PK through first grade
By reading high-quality literature with diverse characters and themes, you help your child internalize the idea that different kinds of people are interesting and admirable, and that all people are equally deserving of dignity and opportunity.
“There will be times when the world feels like a place that you’re standing all the way outside of… And all that stands beside you is your own brave self — steady as steel and ready…even though you don’t yet know what you’re ready for.”
— Jacqueline Woodson
Key Strategies
Read books that inspire your child to…
- …feel proud of their own heritage and identity. Example:
- My Papi Has A Motorcycle (author Isabel Quintero, illustrator Zeke Peña)
- …build an inclusive and expansive vision of the world, and their opportunity to participate in it. Examples:
- Jabari Jumps (author and illustrator Gaia Cornwall)
- Julián Is a Mermaid (author and illustrator Jessica Love)
- …build bridges across differences and stand up against injustice. Example:
- The Day You Begin (author Jacqueline Woodson)
Additional Resources
Website: Embrace Race (embracerace.org)
Website: Diverse Bookfinder (diversebookfinder.org)
Website: Social Justice Books (socialjusticebooks.org)
Inclusive Literature