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.
A Bike Like Sergio’s
Maribeth Boelts | Ages 4+
Ruben wants a bike like his friend, but his family can’t afford it. So when he finds money that’s dropped out of a neighbor’s purse, he is torn about what to do with it.
Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold | Ages 4+
In this dream adventure, eight-year-old Cassie flies above her apartment-building rooftop, the 'tar beach' of the title, looking down on 1939 Harlem.
Something Beautiful
Sharon Dennis Wyeth | Ages 4+
A girl looks around her neighborhood for beauty and realizes she can create it herself.
Abuela
Arthur Dorros | Ages 4+
Rosalba and her abuela fly over Manhattan to take in the sights of their neighborhood. Some Spanish.
The Night Is Yours
Abdul-Razak Zachariah | Ages 4+
Amani plays a summer evening game of hide-and-seek with friends outside their apartment building. The moon’s glow helps her find her friends.
What is a Refugee?
Elise Gravel | Ages 4+
This simple, bold picture book teaches why a refugee is just like you and me.
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
Sonia Sotomayor | Ages 4+
Using her own experience as a child with diabetes, Justice Sotomayor writes about children with all sorts of challenges. As the kids work together to build a community garden, asking questions of each other along the way, this book encourages readers to do the same.
Cook It! A Cocinar!
Georgie Birkett | Ages 2+
A girl and her dad make dinner for the family. Bilingual English and Spanish.
Quiet!
Kate Alizadeh | Ages 2+
A toddler enjoys the sounds they hear in their house as their day comes to an end.
This is Our House
Hyewon Yum | Ages 3+
A girl shares the history of her home from her grandparents arriving from a place far away long ago to her multigenerational multiracial family currently living there.
This is Our House
Michael Rosen | Ages 3+
George won't let any of the other children into his cardboard box house, but when the tables are turned, he finds out how it feels to be excluded.
Love and the Rocking Chair
Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon | Ages 3+
Follow this family through the generations while following the chair that represents their love.