Four kindergartners who think they have nothing in common become friends after sharing traditions of their holidays, including Eid-ul-Fitr, Rosh Hashanah, Christmas, and Pi Day.

“When a young girl is asked where she’s from–where she’s really from–she’s no longer as she was. She decides to turn to her dear Abuelo for some help with this ever-persistent question. But he doesn’t quite give her the answer she expects.”

A little girl’s daddy steps in to help her arrange curly, coiling, wild hair into styles that allow her to be her natural, beautiful self.

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers’. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother’s, grandmother’s, and little sister’s. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future. Drawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life, she recognizes her beauty and discovers a path to self-love and empowerment.

With her new backpack and light-up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of school will be memorable. It’s the start of a brand-new year, and, best of all, it’s her older sister Asiya’s first day of hijab—a hijab of beautiful blue fabric, like the ocean waving to the sky. But not everyone sees hijab as beautiful, and in the face of hurtful, confusing words, Faizah will find new ways to be strong.

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to return to school. In response, the girl’s mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is ready to return to share her knowledge with her class the next day. Your Name is a Song is a celebration to remind us about the beauty, history, and magic behind names.

“Pip is a normal pig who does normal stuff: cooking, painting, and dreaming of what she’ll be when she grows up. But one day, a new pig comes to school and starts pointing out how Pip is different. Suddenly she doesn’t like any of the same things she used to…the things that made her Pip. A wonderful springboard for conversations with children, at home and in the classroom, about diversity and difference.”

Illustrations and rhyming text follow a group of children through a day in school where they learn from each other’s traditions.

Dreamers is a celebration of making your home with the things you always carry: your resilience, your dreams, your hopes, and history. It’s the story of finding your way in a new place, of navigating an unfamiliar world and finding the best parts of it. In dark times, it’s a promise that you can make better tomorrows.

Self-acceptance- loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another.

When five-year-old Sulwe’s classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.

“An Indian American boy endures a family move from Hawaii to frigid Minnesota and, with the help of three life-changing books he reads in school, he learns to like reading, and ultimately, himself.”

When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture.

Told in two voices, eleven-year-olds Mimi, who is visiting her wealthy grandparents in Karachi, Pakistan, for the first time, and Sakina, daughter of the grandparents’ cook, form an unexpected friendship.

Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.

When quiet, nine-year-old Ahmet arrives in their classroom, a boy and his friends fail to draw him out but try a new plan after learning he is a Syrian refugee.

Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico.

Homes looks at the diversity of homes around the world. It introduces children to the similarities and differences found in houses in different cultures.

Readers are introduced to the different annual festivals, holidays, and events held around the world as they learn what it’s like to celebrate other cultures. This exploration of celebrations in other countries teaches the traditions and values of different groups of people, helping young readers broaden their worldview. This engaging, age-appropriate text explains the importance of various celebrations that encourages a deeper appreciation of diversity.

A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: we are still here.”