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.
Natsumi!
Susan Lendroth | Ages 3+
Natsumi does everything in a big way, which her parents don’t always appreciate. But her grandfather helps her discover that her talents are great for taiko drumming.
Before John Was a Jazz Giant
Carole Boston Weatherford | Ages 3+
Young John Coltrane was all ears, soaking in the sounds around him.
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
Margarita Engle | Ages 3+
Based on a true story, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl breaks Cuba's traditional taboo against female drummers to follow her passion.
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
Chieri Uegaki | Ages 4+
Hana practices and practices for the school talent show, remembering her grandfather who played violin in Japan.
Moses Goes to a Concert
Isaac Millman | Ages 4+
A story about a deaf boy going with his class to a symphony concert. It includes sign language. Good read aloud.
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Katheryn Russell-Brown | Ages 4+
This lively tribute follows the life of an unsung hero of jazz from her start as a little girl who chooses to play the trombone.
B is for Breakdancing
Dr. Tamara Pizzoli | Ages 2+
An ABC book of ways to shake what your momma gave you.
How Do You Dance?
Thyra Heder | Ages 2+
Explore dance in all of its creativity, humor, and joy, in a book that celebrates the diversity of personal expression through dance.
And Tango Makes Three
Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell | Ages 3+
Two male penguins hatch an egg together and raise their baby, Tango.
Harriet Gets Carried Away
Jessie Sima | Ages 4+
Harriet loves costumes, but a penguin costume at the store gets her a little carried away. Carried away by penguins while her dads wonder where she is!
Silly Chicken
Rukhsana Khan | Ages 4+
A young girl in Pakistan thinks that her mother loves their chicken more than her, but when the chicken goes missing, Rani cares too.
My Beautiful Birds
Suzanne Del Rizzo | Ages 4+
Sami has to leave his home behind to live in a Syrian refugee camp. He is worried about his pet birds until new birds show up to be his friends.