Diverse Book List
The Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Equity Committee has created a Diverse Book List, geared toward consistently representing all students in an equitable and inclusive way. The book list is extensive and broken down into curriculum units that are often seen in the Co-op classrooms. From Dinosaurs to Friendship, Outer Space to Families, you are sure to find some excellent ideas for reading aloud with your children.
Joseph had a Little Overcoat
Simms Taback | Ages All
A traditional Yiddish folk song about Joseph using the fabric from his coat to make new items.
What Can You Do with a Rebozo? Que Puedes Hacer Con Un Rebozo?
Carmen Tafolla | Ages 3+
A girl explores all the things she can do with her traditional Mexican shawl.
The Twins’ Blanket
Hyewon Yum | Ages 3+
These twins have grown out of the blanket they’ve had since they were born, but when they have two beds and two blankets, they miss sharing.
Mommy’s Khimar
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow | Ages 3+
Beautiful illustrations show a girl’s vivid imagination of who and what she can be when she wears her mother’s yellow khimar (hijab).
The Keeping Quilt
Patricia Polacco | Ages 4+
Anna and her family make a quilt out of their worn out clothing from Russia and it gets passed down through generations of their Jewish family.
Made by Raffi
Craig Pomranz | Ages 4+
When Raffi discovers knitting and sewing, at first kids make fun of him, but soon they see what great things he can make.
One Plastic Bag
Miranda Paul | Ages 4+
Isatou Ceesay and the recycling women of the Gambia turn plastic bags into purses.
Maya’s Blanket: La Manta de Maya
Monica Brown | Ages 4+
Maya Morales loves her blanket very much and creates new clothing items from it as it wears out. Bilingual English and Spanish.
I Love My Purse
Belle DeMont | Ages 4+
Charlie loves his bright red purse, even when everyone else tells him that boys don’t carry purses. Doing what he loves inspires others to do the same.
The Nesting Quilt
Cathryn Falwell | Ages 4+
Maya wants to make a nest for the new baby coming to her family, so she and her grandmother make a quilt.
Abuela’s Weave
Omar S. Castaneda | Ages 4+
Esperanza and her grandmother go to the market to sell their traditional Guatemalan fabrics.
Sewing Stories
Barbara Herkert | Ages 4+
Harriet Powers’ journey from enslaved child to free fiber artist shows her life of making quilts.