SPOTLIGHT
Cultivating Diversity, Inclusion, Tolerance & Unity for Kids
MARCH 2023
MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE AND SOCIAL AWARENESS
Students, Parents/Guardians, and Teachers:
Below is a list of recommended books that recognize and honor the following groups, cultures and/or causes:
- If You're So Smart, How Come You Can't Spell Mississippi? by Barbara Esham
- Empty by Andrew Pratley
- Fiona's Lace by Patricia Polacco
- The Story of the Leprechaun - By Katherine Tegen
- Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato (Irish Folktale) by Tomie de Paola
- You Are In Ancient Greece by Ivan Minnis
- Echo Echo by Marilyn singer
- The Lucky Cake by Anna Prokos (see The Lucky series)
- Maya Lin Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker Harvey
- My Name is Gabriella by Monica Brown
- Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers by Sarah Warren
- Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown
- Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
- The World is Not a Rectangle by Jeanette Winter
- Building Zaha - The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid by Victoria Tentler-Krylov
3/8 Holi (Hindu)
- Let's Celebrate Holi by Ajanta Chakraborty
3/17 St. Patrick’s Day (International)
- Patrick - The Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie dePaola
- Fiona's Luck - By Teresa Bateman
- The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
- Skin Again by Bell Hooks
- I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien
- Same Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostechi-Shaw
Grief and Loss Awareness
- Why Do I Feel So Sad? by Tracy Lambert and Elena Napoli
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*Books can be found at most libraries or online as a read-aloud (have adults help with this).
Disclaimer: The information, views and opinions referenced in this digital handout are solely for the purpose of deepening our understanding and compassion of people and cultures around the world, and do not necessarily reflect the position of myself or Brown Elementary School.