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Sharing wordless books is a terrific way to build important literacy skills, including listening skills, vocabulary, comprehension and an increased awareness of how stories are structured. And children love them — they can really pore over the pictures and create their own story in their own words.…

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The Reading Place: Where Stories Take Root

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The Reading Place: Where Stories Take Root

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SCCOE employees, partners, and friends promote reading aloud, and share their lifelong love of reading.​

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The Reading Place: Where Stories Take Root

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Blog - Posted on Tuesday, Sep 15

Our world is not a simple place to live in. It is wide and full of color; its inhabitants enjoy a multitude of experiences and struggle with a variety of obstacles. Learning about these differences and appreciating them takes a whole lifetime, so what better way to prepare the generation of the future by reading children's books about diversity with them?

We've put together here a list of 60 books to introduce to young minds a range of subjects: from cultural differences to gender fluidity, from social expectations to identity construction. Created by a diverse cast of writers and artists, these stories offer different lenses through which children can see the world. You can choose to ease little ones in with light-hearted and eye-catching picture books, or you can encourage self-reflection by going through more introspective stories.

We've divided the books into the sections below to help you find you the most suitable children's book.

General children's books about diversity

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Books about cultural diversity

19. Parker Looks Up by Parker Curry, Jessica Curry, and Brittany Jackson

In 2018, a museum-goer snapped a photo in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC that quickly went viral and melted hearts: a 3-year-old black girl staring up in awe at Amy Sherald's regal portrait of Michelle Obama hanging on the wall. Parker Looks Up is her story, which we get to relive with her. Told from her own perspective, it's a moving tribute to the world of possibilities that appropriate representation can offer to children everywhere.

Children's books featuring disabilities

LGBT+ books for children

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Looking for books that young imaginative minds will adore? Take a look at these 60 fantasy books for kids.

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60 Children's Books About Diversity To Read With Little Ones

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Children's books about diversity are crucial: they introduce difficult but important topics to little ones in engaging and thoughtful ways. Take a look at these enchanting books to see how.

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100 Picture Books to Read and Share (Ages 3-7)

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100 Picture Books to Read and Share (Ages 3-7)

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The Children's Peace Education & Anti-Bias Library

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The Children's Peace Education & Anti-Bias Library

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High Quality Picture Books for Cross-Curricular Planning

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High Quality Picture Books for Cross-Curricular Planning