grandmother's folktales about sacred flowers and family guardians. Anna's friends back home in Colorado don't believe in legends, either....

Two young boys bond over a shared passion for soccer which ultimately brings them together. From their friendship, the boys learn that embracing their differences can lead to a peaceful future. Author: Kate DanielISBN-10: 8822919165ISBN-13: 9798822919167Publisher: Palmetto PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/22/2023Pages: 34Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.50h...

Unicorn best friends Magical, Unique, and Divine are getting ready to welcome Santa in this Christmas picture-book adventure. Celebrate your inner unicorn with the first holiday book in the Afro Unicorn line! Includes countdown calendar and stickers. December is finally here, and all the...

Big Bear thinks they know how things are supposed to be for their cub: Don't run too fast. Don't get your feet wet. Do what the "good" bears are doing. Never stray from the traditional path. However, Big Bear's got a cub on their...

Tween actress Mia Armstrong celebrates her fun, funny, beautiful childhood living with Down syndrome in this debut picture book. Mia likes many of the things other people like--going to the beach, the color blue, drawing. But she doesn't like when strangers stare at her...

A heartwarming children's book that celebrates nannies and domestic caregivers and the wonderful work they do to support families. Being a nanny takes a ton of heart, emotion, and commitment. This beautiful book was created to acknowledge and appreciate the hardworking nannies and caregivers...

In this multicultural picture book, Lucky and his best friend are celebrating Holi--the spring Festival of Colors in India. Their color-throwing competition leads them through the city where they throw water balloons and powder in a colorful free-for-all. Back at Lucky's house, the winner...

It's the weekend. And is Sassy Sunshine culture, it's also a time to celebrate the simple joys of life. Follow Sunshine as she expresses great love for her culture. Explore lessons of self-confidence, honor, and gratitude. Parents, community leaders and educators, encourage your children...

There are a million and seven things to love about you! ...your hair, no matter the 'do (or doesn't do!) ...the colors you wear (from green to tangerine!) ...and the adventures you love (especially birthdays and bikes!) Delight in all the neat, sweet, and...

Ling is famous for his special mooncakes. The local giant decides he wants a mooncake for the Moon Festival, and Ling and the villagers must work together to satisfy his "giant" sweet tooth. Children will love this entertaining picture book with its messages of...

"Using concepts from scripture and featuring diverse global representation, I Know Who I Am invites children to discover and declare the power and the beauty of God's truth about their identity in Him"--Author: Dorena WilliamsonISBN-10: 0593234421ISBN-13: 9780593234426Publisher: Waterbrook PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/16/2023Pages: 40Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.70lbsSize:...

A Christmas story about elves being their unique and merriest selves. These elves ' confidence will encourage little readers to celebrate our differences. A curious elf prefers to learn about how families celebrate Christmas worldwide. The busy elf decides to enjoy a beach vacation,...

This traditional story, retold by Kugaaruk Elder Levi Illuitok, tells the tale of a Inuk boy who is adopted by little folk---a magical race of small Arctic people called inugarulliit. The boy's adopted parents finally allow him to go hunting, where he catches a...

"God's Beloved Community encourages kids to take a stand against racism, not by being color blind, but color brave. God is love, and beloved community happens when people who are different love each other with God's love"--Author: Michelle T. SanchezISBN-10: 0593193881ISBN-13: 9780593193884Publisher: Waterbrook PressLanguage:...

A joyful rhyming book that encourages children to not only value all people but to also make room for their differences in order to make a better, brighter, and more beautiful world, from the New York Times bestselling author of Different--A Great Thing to...

Sangoel is a refugee. Leaving behind his homeland of Sudan, where his father died in the war, he has little to call his own other than his name, a Dinka name handed down proudly from his father and grandfather before him. When Sangoel and...

Discover a touching book about the power of family and finding strength through faith.Children need to know they have hope and can make a difference.Following the story of Hope, she learns all about the importance of family, the power of prayer, bullying, and celebrating...

Discover a touching book about the power of family and finding strength through faith. This book will empower children with hope, letting them know, they can make a difference. As a beautiful story with gorgeous illustrations, impactful word choice, literary elements and timeless themes...

With an irresistible rhyming text and delightfully endearing illustrations, here is an exuberant celebration of playing, sleeping, crawling, and of course, very noisy babies doing all the wonderful things babies do best. Every day, everywhere, babies are born. They're kissed and dressed and rocked...

Celebrate your friends' differences and what makes each child unique and special in this uplifting board book on friendship. Through colorful illustrations and upbeat verse, P.K. Hallinan shows that when we embrace the uniqueness of others, our lives are enriched, and the world is...

This is one of the oldest stories in the world, and it's about things that still matter to us today: friendship, fame, courage, happiness. Gilgamesh and Enkidu are friends -- best friends. Together they can work wonders, fight monsters, brave earthquakes, travel the world...

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF!Bella and Vicky are two sisters with a love for science. Wanting to learn more about the different types of scientists, they start their journey learning about astronomers. Their friend Cody the iPad takes them on an adventure...

A Caldecott Honor Book based on a Japanese folktale and highlighted by Allen Say's beautiful art.Lazy Taro gets his comeuppance when his wise mother uses his trick to avoid work to her own advantage."The pictures, handsome in every respect, are done in Japanese style,...

In this first book of the bilingual Janjak and Freda series, cousins Janjak and Freda go with their godmother on an exciting adventure to Haiti's famous Iron Market.While there, they make many new friends, taste new fruits, and show the value of helping others...

Through teamwork and a great idea from a child, a family business is born. Join Mia, an 8-year-old African-American girl, as she turns a new idea into a family business with help from her friends and family members. Empower, inspire, and motivate the little...

The first modern Chinese middle grade series to be translated and brought to the English-speaking market, from bestselling author Chen Jiatong. A young white fox dreams of being human. When his parents are taken from him, long-held secrets and a legend about a miraculous...

"Anaana, why do you have these lines on your chin?" Arnaaleq wants to be just like her anaana, but she has a lot to learn before taking on the traditional responsibilities of a woman. Follow Arnaaleq as she grows up and works hard to...

Children may be different in how they look, what they like to do, and even what they like to eat, but they all have great smiles.Rookie Readers (Ages 5-7) have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features...

A story that helps teach young children that it's okay to say no. Feeling empowered to say no is a key foundation of consent. We Can Say No builds children's social and emotional skills and helps teach them that it's okay to say no....

In Japan, preparations for the coming Tokyo Olympics are underway, and adults wax nostalgic about the first Tokyo Olympics in 1964, as well as the economic boom years of the 1960s. The younger generation is curious about the first Olympics and how things changed...

A children's book about Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a special day that celebrates freedom for African Americans. Juneteenth is a day to remember the struggles of slavery and to celebrate the freedom of all people. It is a time to come together with family and...

Discover self-acceptance in this beautifully illustrated tale of a toad who doesn't fit in.It's Theodore's first day of school, and he can't wait to begin. But when he arrives, his excitement quickly fades. He is the only toad in a school full of green...

Boom! Snap! Whiz! Zap! The Magnificent Makers is a fiction chapter book series filled with real science, adventure, and characters kids will love! Every book includes two science activities kids can do at home. A modern-day Magic School Bus for today's kids! A normal...

Etta Extraordinaire is back, and she's heading to Washington!Etta can't think of anything more extraordinary than a field trip to the nation's presidential suite in Washington, DC. When she and her class arrive at the White House, they are faced with a decision: What...

Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet by Rosanne Hawke is a series of five or more chapter story books featuring an adventurous black cat calledPepper Masalah, and her nine-year-old friend, Zamir. Pepper Masalah lives with Zamir and his family on an olive farm in...

City Planners are people who careabout buses, sidewalks, trees, and our airabout bridges, houses, parks, and trainsabout wind farms and pig farms and also bike lanes! They're people who care - but also people who see.They see, then persevere to fix problems for you,...

Julius Greenfield is the new kid at school. Not only did his family move to a new state over the summer, but they enrolled him in public school. You see, Montessori school was all he ever knew so starting at a big public school...

From Tanya Guerrero, the author of All You Knead Is Love and How to Make Friends with the Sea, comes Adrift, an upper middle grade contemporary story of survival and grief about two biracial Filipino cousins whose resilience is tested when one of them...

Zuri the zebra is bored in her tiny pen. When her rascally chimp friends, Chita and Chester, add a splash of color to her world, Zuri attracts a lot of attention! Sam, the kind zookeeper, hopes the attention will help her find a way...

Max finds his Spanish-speaking voice with the help of his abuela's pet, Lorito, a talkative parrot, in this sweet and heartwarming picture book. Max isn't confident with his Spanish, especially rolling his Rs, and his cousins always tease him about it. But he loves...

A young girl starts an inclusive club where no one feels left out.Author: Nancy Loewen, Linda HayenISBN-13: 9798889880042Publisher: Amicus InkLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/13/2024Pages: 24Format: Hardcover

Celebrate everything a new baby is in this moment-already able, strong, and brave-and what they could grow to be-a friend, a helper, a teacher. This gorgeous, giftable book includes stunning illustrations by celebrated Polynesian artist Shar Tuiasoa. In this gorgeous board book, when thoughts...

Some people are natural leaders, however, most need to continually develop to genuinely succeed in demonstrating leadership skills. Sometimes the information we review as adults make being a great leader seem challenging when actually, it is simple enough for even our children to learn....

Set during the Partition of India, a moving story about a girl who helps others the only way she knows how: by cooking up a small taste of home. Veena loves her home, especially spending time in the kitchen learning how to make roti....