Diverse virtual Library for Elementary Students

This virtual library of children's literature is comprised of books featuring diverse characters. While some books are specifically focused on diversity, many are simply great stories about the lives, cultures and experiences of characters from diverse backgrounds. To hear each story, click on the picture of the book to be taken to a YouTube video of the story read aloud. The following books are featured:

Dim Sum for Everyone- Grace Lin

Bilal Cooks Daal- Aisha Saeed

Drawn Together- Minh Le

The King of Kindergarten- Derrick Barnes

Every Little Thing- Cedella Marley

I Am Enough- Grace Byers

The Proudest Blue: History of Hijab and Family- Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali

Lucia the Luchadora- Cynthia Leonor Garza

We Came to America- Faith Ringgold

My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood- Tameka Fryer Brown

I Am Human: A Book of Empathy- Susan Verde

Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment- Jessica Curry

The Boy Who Changed the World- Andy Andrews

Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation- Duncan Tonatiuh

Sulwe- Lupita Nyong’o

I Am Sacagawea- Brad Meltzer

Island Born- Junot Diaz

The Skin You Live In- Michael J. Tyler

Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist- Julie Leung

Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History- Vashti Harrison

Cool Cuts- Mechal Renee Roe

Violet’s Music- Angela Johnson

Amy Wu and The Perfect Bao- Kat Zhang

My Papi Has a Motorcycle- Isabel Quintero

Nino Wrestles the World- Yuyi Morales

Hair Love- Matthew A. Cherry

Suki’s Kimono- Chieri Uegaki

I Am Perfectly Designed- Jason Brown and Karamo Brown

Malala’s Magic Pencil- Malala Yousafzai

The Rabbi Slurps Spaghetti- Leslie Kimmelman

Too Many Tamales- Gary Soto