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.
Luke Goes to Bat
Rachel Isadora | Ages 4+
Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.
JoJo’s Flying Side Kick
Brian Pinkney | Ages 4+
Everyone gives JoJo advice on how to perform in order to earn her yellow belt in tae kwon do class, but in the end she figures it out for herself.
Allie’s Basketball Dream
Barbara E. Barber | Ages 4+
Allie is so excited to practice with the new basketball her father gave her, but other kids keep telling her that basketball is for boys. Allie finally convinces one boy that girls can shoot hoops too and with each shot she improves.
The William Hoy Story
Nancy Churnin | Ages 4+
William Hoy was one of the greatest and most beloved players of his time. He was also deaf.
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
Pat Zietlow Miller | Ages 4+
Gold medalist Wilma Rudolph comes home to Clarksville and inspires a young runner to reach for her dreams.
The Soccer Fence
Phil Bildner | Ages 4+
A story of friendship, hope and apartheid in South Africa follows a boy who wants to play soccer on the clean, grass-covered pitch that the white boys play on.
Big Snow
Jonathan Bean | Ages 3+
While helping his mother with housecleaning, an antsy boy keeps a watchful eye on the progress of a winter storm.
Pup and Bear
Kate Banks | Ages 3+
A polar bear adopts a wolf pup she finds in the snow and cares for him as her own.
Thanks to the Animals
Allen Sockabasin | Ages 3+
A Native American boy is helped by animals on the long journey from their summer home by the seashore to their winter home in the deep inland woods.
Snow
Cynthia Rylant | Ages 4+
Celebrates the beauty of a snowfall and its happy effects on children.
Rain!
Linda Ashman | Ages 2+
A boy cheers up a grumpy old man in his rainy urban neighborhood.
Who Likes Rain?
Wong Herbert Yee | Ages 2+
Spring is here, and that means April showers as a girl explores the rainy day habits of the world around her. Good read aloud.