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.
Families
Shelley Rotner | Ages 2+
Through photos and brief prose, the author shows the diversity of families.
The Family Book
Todd Parr | Ages 2+
Celebrate the many different types of families with this simple book.
Mama Zooms
Jane Cowen-Fletcher | Ages 2+
A boy's wonderful mama takes him zooming everywhere with her, because her wheelchair is a zooming machine.
A Family is a Family is a Family
Sara O’Leary | Ages 2+
A foster child doesn’t want to talk about her family at school because she worries it’s too different. Once she hears about how different everyone’s family is, she opens up.
Henry Wants More!
Linda Ashman | Ages 2+
Henry exhausts his multiracial family as he wants to do everything more and again.
My New Mom and Me
Renata Galindo | Ages 2+
A sweet story about a cat mom and a dog child who are learning how to be a family.
All Families Are Special
Norma Simon | Ages 2+
A class talks about how each of their families is different.
I Wonder: Celebrating Daddies Doin’ Work
Doyin Richards | Ages 3+
Fun photos show diverse fathers taking care of their kids.
We Are Family
Patricia Hegarty | Ages 3+
This book celebrates the diversity of family through shared experiences.
Heather Has Two Mommies
Leslea Newman | Ages 3+
Heather starts preschool and wonders if anyone else has a family like hers.
Stella Brings the Family
Miriam B. Schiffer | Ages 3+
Stella doesn’t know what to do about her school’s Mother’s Day celebration because she has two dads, but her friends help her find a solution.
Thunder Boy Jr.
Sherman Alexie | Ages 3+
A boy who is named after his father wants a name that’s all his own, so he tries to come up with his own, then his father solves everything.