ETHNIC AND MULTI-CULTURAL

Discover the true story of how a 1969 fire in one of the most polluted rivers in America sparked the national Earth Day movement in this nonfiction picture book by award-winning author Barry Wittenstein and beloved illustrator Jessie Hartland.

After the Industrial Revolution in the 1880s, the Cayuhoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire almost…

Rene Lainez (A) and Joe Cepeda(ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – Bilingual / Migration – 2013)

Near the…

Sarah Weeks (A) and David Diaz (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Counting / Sheep – 2006)

Una oveja blanca. /
One white sheep.
ŒçAdií_s, oveja blanca! /
Good-bye, white sheep!

What do you do when you can’t sleep? Count sheep in Spanish and English, of course! But what happens when those rascally…

DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan (A and ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – City Garden / Community Sharing and Planting – 1994)

Right in the middle of Marcy city block is a vacant lot, littered and forlorn. Sometimes just looking at it makes Marcy feel sad. Then one spring, Marcy has a wonderful…

From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National Book Award winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby, Ibram X. Kendi. 

Magnolia Flower follows…

Karen Katz (A and ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Multi-Cultural / Friends – 2002)

My name is Lena and I am seven. I am the color of cinnamon. Mom says she could eat me up.

Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her…

Karen Katz (A and ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Saying Peace / Various Languages – 2006)

Children everywhere wish for peace

International Peace Day is September 21. On this day and every day throughout the year, children all over the world wish for peace. Karen Katz takes readers on a bright and…

Susan Verde (A) and Peter H. Reynolds (ILT) 

List Price: $14.95 ( Hardcover- Peace/ Mindfulness- 2019)

Discover the power of mindfulness in this companion to New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love! 

Mindfulness means being fully in the present moment. Children can learn how to manage their emotions, make good choices, and balance their busy…

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Alma Flor Ada (A) and Elivia Savadier (A) (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – English/Spanish / Grandparents – 2002)

A little girl recounts the joy of her weekends, Saturdays spent with her Euro-American Grandma and Grandpa and Sundays (los domingos) with Abuelito and Abuelita, her Mexican-American grandparents. She does different things…

Alma Flor Ada (A) and Simon Silva (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Bi-‘Lingual / ABC / Fruits and Vegetable – 2001)

In simple words and sun-drenched paintings, Alma Flor Ada and Simon Silva take us into the fields and orchards, and into the lives of the people who work them.…

Karen Beaumont (A) and David Catrow (ILT) and (A)

List Price: $19.99  (Board Book – Self Esteem – 2004)

 A confident curly haired little girl shouts out to the world all the many ways and…

John Steptoe (A) Clarita Kohen (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – African Folklore / Two Sisters / Spanish Edition – 1997)

Mufaro has two beautiful daughters. Nyasha is kind and considerate, but Manyara is selfish and spoiled. When the king decides to choose a bride from among The Most Worthy…

Julius Lester (A) and Karen Barbour (A) and (ILT) 

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Race / Similarities and Differences – 2005)

This gorgeous book—great to read with kids of any age—allows for open-ended conversation and questions.” (Brightly.com)

In this acclaimed book, the author of the Newberry Honor Book To Be a Slave shares his…

Deloris Jordan (A), Roslyn ME. Jordan (A)) and Kadir Nelson (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Sports / Baseball /Teamwork / Friendship – 2007)

Ive learned it takes heart to come out a winner every time, whether you win or lose. — Michael Jordan Jonathan wants to win more than…

Eve Bunting (A) and John Sandford (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Native American – Sioux / Spiritual / Coming of Age – 2000)

In this beautifully written story by acclaimed author Eve Bunting, a young boy comes of age under the thirteen moons of the Sioux year. With each…

Mem Fox (A) and Leslie Staub (ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Board Book – Bi-Lingual / Children / Unity / Similarities – 2002)

Mem Fox’s touching tale of what bonds us all. Little one, whoever you are, she explains, there are children all over the world who may look different,…

Rudyard Kipling (A) and Nataly Donskaya (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback –  Myths and Fables / India – 2019)

The Jungle Book Tales by Rudyard Kipling

This book series presents one of the world’s most famous collections of stories for children – the animal tales by Rudyard Kipling.

The exciting adventures…

Sandy Lynne Holman (A) and Lela Kometiani (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Culture / Heritage / Ethnic Diversity – 2002)

An illustrated story of children from diverse backgrounds who learn and celebrate the fact that we all have a Heritage and that we all have a lot in common.

I like the…

Rana DiOrio (A) and Chris Hill (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Green / Environment/ Global / Diversity – 2009)

In this whimsically drawn and thoughtfully-told story, children learn what it means to be global by visiting the pyramids, eating sushi, celebrating Kwanzaa, and learning how to say hello in Swahili. The book…

Alice Walker (A) and Stefano Vitale (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Poetry / Consequences of War – 2007

Though War is Old It has not Become wise. Poet and activist Alice Walker personifies the power and wanton devastation of war in this evocative poem. Stefano Vitale?s…

Diane Cohn (A) and Francisco Delgado (ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – BiLingual / Activism / Strike / Making a Difference – Mother and Son – 2005)

:Sí Se Puede! / Yes, We Can! is a bilingual fictional story set against the backdrop of the successful janitors strike in…

Dk Publishing and Unicef (Photos)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Schools / Children / Around the Globe – 2016)

A mind-broadening journey to classrooms around the world, this unique celebration of the commonalities and differences between school days in different countries will enrich knowledge and delight imagination as kids share in the experiences…

Gene Luen Yang (A) and (ILT)

List Price: $14.99 (Paperback – Youth – Culture / Race, Identity, Self Acceptance / Three Asian Students – 2021)

A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood…

Ken Mochizuki (A) and Dom Lee (ILT)

List Price: $10.95 (Paperback – Japanese / Intern Camp / Baseball – 1993)

A Japanese-American boy and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during WWII. To help deal with their depression they decide to build a baseball field. During a game, the…

Pat Mora (A) and Rafael Lopez (ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – / Bi-Lingual / Book Celebration / Reading Enjoyment – 2009)

Description: This Pura Belpré Award–winning picture book is a bilingual ride through the joyous history of Children’s Day/El día de los niños.

Children’s Day/Book Day; El día de los niños/El día…

Nancy Luenn (A) and Mark Bender (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Highlights 12 Cultural Celebrations / Festivals / Spiritual and Religious – 1998)

Long ago, people found a way to light the darkness. They built fires to keep warm and cook their food. They lit torches to drive away danger. To help…

Veronica Chambers (A) and Julie Maren (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback- Cuban Singer / Queen of Salsa – 2005)

Everyone knows the flamboyant, larger-than-life Celia Cruz, the extraordinary salsa singer who passed away in 2003, leaving millions of fans brokenhearted. indeed, there was a magical vibrancy to the Cuban salsa singer. to hear…

Uma Krishnaswami (A) and Soumya Sitaraman (ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – India and Pakistan / Family / Storytelling – 2003)

Chachaji’s Cup is a gentle tale of family love and the power of memory, brought to life with richly hued paintings. Neel loves listening to Chachaji’s stories over steaming cups of tea.…

Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore (A) and Kristi Valiant (ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – Filipino / Cooking – 2011)

Cora loves being in the kitchen, but she always gets stuck doing the kid jobs like licking the…

Nancy Luenn (A) and Robert Chapman (ILT)

List Price: $16.95 (Hardcover – Bi-Lingual / Mexican Celebration /Ancestors / Grief and Loss – 2004)

The love and rituals surrounding the Mexican folk holiday The Day of the Dead.

After her beloved grandmother dies, Rosita hopes to be reunited with Abuelita as she prepares a gift to…

Todd Parr (A and ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover- Special Needs/ Celebrates Multi-Culturalism / Tolerance – Diversity-   2001)

Its okay to need some help.
Its okay to be a different color.
Its okay to talk about your feelings.
Its okay to make a wish…

Its Okay to Be Different cleverly delivers the…

Leslea Newman (A) and Carol Thompson (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Board Book – Families / Lesbian Couple and Child – 2010)

Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with its mommies. From hide-and-seek to dress-up, then bath time and a kiss goodnight, theres no limit to…

Maya Christina Gonzalez (A) and (ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – Colors / Bi-lingual – 2007)

Little Maya longs to find brilliant, beautiful, inspiring color in her world. But Mayas world, the Mojave Desert, seems to be filled with nothing but sand. With the help of a feathered friend, she searches everywhere to…

Karen Katz  (A and ILT)

List Price: $8.99  (Paperback- Celebration / Chinese New Year – 2003)

Chinese New Year is a time of new beginnings. Follow one little girl as she learns how to welcome the coming year and experience all the festivities surrounding it. This warm and lively introduction to a special…

Karen Katz (A and ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Religious Holiday / Ramadan Celebration – 2007)

A boy narrator shares with readers what it is like for him and his family to observe the holy month of Ramadan, an important element of their religion, Islam. He describes various faith traditions and practices…

Helen Recorvets (A) and Gabi Swiatkowska (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Korean / New Country / Identity / Learning New Culture – 2003)

Yoon’s name means Shining Wisdom, and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write…

Barack Obama (A) and Loren Long (ILT)

List Price: $17.99  (Hardcover – President Obama Letter to His Daughters: Sasha and Malia – 2010)

In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the…

Adapted from one of Bob Marley most beloved songs, One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics of his music to life for a new generation.

Readers will delight in dancing to the beat and feeling the positive groove of change when one girl enlists her community to help transform her neighborhood for…

Amanda Irma Píerez (A) Maya Christina Gonzalez (ILT)

List Price: $10.95 (Paperback – Bi-Lingual / Family / Grief Loss / Memory – 2013)

Nana’s move from Mexico should be a joyous occasion. But this summer Nana is coming to California because Tata, beloved husband and abuelo, has died. Amada and her five brothers…

Robbie H. Harris (A) and Nadine Bernard Westcott (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Different Types of Families – 2012)

Join Nellie and Gus and their family plus all manner of other families for a day at the zoo, where they see animal families galore! To top off their day, Nellie and Gus…

Hena Khan (A) and Mehrdokht Amini (ILT) 

List Price:$7.99 (Paperback – Introduction to Islam for Kids – 2016) 

With breathtaking illustrations and informative text, Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns magnificently captures the world of Islam, celebrating its beauty and traditions for even the youngest readers. Sure to inspire questions and observations about world religions and…

Mika Miles (A) Peter Parnall (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Native American / Grief Loss – 1985)

Description: Annie is a young Navajo girl who refuses to believe that her grandmother, the Old One, will die. Sadly, Annie learns that she cannot change the course of life. (44 pgs) Ages 6-9

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Uma Krishnaswami (A) and Ruth Jayaveeran (ILT)

List Price: $10.84 (Paperback – India / Yoga / Self – Confidence – 2002)

Meena is excited about the class play, a new and improved version of Red Riding Hood. But when she learns that she must play one of the trees…

Sarah Fabiny (A) and Jerry Hoare (ILT)

List Price: $6.50 (Paperback – Biography / Artist / Painter – 2013)

You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all–with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman who was an invalid most of her life, she…

James Buckley (A), Ted Hammond (ILT) and Nancy Buckley (ILT)

Todd Parr (A)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Virtues of Reading – 2009)

Reading makes you feel good because…
You can imagine you are a scary dinosaur,
You can make someone feel better when they are sick,
And you can do it anywhere!

Description: Reading Makes You Feel Good will inspire and encourage…

From the mother-son duo behind the New York Times bestselling A Bucket…

List Price: $15.95 (Hardcover – First Intro to Philipine Culture  – 2006)

Travel to the Philippines without leaving home!

Description: From the author of Filipino Children’s Favorite Stories comes a book for young children that features…