Celebrate Diversity!

Today, I'm sharing picture books that celebrate the diversity of those around us.  Here are of some of my favorites . . . .

The Black Book of Colors by Morena Cottin
This title invites readers to imagine living without sight through remarkable illustrations done with raised lines and descriptions of colors based on imagery. Braille letters accompany the illustrations and a full Braille alphabet offers sighted readers help reading along with their fingers.

Looking Like Me by Walter Dean Myers
Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different "people" that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner.

Green Is a Chili Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong
Children discover a world of colors all around them. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, but all are universal in appeal. A short glossary explains the cultural significance of the colored objects featured in this book.

Moses Goes to a Concert by Isaac Millman
Moses and his schoolmates, all deaf, attend a concert where the orchestra's percussionist is also deaf. Includes illustrations in sign language and a page showing the manual alphabet.

Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.


More Books --
All the Animals Where I Live by Philip Christian Stead
All the Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka
Around the World in a Bathtub by Wade Bradford
Carmen Learns English by Judy Cox
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
The Day War Came by Nicola Davies
Deep in the Sahara by Kelly Cunnane
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O'Leary
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Kena Khan
I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont
I, Too, Am America by Langston Hughes
Ian's Walk by Laurie Lears
Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Last Stop of Market Street by Matt de la Pena
Me Tall, You Small by Lilli L'Arronge
Mirror by Jeannie Baker
Mixed Me by Taye Diggs
My Name Is Yoon by Helen Recorvits
On the First Day of First Grade by Tish Rabe
Stella Brings the Family by Miriam Schiffer
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox
This Is Me: A Story of Who We Area & Where We Came From by Jamie Lee Curtis
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
Who We Are! All About Being the Same and Being Different by Robie Harris


Check these and more diverse books out on display at the Arnold Branch through May 24, 2019.